Pari gbolohun yii: Ni 3000 m o gba ami eye fadaka ni 1985 European Junior Championships, o pari karun ni 1986 World Junior Championships ati kẹrinla ni 1986 European Championships, ti o ti ṣeto akoko ti o dara julọ ti 9:00.13 iṣẹju ni awọn igbona ti idije igbehin. Ibi to ga julọ lati IAAF World Cross Country Championships jẹ ibi 21 lati ọdun 1986. Ni idije ẹgbẹ nibẹ o pari kẹsan, eyiti o jẹ atunṣe lati
Ọdún 1985. Lẹ́yìn náà, ó kópa nínú ìdíje World Cross Country Championships ní 1987, 1988 àti 1989 láìsí àṣeyọrí kan náà.