He won a silver medal in the 5.5 metre class at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Four years later he won his second gold medal in the 8 metre class.

Denmark sent only one boat, which took the silver medal in the six metre class.

Sixteen years later he won his second silver medal in the 8 metre class.

He won a silver medal in the 6 metre class at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Four years later he was part of the Swedish boat Kitty, which won the gold medal in the 10 metre class.

The racing itself started the following day with the 12 metre class.

A slightly improved field was featured in the 8 metre class, with four countries entering two yachts each.

The medals were awarded to exactly the same nations as the 12 metre class, another all Scandinavian affair.

It achieved a position as the smallest new international metre class and some hundreds boats were built.