 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Kunyange zvazvo Baumann akauya wechipiri mumakwikwi emamita 3.000 paEuropean Indoor Championships muna 1987, vashomanana vakamuona somunhu aigona kuwana menduru paMitambo yeOlympic yeZhizha ya1988. Mumakwikwi ekupedzisira emamita zviuru zvishanu muSeoul, John Ngugi wekuKenya ndiye akahwina, uyo akasiya makwikwi aya achangotanga. Zvisinei, Baumann akashandisa kumhanya kwake kwakakwirira kwemamita 1.500 kuti apfuure vamwe vose mumutambo wokupedzisira kuti akunde menduru yesirivha. Baumann akarasikirwa nechikamu chikuru chemwaka wa1990 nemhaka yezvinetso zvetsinga, asi akadzoka muna 1991 kuti apedze wechina mumakwikwi emamita 5.000 paWorld ChampionshipsmuTokyo. Pakupera kwemwaka, Baumann zvisingatarisirwi akakunda Kenyan 5,000 m World Champion Yobes Ondieki pamusoro pe3,000 m muCologne. 