Irén Rostás
Encyclopedia
Irén Rostás is a Hungarian
orienteering
competitor
. At the 1976 World Orienteering Championships
in Aviemore
she received a bronze medal in the relay with the Hungarian team (with Magda Kovács and Sarolta Monspart
). In 1979 she finished 12th in the individual event, and in 1983 she finished 9th in the individual and 6th in relay event.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
orienteering
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...
competitor
Competition
Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two and only two strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For...
. At the 1976 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 Aviemore
Aviemore
Aviemore is a town and tourist resort, situated within the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland. It is in the Badenoch and Strathspey committee area, within the Highland council area. The town is popular for skiing and other winter sports, and for hill-walking in the Cairngorm...
she received a bronze medal in the relay with the Hungarian team (with Magda Kovács and Sarolta Monspart
Sarolta Monspart
Sarolta Monspart is a Hungarian orienteering competitor. She was the first non-Scandinavian female runner who has won the World Orienteering Championships back in 1972....
). In 1979 she finished 12th in the individual event, and in 1983 she finished 9th in the individual and 6th in relay event.