[5] Her personal best in the 1,500 metres is 4:03.22 seconds set on 27 August 2016, in Paris, France.
[2] In 2010, she competed in the open age category at the Australian Championships in the 5000 metres, where she finished second.
[2] Buckman competed at the World Junior Championships in 2004, where her 4 × 400 m team finished fifth in the heats.
[12] In 2013, Buckman qualified fastest for the 1500 metre final at the World Championships in Moscow, Russia with a semi-final win in a Personal Best of 4:04.8 seconds.
She also represented Athletics Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the 2017 World Championships, the 2018 Commonwealth Games,[14][3] and at the World Athletics Relays Championships in 2014 and 2017 where she won three bronze medals and, in 2014, set an Oceania Record in both the 4x800 Metres and 4 x 1500m relays.