His next major performance after this came at the 2001 European Cup Winter Throwing event where he claimed the discus silver medal. His 2003 season brought further honours in the form of a silver at the Summer Universiade and also a bronze at that year's European Cup. In 2005 he came sixth in the 2005 European Cup, but threw his career best of 65.56 m the next month in Norrtälje. He gained entry into the 2005 World Championships in Athletics and reached the final round, ending the competition in twelfth with a best throw of 62.71 m. The final major tournament of his career was the 2006 European Athletics Championships, at which he was tenth in the final. He stopped competing professionally in 2008. He became a six-time national champion in the discus event.