Ramba uchinyora ndima ino - De Reuck akatanga kukwikwidza kuSouth Africa uye akaita mutambo wake wokutanga weOlympic mu1992 Barcelona Games, kwaakapedza ari wechipfumbamwe munhangemutange yemarathon. Akaedza ruoko rwake pahafu yemarathon, zvichiguma nekukunda paGuta-Pier-Guta Loop muna 1993 uye nzvimbo yechina pakupedzisira 1995 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
. Iyewo akakunda Honolulu Marathon gore iroro nenguva ya2:37:29. Muna 1996 akakunda Lilac Bloomsday Run, Berlin Marathon, uye Eurocross cross country musangano muLuxembourg. Akaita chitarisiko chake chechipiri cheOlympic mumakwikwi emamita zviuru gumi, achitora nzvimbo yegumi nematatu kumaOlympics eAtlanta muna 1996.