Heather Monro

Heather Monro (born 4 September 1971)[1] was the second British female[note 1] orienteer to win a world championship medal. She came 5th at the World Orienteering Championships in 2001.[2] At the 2003 World Orienteering Championships she was the highest placed British Female coming Fourteenth place over the 11.8 km race.[3] 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.[4]

Heather Monro
Medal record
Women's orienteering
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Aichi Sprint
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Duisburg Middle
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2000 WC Overall
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Truskavets Relay

One of Heather's most notable victories came in the 2003 O-Ringen.[5] She has also won the British Orienteering Championships in all four individual disciplines, the only woman to do so,[6] 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.[7]

Notes
  1. Yvette Hague was the first British orienteer to win a world championship medal.

References
  1. "Heather Monro". Park World Tour. Archived from the original on 12 January 2005.
  2. Burgess, Rob (8 August 2001). "Orienteers finish sixth at Worlds". uksport.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 11 November 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  3. Horler, Matt (14 August 2003). "GB medals at World Orienteering Champs". uksport.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 11 November 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  4. "Heather Monro profile". Sporting Champions. Archived from the original on 28 May 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  5. "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.
  6. "British Champions". British Orienteering.
  7. "Athlete Support". britishorienteering.org.uk. Archived from the original on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
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