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He finished seventh at the 1969 European Championships.
politician athletics competitor
He finished seventh at the 1969 European Championships.
He also participated at the 1968 Summer Olympics as well as the European Indoor Games in 1966, 1967 and 1968 without reaching the final. He represented the clubs IF Hellas and Illinois i BUL. This places him eighth on the Norwegian all-time list. With manual hand timing he clocked 13.7 seconds.
Outside of athletics he has worked as a police officer in Oslo, Bærum, his native Luster, Leikanger and Sogndal.