 She competed for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, U.S. in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the gold medal with her teammates 100 metre silver medalist Alice Brown, Chandra Cheeseborough and Olympic 100m champion Evelyn Ashford.She also placed 4th in the 100 metres in a time of 11.25 seconds.Bolden has suffered from asthma throughout her life.