Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whanau mai ia i Lagonegro, Potenza, i tiimata tana mahi a-ao i te 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, i reira ia i tae mai ki te 41st i te whakataetae rangatahi. I muri mai i taua tau ka whakataetae ia i te ara i te 1992 World Junior Championships i roto i te Athletics a ko ia te 14th i te 10,000 mita whakamutunga. I tohu ia i Itari i te
1995 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships a ka tiimata tana awe i runga i te huarahi e rere ana i te mutunga o nga tau 1990 i raro i te tohutohu a Renato Canova.