[2][3] In 2009, he became the Russian National Champion in the half-marathon race at Cheboksary, Russia where he rad a 1:06:13.
He has been a top finisher at the White Nights International Marathon in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Earlier, in 1997, he finished third in the 1997 European Athletics U23 5,000 meters Championship race.
In 1998, he earned bronze again at the 1998 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships, this time in the 3,000 meter race.
In 2005, he continued his cross country medal winning with a third-place showing in the Lidingöloppet.