He is an eight-time British champion and two-time European silver medalist.

[2] His personal best is 17.64 m (57 ft 10+1⁄4 in), set in 2005, the current British Championships record, ranks him third on the Great Britain all-time list.

The following year he won a silver medal at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg with a jump of 17.21 metres.

[4] The injury's severity and complications ultimately affected his chances of competing at the 2012 Olympic Games.

He won his last 16 years after his first, winning the triple jump at the 2020 British Athletics Championships.