Heather Monro
British orienteer
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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]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's orienteering | ||
Representing  Great Britain | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 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.[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
- Yvette Hague was the first British orienteer to win a world championship medal.
