Rischer began taking ballet lessons at age five because she was sickly as a toddler and her doctor advised that her posture might become permanently damaged because of her illness.

At the 1975 championships in Madrid, the rhythmic gymnasts from the Soviet Union, Bulgaria and East Germany were absent.

At the first Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships in 1978, she tied for fourth place with Daniela Bošanská.

She was again fourth place in the all-around at the 1980 European Championships, and she also won a bronze medal in the hoop final.

[5] In 1981, she competed at the first international rhythmic gymnastics meet held in the United States.