[3] She competed at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships on six occasions, finishing in fifth place at the 1990 and 1992 editions.

Her ninth-place finish at the 1982 competition in Rome earned her the women's team silver medal.

She also won the Cinque Mulini cross country race in 1990.

[4] She has continued running into the Masters division, winning the W50 5000 metres at the 2015 World Masters Athletics Championships, in a time superior to the winners in all three younger divisions (for women almost 18 years younger).

Dandolo won four national championships at individual senior level.