Career
She began to emerge as a walker internationally in the early 1970s, starting with a third place at the Nordic Race Walking Championships junior race in 1971, then two consecutive wins in the category in 1973 and 1975. Her first senior title at the event came over 5 km in 1977, when she beat Britt Holmquist and Norway"s Thorill Gylder. She missed the first official women"s championship in racewalking held in 1979.
She competed at the WAAA Championships in Britain in 1980 and was runner-up to Irene Bateman over 5000 m.
The Swedish team (including Ann Jansson, Ann-Marie Larsson and Britt Holmqvist) was narrowly beaten by one point to the women"s team title. Wit Gustavsson being their top performer, Sweden"s women also fell down the team rankings into fourth place.
She appeared at the 1986 European Athletics Championships and in the 10 km walk—the first ever to be held for women at the European Championships—she ranked third for a bronze medal behind Spanish athlete Marí Cruz Díaz and Ann Jansson. Her husband gained Swedish citizenship and later represented his adoptive country at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics.
The couple had a child in 1985, Ato Ibáñez, who himself has since gone on to represent Sweden in race walking.
The couple were later divorced.