Sarolta Monspart
Monspart in 1978 | ||
Medal record | ||
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Women's orienteering | ||
Representing Hungary | ||
World Championships | ||
1972 Jičín | Individual | |
1970 Eisenach | Relay | |
1976 Aviemore | Relay |
Sarolta Monspart (17 November 1944 – 24 April 2021) was a Hungarian orienteering competitor. In 1972 she became the first non-Scandinavian female runner to win the World Orienteering Championships.[1]
She is considered to be the most successful orienteer in Hungary. During her active years she won 14 national orienteering championships and six cross-country skiing championships. She was the first European woman to finish the marathon distance within 3 hours.
Her sport career was stopped because of a serious encephalitis inflammation caused by a tick. After recovering from the disease, she became an advocate for women to live a healthy life. According to Tünde Szabó, she was responsible for hundreds of thousands of Hungarian women participating in various sports.[2] In 2003 she received a medal for lifetime merit from Ferenc Mádl, president of Hungary.
Monspart died in 2021 after a long, serious illness.[3]
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- 2022: Megan Carter Davies