In the triple jump she won the silver medal at the 1999 World Youth Championships, the gold medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships, and the gold medal at the 2001 European Junior Championships where she became a double gold medallist, winning the long jump as well. She also finished sixth at the 2001 Summer Universiade (long), tenth at the 2003 European U23 Championships (triple) and eighth at the 2005 European Indoor Championships (long jump).