Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pakuvamba sa1981, akanga ari rutivi rweboka reSoviet rakakunda menduru yegoridhe pa
World Cross Country Championships, iyo akadzokorora muna 1982. Muna 1983 akawana menduru yebronze yomunhu oga munhangemutange refu, masekondi 20 pamberi paJoan Benoit uye masekondi masere chete shure kwaGrete Waitz. Asi Soviet Union yakaramba Mitambo yeOlympic ya1984 apo vaviri ivavo vakanga vari vakundi veGoridhe neSirivha mumutambo wokutanga womukadzi weOlympic wemarathon paMitambo yeOlympic ya1984. Zvichitevera kutungamirira kwake, chikwata cheSoviet chakakunda menduru yeSirivha muna 1983 uye zvakare muna 1985. Akatorawo chikamu muna 1989 na1990 asi akanga asiri nhengo yekukwikwidza yezvikwata zveSoviet zvakahwina menduru yesirivha negoridhe.