Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kukkoaho akahwina mukombe wake wekupedzisira wenyika mugore ra1976, kuhwina mamita mazana maviri munguva yake yakanakisa ye20.73; muchirimo ichocho, akamhanya chinhambwe chisina kujairika chemamita mazana matatu mumasekondi makumi matatu nematatu nemashanu kuti awane imwe rekodhi yenyika ichiripo. Akadzokera kumaOlympics muna 1976 uye kuEuropean Championships muna
1978, asi havana kukwanisa kupinda mumakwikwi okupedzisira.