He soon set a new Oceanian record in pole vault with 5.95 m, a record he has later improved to 6.05 m when he won the 2001 World Championships.
He soon set a new Oceanian record in pole vault with 5.95 metres, having already jumped 6.00 in 1998 while representing Belarus. He later improved the record to 6.05 metres as he won the 2001 World Championships.