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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 4th | 1500 m |
2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 6th | 1500 m |
2006 | World Cross Country Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 16th | Short race |
2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 5th | 3000 m |
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