Dee ihe na-esote paragraf a - N'afọ 1997, ọ gbara onye nke iri na otu n'ọsọ mita puku iri nke ụmụ nwoke na European U23 Championships. Ihe dị ka otu ọnwa mgbe e mesịrị, ọ bịara n'ọnọdụ nke iri na ise n'ọsọ ọkara marathon nke ụmụ nwoke n'egwuregwu Summer Universiade nke 1997. N'oge mgbụsị akwụkwọ, o mechara asọmpi IAAF World Half Marathon Championships nke afọ 1997
na 1:03:41. Na 1998 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, ọ gbara ọsọ ndụ kachasị mma nke 1:02:11, nke dị mma maka ọnọdụ 20 na mpaghara dị omimi. O meriri n'ọsọ ndị nwoke na Yugoslavia "Beli Kros" na 1999.