<Li> National domestic championships: five gold, two silver and two bronze </Li> <Li> Holmenkollen ski festival championships first place 1962, 1964 and 1968 (15 km) </Li> <Li> Holmenkollen medal in 1964 (Shared with Veikko Kankkonen, Georg Thoma, and Halvor Næs .). </Li> <Li> Salpausselkä games win 1964 and 1972 . </Li>

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