ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, hiː wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə dˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾɪŋ bˈaɪəθliːts, wˈɪnɪŋ fˈoːɹ əlˈɪmpɪk mˈɛdəlz ænd sˈɛvən wˈɜːld tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp mˈɛdəlz ˌoʊvɚ ðə kˈoːɹs ʌv hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ.
In the 1990s, he was one of the dominating biathletes, winning four Olympic medals and seven World Championship medals over the course of his career.