Faatumu le fuaiupu lenei: I le tulaga faavaomalo, e tolu taimi na tauva ai o ia i le IAAF World Cross Country Championships, i le 1981, 1986 ma le 1987, ma o lona tulaga sili ona lelei i le tauvaga, o le 114 lea. Na ia fai ma sui o lona atunuu i le malae taalo i Warsaw i le
1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, faʻatulagaina 145th lautele ma fesoasoani ia Polani i le 17th i le 'au faʻavasega faʻatasi ma Krzysztof Wesołowski, Bogusław Mamiński, Jan Huruk, Sławomir Gurny, ma Andrzej Malicki. Na tamoʻe Psujek i le 1987 World Championships marathon mulimuli ane i lena tausaga, ae leʻi ausia. Na tamoʻe foʻi o ia i le 1987 European Cup 10,000 m, ma maua ai le tulaga 6, ma le 1988 European Marathon Cup, ma maua ai le tulaga 33.