A fifth consecutive French cross country title came in 1989 and at the 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships she returned to the top of the podium, taking the gold medal and taking France to the team runner-up spot close behind the Soviet team. She suffered an injury, missing the rest of the season, and returned to action at the 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aix-les-Bains. She was not at full strength, however, and finished in 17th place overall. She competed over 10,000 m at the 1990 European Athletics Championships in Split and came away with the bronze medal (her first on the track) and a new French record mark of 31:51.68 minutes. After the track season, she took to the roads and won the 3 km race at the Giro Podistico Internazionale di Pettinengo in Italy.