At the 1968 European Junior Championships he won a bronze medal in the 800 metres, as well as a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay. At the 1971 European Indoor Championships he won a silver medal in 4 x 800 metres relay together with Zenon Szordykowski, Michał Skowronek and Kazimierz Wardak. This team still has the Polish indoor record in the event. At the 1972 European Indoor Championships he won a bronze medal in 4 x 720 metres relay together with Zenon Szordykowski, Stanisław Waśkiewicz and Andrzej Kupczyk. He won another medal in 4 x 720 metres relay at the 1973 European Indoor Championships, this time together with Lesław Zajac, Czesław Jursza and Henryk Sapko.