International success came in 1975 with bronze medals at the 1975 European Athletics Indoor Championships and the 1975 European Cup. He also reached the pinnacle of the sport at national level with an 800 m win at the 1975 Soviet Spartakiad. After a third-place finish over 800 metres at the Soviet Athletics Championships, he was selected to represent the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He competed in the 800 m and 4 × 400 metres relay heats only.