Career
He competed in the 1984 Olympics, clearing 2.15m but not advancing to the final. He also competed in the 1982 European Athletics Indoor Championships and the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Games. He continued jumping.
In 1991, he jumped 2.17m, higher than his Olympic performance, at age 35.
His mark surpassed the 1974 mark of Soviet Viktor Bolshov to become the new Masters M35 World Record.