ɪnðə fˈaɪnə swˈɪmɪŋ wˈɜːld kˈʌp ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, ɪn dʒˈɜːməni, hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ bɹˈɑːnz mˈɛdəl ɪnðə tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈɛm bˈækstɹoʊk wɪð ɐ tˈaɪm ʌv wˈʌn:fˈɪfti sˈɛvən:fˈɪfti tˈuː.
In the FINA Swimming World Cup in November 1996, in Germany, he received a Bronze medal in the 200m backstroke with a time of 1:57:52.