Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 13th | 3000 m | |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 13th (heats) | 5000 m | ||
| 2000 | World Cross Country Championships | Vilamoura, Portugal | 61st | Long race | |
| Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 14th (heats) | 10,000 m | ||
| 2001 | World Cross Country Championships | Ostend, Belgium | 42nd | Long race | |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 10th (heats) | 5000 m | ||
| 2002 | World Cross Country Championships | Dublin, Ireland | 8th | Long race | |
| African Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 6th | 5000 m | ||
| World Half Marathon Championships | Brussels, Belgium | 4th | Half marathon | 1:01:05 PB | |
| 2004 | World Cross Country Championships | Brussels, Belgium | 9th | Long race | |
| 3rd | Team competition | ||||
| Summer Olympics | Athens, Greece | 16th | 10,000 metres | ||
| World Half Marathon Championships | New Delhi, India | 11th | Half marathon | ||
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 11th | 10,000 m | 27:35.72 PB |
| World Half Marathon Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 3rd | Half marathon | ||
| 2006 | World Cross Country Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 7th | Long race | |
| 2nd | Team competition | ||||
| World Road Running Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 10th | 20 km Individual | ||
| 2nd | 20 km Team | ||||
| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | Half marathon | |
| World Road Running Championships | Udine, Italy | 7th | Half marathon | ||
| 2008 | World Cross Country Championships | Edinburgh, Scotland | 20th | Senior race | |
| Summer Olympics | Beijing, China | 36th | Marathon | ||
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | DNF | Marathon | |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | DNF | Marathon |
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