Dee ihe ọzọ maka paragraf a - N'afọ 2001 ọ gbara onye nke isii na 2001 World Indoor Championships wee nweta ihe nrite ọla edo na 2001 Mediterranean Games. Ihe mmeri nke mita 17.05 bụ nke kachasị mma n'oge ya. Ọ fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ ihe ndekọ egwuregwu, mana mita 17.13 nke Marios Hadjiandreou sitere na 1991 ka mma. N'afọ 2002, ọ ruru mita 17 maka oge mbụ n'ime ụlọ, na mita 17.03 na Genoa na February. Ọ gbara onye nke anọ na asọmpi Iko Mba Yurop nke afọ 2002
na 2002 European Championships n'oge okpomọkụ. Na asọmpi nke ikpeazụ ọ wụlitere mita 17.15, na oge kachasị mma ya bụ 17.17.