Career
He was born in Aremark. At the 1920 Summer Olympics he competed in ten shooting events. He won silver medals in the free rifle team event and the 300 and 600 metre military rifle, prone, team event; and a bronze medal in the 50 metre small-bore rifle team event. He finished fourth in the 600 metre military rifle, prone, team event; fifth in the 600 metre military rifle, prone event; and sixth in the 300 metre military rifle, prone, the 300 metre military rifle, prone, team and the 300 metre military rifle, standing, team events. He also competed in the 300 metre free rifle, three positions and the 50 metre small-bore rifle events.
At the 1924 Summer Olympics he finished 26th in the 50 metre rifle, prone event. He died in 1943.
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