Heather Monro

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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]

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.

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