Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - Ko tōna angitu nui tuatahi i te tau 1997, i a ia e wikitōria ana i te mētara koura i te European Junior Championships i Ljubljana, Slovenia. E rua tau i muri mai ka riro i a ia te mētara hiriwa. I eke ia ki te tūranga tuarima i te 2000 European Judo Championships
i Wrocław, Poland, ka riro i a ia tana mētara koura tuatahi i te Tiamana National Championships.