However, the next season she competed internationally in the 800 metres. She finished sixth at the 1998 European Championships, and as the best German she was selected to represent her country at the 1998 World Cup event in Johannesburg. She placed seventh with the mediocre time of 2:04.50 minutes. At the Weltklasse Zürich meet in August she had run the 800 metres in 1:59.50 minutes; this was her career best time. She did not give priority to the hurdles in 1998, with 56.05 seconds as her season's best time.