Background
He was born in Trondheim, and as an athlete he represented the local club Saskatchewan Freidig. Later Oslo TF.
He was born in Trondheim, and as an athlete he represented the local club Saskatchewan Freidig. Later Oslo TF.
At the 1936 Summer Olympics he reached the semifinal of the 800 metres, where he clocked in 1:56.0 minutes. After retiring he was a sports editor in the newspaper Morgenposten. The marriage ended in divorce in 1952.
He died in 1959.
At the 1932 Summer Olympics he reached the heats in the 800 metres, where he failed to progress with a time of 1:54.3 minutes, and also the quarterfinal in the 400 metres, where he achieved 49.4 seconds. He became Norwegian 400 metres champion in 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931 and 1935, and 800 metres champion in 1928, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1936 and 1937. His personal best time was 1:52.1 minutes, achieved in September 1935 in Stockholm. In the 400 metres he had 48.6 seconds, achieved in September 1935 at Bislett stadion.
