Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - N'agbanyeghi na ọ gaghị asọmpi Olimpik, ọ lọghachiri n'ụdị kachasị mma n'afọ na-esote ma merie nrite ọla edo na 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
, na-eduga ndị Belgium na aha otu egwuregwu na usoro ahụ. Ọ laghachighị ịgbachitere aha ya n'afọ 1978 kama ọ lekwasịrị anya n'okporo ụzọ, ebe ọ kwuru na ọ bụ 5000 / 10,000 mita abụọ na asọmpi mba. Ọ nwere ike ijikwa ọnọdụ nke iri na abụọ na ihe omume nke abụọ na 1978 European Athletics Championship, agbanyeghị.