In 3000 m she won a silver medal at the 1985 European Junior Championships, finished fifth at the 1986 World Junior Championships and fourteenth at the 1986 European Championships, having established a personal best time of 9:00.13 minutes in the heats of the latter competition. Her highest place from the IAAF World Cross Country Championships was a 21st place from 1986. In the team competition there she finished ninth, which was a repeat from 1985. Later she competed at the 1987, 1988 and 1989 World Cross Country Championships without the same amount of success.