She started to train for artistic gymnastics at the National Olympic Center in Oneşti. Her debut at an international event was at the 1988 "Junior Friendship" meet (Druzhba) where she placed second with the team, fifth all around and second on vault. In 1989 she was a member of the silver medaled team at the world championships. The other team members were Cristina Bontaș, Aurelia Dobre, Eugenia Popa, Gabriela Potorac and Daniela Silivaş. She placed 5th on vault and 28th all around at the 1990 Cottbus Cup and won bronze all around behind Lavinia Miloșovici and Maria Neculiţă at the 1991 Romanian International. She retired from artistic gymnastics after 1991.