She competed in the 3-metre springboard at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and finished in fifth, second and seventeenth place, respectively.She won bronze medals in the springboard at three consecutive European championships: in 1966, 1970 and 1974.
She was a Soviet champion in this event in 1964, 1966–1968 and 1970–1974.Her husband, Mikhail Safonov, is a Russian diver who competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics.