Sarolta Monspart
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]
 Monspart in 1978 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's orienteering | ||
Representing  Hungary | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1972 Jičín | Individual |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1970 Eisenach | Relay |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1976 Aviemore | Relay |
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]