In 1992, she won the European Championships, but her tenure in the 1992 Summer Olympics was less fortunate, losing by ouchi gari to Nathalie Lupino in quarter-finals and to Beata Maksymow by koka in the reserve match, thus ending at seventh place.

[3] After a brief alliance with Kudo against Erika Tsuchiya and Combat Toyoda, Goundarenko formed a tag team with Chris Cruise Christopher, continuing her winning streak into December.

In the first round, she defeated muay thai exponent Michele Aboro in 54 seconds, cornering her against the cage wall and throwing her down with te-waza before submitting her with a neck crank from kesa-gatame position.

The Japanese attempted to remain mobile while kicking at Goundarenko, but the judoka knocked her down repeatedly with heavy punches, eventually mounting her and locking another neck crank for the win.

Then, blocking a hip throw and a kata guruma attempt, Kandori took her back and closed a guillotine choke, forcing Goundarenko into submission for the win.

The judoka dominated the stand-up with judo throws and reversals, while Inoue attempted pro wrestling charges off the ropes and managed to bring Goundarenko down with a single leg takedown, though to no avail.

Later, fatigue started to slow Goundarenko down, which allowed the quicker Yabushita to grab top position and score punches and hammerfists over a defensive Svetlana, ultimately winning the unanimous decision.