Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I tohu a Lesse i te Tiamana ki te Rawhiti i te 1971 European Championships i Helsinki, i noho i te 24th 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 o te tau 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
1972 Olympic marathon, i te wahi i noho ai ia ki te 25th i roto i te 2:22:49.6.