She was part of a Swedish medal sweep alongside Margareta Simu and Siv Gustavsson.

While both Simu and Gustavsson returned to the podium at the 1977 edition, Holmquist fell back to fifth behind British opposition.

[1] Nationally, she won twice at the Swedish Athletics Championships, taking the 3000 metres race walk titles in 1974 and 1980.

[2] She also competed at the AAA Championships in 1980, taking third place in the 5000 m walk behind Britain's Irene Bateman and Swedish compatriot Gustavsson.

[3] Holmquist's highest global seasonal ranking was third, which she achieved in the 10,000 m walk in 1980.