As a junior, she won the silver medal at the 1989 European Junior Championships. In her early senior career she had modest success in hurdling in global events. She competed at the 1991 World Championships, the 1993 World Championships, the 1996 Olympic Games and the 1997 World Championships without reaching the final. She nonetheless won two major medals in her career. First, she ran in the heats on the Soviet team that eventually won the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships. She also won the 400 metres hurdles bronze medal at the 1994 European Championships.