Career
He is 165 cm tall. At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships he ranked 5th in the 77 kg category, with a total of 353 kg. At the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships he ranked 4th in the 77 kg category, with a total of 365 kg. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he dislocated his elbow while attempting 162 kg in his second snatch attempt and was forced to withdraw from the competition.