He represented his country at the European Athletics Championships on two occasions, winning a bronze medal at the 1986 edition. He competed at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics but was disqualified for lifting. He was a key member of the Soviet team at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup, sharing in the team silver medals in 1981 and 1985 before taking gold at the 1987 IAAF World Race Walking Cup with a team including Vyacheslav Ivanenko, Andrey Perlov and Aleksandr Potashov.