After a four-year hiatus, Sanderson returned to track and field competition in 1996. She achieved new masters record throws of and in each of her first two throws in May, surpassing the previous record of . After two further masters record throws, she increased the record to at the Securicor Games in July. At the 1996 Summer Olympics she became the second track and field athlete, after discus thrower Lia Manoliu, to compete at six Olympics, but did not qualify for the final. She also failed to qualify for the final at the 1997 World Championships, which was her last international appearance.