Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 1st | 5000 m |
| 2005 | World Cross Country Championships | St-Étienne-St-Galmier, France | 6th | Short race |
| 1st | Team | |||
| 4th | Long race | |||
| 1st | Team | |||
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 4th | 5000 m | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 5th | 3000 m | |
| 2006 | World Cross Country Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 3rd | Short race |
| 1st | Team | |||
| 3rd | Long race | |||
| 1st | Team | |||
| African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 6th | 5000 m | |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 6th | 5000 m | |
| 2007 | World Cross Country Championships | Mombasa, Kenya | 3rd | Senior race |
| 1st | Team | |||
| All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | 5000 m | |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 6th | 5000 m | |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 5th | 5000 m | |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 2nd | 3000 m |
| World Cross Country Championships | Edinburgh, Great Britain | 9th | Senior race | |
| 1st | Team | |||
| African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 1st | 5000 m | |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 8th | 5000 m | |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 3rd | 5000 m | |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | 10,000 m |
| 2010 | World Cross Country Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | Senior race |
| 2nd | Senior team | |||
| African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 2nd | 10,000 m |
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