Heather Monro
Heather Monro (born 4 September 1971) was the second British female[note 1] orienteer to win a world championship medal. She came 5th at the World Orienteering Championships in 2001.[1] At the 2003 World Orienteering Championships she was the highest placed British Female coming Fourteenth place over the 11.8 km race.[2] At the 2005 World Orienteering Championships she took the bronze medal in the sprint distance. She also came third at the World Games in the same year.[3]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's orienteering | ||
Representing  Great Britain | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2005 Aichi | Sprint |
| World Games | ||
| 2005 Duisburg | Middle |
| World Cup | ||
| 2000 | WC Overall |
| European Championships | ||
| 2000 Truskavets | Relay |
One of Heather's most notable victories came in the 2003 O-Ringen.[4] She has also won the British Orienteering Championships in all four individual disciplines, the only woman to do so,[5] and has won the JK Orienteering Festival 5 times, as well as winning the inaugural JK Sprint.
She runs for South London Orienteers and Halden SK in Norway. She is a member of the British Athletes Commission (BAC) executive committee.[6]
Notes
- Yvette Hague was the first British orienteer to win a world championship medal.
References
- http://www.uksport.gov.uk/news/519/ Retrieved 16 June 2008
- http://www.uksport.gov.uk/news/1532/ Retrieved 16 June 2008
- http://www.sportingchampions.org.uk/sc2/champions_profile.php?champion_id=46 Archived 2007-05-28 at Archive.today Retrieved 16 June 2008
- "GB Orienteering Squad member Heather Monro wins Super Elite at O-Ringen". trymysport.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/british_champions
- "Athlete Support". britishorienteering.org.uk. Archived from the original on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
External links
- Heather Monro at World of O