Career
She took the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games, setting a Pan American Games record at 2:37.41 hours. Starting in 1996, she represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, and also the 2012 Summer Olympics. She enjoyed success on the track at continental level, completing a 10,000 metres/5000 metres silver medal double at both the 1997 and 2003 South American Championships in Athletics.
Her personal best for the marathon is 2:32:23, set at the 1999 Rotterdam Marathon, which is also the Chilean record for the event.
She is also the national record holder over the half marathon, 10,000 m and 5000 m. 1500 m: 4:25.61 – Talca, 11 April 1997
3000 m: 9:21.73 – Santiago, 1 May 1999
5000 m: 15:51.45 – Río de Janeiro, 20 May 2000
10,000 m: 33:23.12 – Concepción, 30 November 1996
Half marathon: 1:11:54 – Santiago, 10 September 2000
Marathon: 2:32:23 – Rotterdam, 18 April 1999
3000 m steeplechase: 10:48.75– Guatemala, 11 May 2002.