At the world championships she won four gold, one silver and two bronze medals between 1981 and 1987, mostly in coxless pairs.

[3] She went to the 1980 Summer Olympics as a member of the Romanian women's eight, and won a bronze medal with the team.

[4] In the 1981 season, she competed in the coxless pair with team member Elena Horvat, and they won bronze at the 1981 World Rowing Championships at Oberschleißheim near Munich, Germany.

[5] At the 1982 World Rowing Championships, she was a member of the women's coxed four team that won a bronze medal.

[6] At the 1983 World Rowing Championships, Horvat and Arba won silver in the women's pair.