 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Akaberekerwa muKönigstein im Taunus, akaita kuoneka kwake kukuru kwekutanga kuWest Germany pa1977 European Athletics Junior Championships, kwaakapedza ari wechinomwe mumakwikwi emamita 1 500. Gore rakatevera akahwina mukombe wenyika mumakwikwi emamita 3000 kuWest German Athletics Championships uye akazovewo mumhanyi wechipiri kuna Brigitte Kraus mumakwikwi emamita 1500. Akasarudzwa kuti amhanye mujaho wakareba pa1978 European Athletics Championships, asi akatadza kupedza nhangemutange. Akamirira nyika yake pa1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships uye akauya wechi71 apo vakadzi veWest Germany vakaisa chechina zvachose. 