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At the 1936 Summer Olympics he finished ninth in the 10,000 m final in 31:40.4 minutes. He again finished ninth at the 1938 European Championships.
At the 1936 Summer Olympics he finished ninth in the 10,000 m final in 31:40.4 minutes. He again finished ninth at the 1938 European Championships.
He represented TIF Viking in Bergen. The Norwegian championships were not held from 1940-1945 due to World World War World War II He held Norwegian records in 10,000 as well as 5000 and 3000 metres. After retiring he continued as an athletics administrator.
He died in 1985.
He was a deputy board member of the Norwegian Athletics Association from 1951 through 1952 and a board member from 1953 through 1954.