| Year,Competition,Venue,Position,Event,Notes | |
| Representing Norway,Representing Norway,Representing Norway,Representing Norway,Representing Norway,Representing Norway | |
| 1986,World Junior Championships,"Athens, Greece",5th,5000m,23:09.99 | |
| 1986,European Championships,"Stuttgart, West Germany",11th,10 km,48:28 | |
| 1987,World Race Walking Cup,"New York City, United States",17th,10 km,46:28 | |
| 1994,European Championships,"Helsinki, Finland",16th,10 km,46:10 | |
| 1998,European Championships,"Budapest, Hungary",9th,10 km,43:49 | |
| 1999,World Championships,"Seville, Spain",9th,20 km,1:32:42 | |
| 2000,European Race Walking Cup,"Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany",3rd,20 km,1:27:53 | |
| 2000,Olympic Games,"Sydney, Australia",2nd,20 km,1:29:33 | |
| 2001,European Race Walking Cup,"Dudince, Slovakia",—,20 km,DNF | |
| 2001,World Championships,"Edmonton, Canada",—,20 km,DSQ | |
| 2002,European Championships,"Munich, Germany",—,20 km,DSQ | |
| 2003,World Championships,"Paris, France",—,20 km,DSQ | |
| 2004,Olympic Games,"Athens, Greece",12th,20 km,1:30:49 | |
| 2006,European Championships,"Gothenburg, Sweden",4th,20 km,1:28:45 | |
| 2007,World Championships,"Osaka, Japan",4th,20 km,1:31:24 | |
| 2008,Olympic Games,"Beijing, China",2nd,20 km,1:27:07 | |
| 2009,World Championships,"Berlin, Germany",—,20 km,DSQ | |