Heather Monro
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Heather Monro (born 4 September 1971) was the second British female orienteer
to win a world championship medal. She came 5th at the World Orienteering Championships
in 2001. At the 2003 World Orienteering Championships
she was the highest placed British Female coming Fourteenth place over the 11.8 km race. 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.
One of Heather's most notable victories came in the 2003 O-Ringen
.
She runs for South London Orienteers and Wayfarers
and Halden SK
in Norway
. She is a member of the British Athletes Commission
(BAC) executive committee.
Orienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
to win a world championship medal. She came 5th at the World Orienteering Championships
World Orienteering Championships
The World Orienteering Championships were first held in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2003 . Since 2003, competitions have been held annually....
in 2001. At the 2003 World Orienteering Championships
World Orienteering Championships
The World Orienteering Championships were first held in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2003 . Since 2003, competitions have been held annually....
she was the highest placed British Female coming Fourteenth place over the 11.8 km race. At the 2005 World Orienteering Championships
World Orienteering Championships
The World Orienteering Championships were first held in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2003 . Since 2003, competitions have been held annually....
she took the bronze medal in the sprint distance. She also came third
Orienteering at the World Games
Orienteering at the World Games is organized as an individual competition for both women and men, and a mix relay for teams of two men and two women....
at the World Games
World Games
The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events within a sport, that are not contested in the Olympic Games...
in the same year.
One of Heather's most notable victories came in the 2003 O-Ringen
O-Ringen
The O-Ringen is an orienteering competition that takes place annually in different areas of Sweden. Orienteers from all over the world come to the competition...
.
She runs for South London Orienteers and Wayfarers
South London Orienteers and Wayfarers
South London Orienteers is an orienteering club based in south London. Its members are based all over the south London area, with a particular concentration in the Kingston/Wimbledon/Richmond areas. The club also has several members in north London, and also in Surrey, as far out as Dorking and...
and Halden SK
Halden SK
Halden Skiklubb is a Norwegian sports club from Halden, founded on 12 January 1891. It has sections for orienteering, skiing and cycling.The orienteering in Halden was first organized in the multi-sports club Halden IL, founded 1912...
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. She is a member of the British Athletes Commission
British Athletes Commission
The British Athletes Commission was set up in 2004 to represent the interests of athletes in Great Britain to the key decision makers in sport, and to help athletes in member sports set up and maintain athlete representative structures within their sport.The BAC is an independent organisation...
(BAC) executive committee.