Ia tusia se faaauauina mo lenei palakalafa - Na fanau Iulia Negură i Piatra Neamţ, Romania, na ia faia lana amataga i le IAAF World Cross Country Championships i le 1987, ma sau i le tulaga 50. E tolu tausaga mulimuli ane, na amata ai ona ia manumalo i se tulaga 12 i le 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
, sosoo ai ma le manumalo i le IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships. Na ia manumalo i le auala i le Foulées de Suresnes i le 10 km ia Oketopa. Na ia faia lana amataga i le lalolagi atoa i le 1991 World Championships i Athletics i Tokyo lea na avea ai o ia ma 17th i luga o le 10,000 mita. E tolu foʻi taimi na manumalo ai o ia i le siamupini a le atunuu i lenā mamao i lana galuega. Na ia aveina le suafa lona lua o le lalolagi i le 15 km i le 1991 Women's Road Championships.