His first international appearances came in 1995, when he reached the semi-finals of the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships and ran in the heats of the 1995 World Championships in Athletics. He won the silver medal at the 1995 Summer Universiade behind Hezekiél Sepeng. His Olympic debut came at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, although he was knocked out in the first round of the 800 m. He narrowly missed out on a medal at the 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships, coming fourth.