He finished tenth at the 1986 World Junior Championships, eighth at the 1987 European Indoor Championships, seventh at the 1987 World Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 1987 World Championships (no mark), the 1991 World Indoor Championships, the 1994 European Championships, the 1997 World Indoor Championships, the 1997 World Championships (no mark) and the 1998 European Championships without reaching the final.