Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - I huri ia ki te hiki taumaha i te tau 1989, ka wikitoria i te hiriwa i te 1989 World Championships. I riro i a ia te koura i te 1990, te hiriwa i te 1991, te koura i te 1994, te hiriwa i te 1995
, parahi 1996, hiriwa 1997, me te parahi i te 1998 World Weightlifting Championships.