His debut World Cup performance was on 17 December 1988 in Sapporo. He won a silver medal in the team large hill at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme and had his individual finish of 10th in the individual large hill at those same championships.
His first World Cup race was on December 17, 1988, in Sapporo. He won a silver medal with the team in the large hill event at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme and finished tenth individually in the large hill event at those same championships.