Career
She has represented Germany at the Summer Olympics on three occasions (2004, 2008 and 2012). She has also competed at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics on four occasions and walked at four consecutive editions of the European Athletics Championships. She holds the German record for the indoor 3000 m walk.
She returned to competition in 2010 and she had the best championship performance of her career at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, finishing fourth in the 20 kilometres race walk behind a Russian sweep of medalists.