I roto i te 3000 m i riro ia ia he mētara hiriwa i te 1985 European Junior Championships, i mutu i te rima i te 1986 World Junior Championships me te tekau ma wha i te 1986 European Championships, i te whakaturia i te wa pai o 9:00.13 meneti i roto i nga wera o te whakataetae whakamutunga. Ko tana waahi teitei mai i te IAAF World Cross Country Championships ko te 21 o nga waahi mai i te 1986. I roto i te whakataetae kapa i reira ka mutu ia i te iwa, he mea ano mai i te tau 1985. I muri mai ka whakataetae ia i te 1987, 1988
me te 1989 World Cross Country Championships kaore i rite te angitu.