Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I tohu a Lesse i a Tiamana ki te Rāwhiti i te 1971 European Championships i Helsinki, i noho ko ia te tuawhitu tekau mā whā i te 10,000 m. I pakaru a Lesse i te rekoata marathon o Tiamana ki te Rawhiti mo te wa tuatahi i te Paenga-whāwhā 1972, e rere ana i te 2:13:19.4 i Karl-Marx-Stadt; ko ia anake te Tiamana o te Rawhiti i tohua mo te marathon Olympic 1972
, i noho ai ia ki te 25th i roto i te 2:22:49.6.