Heather Monro
British orienteer
Intro | British orienteer | |
Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
is | Athlete | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 4 September 1971 | |
Age | 53 years |
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 Halden SK in Norway. She is a member of the British Athletes Commission (BAC) executive committee.