 She won the Olympic Medal Nobre Guedes as a result.She failed to match this feat at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics as she finished seventh in the 10,000 m. A fifth-place finish at the 1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was enough for a team gold with Portugal, led by Conceição Ferreira.She began competing in the half marathon and took fourth place at the 1994 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.