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]

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 edit

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

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^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "Heather Monro profile". Sporting Champions. Archived from the original on 28 May 2007. 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.
^ "British Champions". British Orienteering.
^ "Athlete Support". britishorienteering.org.uk. Archived from the original on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.