[5] Inspired by their father's interest in fencing and general athletics, she and her siblings trained together, ultimately reaching Olympic status as adults.She eventually won the title more than 20 times, including 16 consecutive years, and was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, at the age of 20, she won all six of her bouts in the first round (defeating Sheila Viard of Haiti, Silvana Giancola of Argentina, Mieko Miyahara of Japan, Margherita Zalaffi of Italy, Fiona McIntosh of Great Britain, and Veronique Brouquier of France), but was eliminated in the quarterfinals in which she went 1-3 (defeating O Seung-Sun of South Korea).[8] 1980 Moscow, Russia, didn't participate because of the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott 1984 Los Angeles, USA, 26th 1988 Seoul, Korea, didn't participate because of the Day of Atonement 1992 Barcelona, Spain, 23rd 1996 Atlanta, USA, 13th - Flag bearer 1982 Rome, Italy, 52nd 1983 Vienna, Austria, 26th 1986 Sofia, Bulgaria, 22nd 1987 Lousanne, Switzerland, 20th 1989 Denver, USA, 18th 1990 Lyon, France, 16th 1991 Budapest, Hungary, 8th - highest rank 1994 Athens, Greece, 15th 1995 The Hague, the Netherlands, 38th 1999 Seoul, Korea, 73rd.[16] She published an article in the field of ADHD - "Hyperactivity\Impulsivity Amelioration Effects of a Fencing Training Program on Children Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder", at DISCOBOLUL; Physical Education, Sport and Kinetotherapy Journal (October–December 2016).