In 1987, she won the Belgian International in women's singles and the Dutch Open doubles title with Maria Bengtsson.

The family fled Uganda during the rule of Idi Amin and moved to Sweden in 1975 after also living in Kenya for a while, where she first came in contact with badminton.

After arriving in Sweden she became a member of the Taby Badminton Club at the young age of ten years.

Under the guidance of trainer Dan Andersson, she quickly improved her skills and already at a young age of 16 years she was selected by the National badminton team of Sweden.

Eventually playing two Olympic Games and many international events at the top level of the sport of badminton for many decades.