He won a silver medal in the men's K-2 1000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

[2] The Dane has won medals in various sprint events, but has primarily focused on the K-1 since 2009.

He has won 5 world championships medals and was crowned double world champion in 2015 in Milan, winning both the K-1 1.000 meter and K-1 500 meter, only the sixth time this double has been won.

[2] In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, for Denmark in canoe sprint, more specifically, Men's K-1 1000m.

[2] For his 2015 achievements, he has been nominated for both the World Paddle Awards 2015 and as the Sportsperson of the Year 2015 in Denmark.