He was born in Kristiania. At the 1920 Summer Olympics he finished fifth in the long jump final with a jump of 6.885 metres. He also competed for the 4 x 100 m relay team which was disqualified in the first round of the relay event. At the 1924 Summer Olympics he finished thirteenth in the long jump with 6.72 metres, and at the 1928 Summer Olympics he finished fourteenth with 7.07 metres.