At her Olympic debut in the 1980 Summer Olympics, she finished seventh in her semi-final over 1500 metres. That year she also won the women's 7 km race at the inaugural Greifenseelauf. Her career had a knock when her 9-year-old daughter Estehr was knocked down by a car and was in a coma for 6 months. After that she took care of her severely disabled daughter, and did not have much time for training. She ran at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics, finishing tenth and eleventh in the 1500 m and 3000 metres, respectively. She was fifth in the women's 3000 m at the 1984 Summer Olympics and also took fifth in the long race at the 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. She was selected to represent Switzerland at the 1986 European Athletics Championships, and finished seventh in the 3000 m final and 8th in the 1500m. That season she was ranked third over 1500 m in the IAAF Grand Prix Final.