Sarolta Monspart
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| Medal record | |||
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 Sarolta Monspart |
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Competitor for  Hungary |
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| Women's Orienteering | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Silver | 1970 Eisenach | Relay | |
| Gold | 1972 Jilin | Long | |
| Bronze | 1976 Aviemore | Relay | |
Sarolta Monspart (born 17th November, 1944) is a Hungarian orienteering competitor. She was the first non-Scandinavian female runner who has won the World Orienteering Championships back in 1972.[1]
She is considered to be the most successful orienteer in Hungary. During her active years she has won 14 national orienteering championships and 6 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 persuades women to live a healthy life. Sarolta Monspart received a medal for lifetime merit from Ferenc Mádl, president of Hungary in 2003.
