Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Ethiopia
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 2nd
5,000 m
1995 All-Africa Games Harare, Zimbabwe 2nd
5,000 m
2nd 10,000 m
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 7th 10,000 m
1999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 3rd 10,000 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 9th 10,000 m