He was born in Ruse, and represented the club Lokomotiv Ruse. He won the bronze medal at the 1990 World Junior Championships and finished twelfth at the 1991 World Indoor Championships and sixth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships. At the 1992 Olympic Games he did not reach the final. He won the bronze medal at the 1993 World Indoor Championships, but was disqualified for a doping offense.