Career
In 1960 she was eliminated in the heats of the 80 m hurdles event. Two weeks before the 1964 Games she set a world record in the hurdles, but at the Olympics finished only seventh due to a knee injury. She also finished fifth in the pentathlon.
The knee injury required an extensive operation and resulted in her retirement around mid-1960s.
In 2012 she was inducted into the Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame.