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At the 1974 European Championships he finished eleventh in the 5000 m and sixth in the 10,000 m.
At the 1974 European Championships he finished eleventh in the 5000 m and sixth in the 10,000 m.
He represented Strindheim Illinois. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1972, without reaching the finals, and 1976, dropping out of the 10,000-metre final due to a leg injury (see Hannus, Matti, ed, "The Montreal Olympic Book", Helsinki: Juoksija/Runner Magazine, 1976), and placed 29th at the 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. 3000 metres - 7:49.4 minimum (1974) - seventh among Norwegian 3000 m runners. 5000 metres - 13:21.8 minimum (1975) - sixth among Norwegian 5000 m runners.
10,000 metres - 27:56.2 minimum (1975) - fourth among Norwegian 10,000 m runners, only behind Are Nakkim, Knut Kvalheim and John Halvorsen.