The 42 year old won the high jump and came third in the shotput when she competed in her first World Masters Games this month.

Held in Sydney, the seventh games finished on October 18.

Open to people of all abilities and most ages and held every four years, the games are the world's largest multi-sport event, attracting twice as many competitors as the Olympic Games.

The 2009 event involved 25,000 people from 100 countries competing in 28 sports.

Monger, now in her second season of seniors athletics with the Keilor-St Bernards Athletics Club, said she was encouraged to get back into competing by her son.

"When I was a teenager I jumped and did shot put at state level but never took it any further. Then I travelled and had kids and my son started to show promise in athletics," she said.

Monger joined a boot camp about 1 years ago and decided to aim for the Masters.

She competed in the Australian Masters Games in February, winning both the shotput and high jump and described the win as a bit of a shock.

"The underlying thing was I wanted to get back to jumping in particular, but also to get fit. It's an injury-prone sport, but I still feel like I haven't achieved the heights I want to achieve."

After doing an Australian track and field level 1 and 2 coaching certificate, Monger hopes to encourage children to take up field sports through the Gisborne Athletics Club.

She also hopes to inspire others like her to take up the sport they love no matter what their age is.