Throughout her career, she won 15 national titles Kot competed at the 1956 Summer Olympic Games in Melbourne.

Polish women also finished fourth in the all-around team competition, behind USSR, Hungary and Romania respectively.

She also finished 7th on vault, tying with teammate and the 1950 World all-around champion Helena Rakoczy, 8th on the uneven bars, 13th on the balance beam and 14th on the floor exercise.

Two years later, she represented Poland at the 1958 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Moscow, where she finished 8th in the team all-around competition.

She is married to Polish ski jumper Piotr Wala, who competed at the 1964 Winter Olympic Games.