Heather Monro Explained

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

One of Heather's most notable victories came in the 2003 O-Ringen.[6] She has also won the British Orienteering Championships in all four individual disciplines, the only woman to do so,[7] 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.[8]

Notes

  1. Web site: Heather Monro . Park World Tour . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050112132339/http://pwt.org/home/runners_show.asp?runner_id=14 . 2005-01-12.
  2. [Yvette Baker|Yvette Hague]
  3. Web site: Orienteers finish sixth at Worlds . Rob . Burgess . 8 August 2001 . uksport.gov.uk . 16 June 2008 . 11 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081111013731/http://www.uksport.gov.uk/news/519/ . dead .
  4. Web site: GB medals at World Orienteering Champs . Matt . Horler . 14 August 2003 . uksport.gov.uk . 16 June 2008 . 11 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081111011654/http://www.uksport.gov.uk/news/1532/ . dead .
  5. Web site: Heather Monro profile . Sporting Champions . https://archive.today/20070528214237/http://www.sportingchampions.org.uk/sc2/champions_profile.php?champion_id=46 . 28 May 2007 . 16 June 2008.
  6. Web site: GB Orienteering Squad member Heather Monro wins Super Elite at O-Ringen . trymysport.co.uk . 12 January 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081202023422/http://www.trymysport.co.uk/sports_news/orienteering_news/2003/july03/munro_wins.htm . 2 December 2008.
  7. Web site: British Champions . British Orienteering.
  8. Web site: Athlete Support . britishorienteering.org.uk . 12 January 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080807174040/http://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/team/support.php . 7 August 2008.

References

  1. Web site: Heather Monro . Park World Tour . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050112132339/http://pwt.org/home/runners_show.asp?runner_id=14 . 2005-01-12.
  2. [Yvette Baker|Yvette Hague]
  3. Web site: Orienteers finish sixth at Worlds . Rob . Burgess . 8 August 2001 . uksport.gov.uk . 16 June 2008 . 11 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081111013731/http://www.uksport.gov.uk/news/519/ . dead .
  4. Web site: GB medals at World Orienteering Champs . Matt . Horler . 14 August 2003 . uksport.gov.uk . 16 June 2008 . 11 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081111011654/http://www.uksport.gov.uk/news/1532/ . dead .
  5. Web site: Heather Monro profile . Sporting Champions . https://archive.today/20070528214237/http://www.sportingchampions.org.uk/sc2/champions_profile.php?champion_id=46 . 28 May 2007 . 16 June 2008.
  6. Web site: GB Orienteering Squad member Heather Monro wins Super Elite at O-Ringen . trymysport.co.uk . 12 January 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081202023422/http://www.trymysport.co.uk/sports_news/orienteering_news/2003/july03/munro_wins.htm . 2 December 2008.
  7. Web site: British Champions . British Orienteering.
  8. Web site: Athlete Support . britishorienteering.org.uk . 12 January 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080807174040/http://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/team/support.php . 7 August 2008.

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