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Fatima Whitbread

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Fatima Whitbread, (née Vedad; born 3 March 1961) is a British retired javelin thrower. She broke the world record with a throw of 77.44 m (254 ft 3⁄4 in) in the qualifying round of the 1986 European Athletics Championships in Stuttgart, and became the first British athlete to set a world record in a throwing event. Whitbread went on to win the European title that year, and took the gold medal at the 1987 World Championships. She is also a two-time Olympic medallist, winning bronze at the 1984 Summer Olympics and silver at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fatima Whitbread is the 4,245th most popular athlete (down from 3,831st in 2019), the 7,382nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,109th in 2019) and the 156th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Fatima Whitbread ranks 4,245 out of 6,025. Before her are Michael Jurack, Yevgeniya Polyakova, Mirela Demireva, Todd Bennett, Kaori Matsumoto, and Mauro Nespoli. After her are Zulfiya Chinshanlo, Anja Rücker, Abraham Kibiwot, Maialen Chourraut, Antonio McKay, and Franziska Weber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Fatima Whitbread ranks 838. Before her are Julie Caitlin Brown, Kip Winger, Tom Emmer, Will Self, Blair Horn, and Mohnish Bahl. After her are Keith Sweat, Cathy Cavadini, Steve Lundquist, Daniel O'Donnell, Reginald Hudlin, and Lance Deal.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Fatima Whitbread ranks 7,384 out of 8,785. Before her are Ruth Kelly (1968), Skepta (1982), Alastair Cook (1984), Fionn Whitehead (1997), Scarlett Byrne (1990), and Todd Bennett (1962). After her are Rachel Shelley (1969), Graham Rix (1957), Iké Ugbo (1998), Colin Mochrie (1957), Sheila Chandra (1965), and Harry Winks (1996).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Fatima Whitbread ranks 156. Before her are Andy Turner (1980), Kelly Holmes (1970), Steve Backley (1969), Simon Terry (1974), Helen Morgan (1966), and Todd Bennett (1962). After her are Sharon Rendle (1966), Andrew Simpson (1976), Carl Hester (1967), Yvonne Murray (1964), Chijindu Ujah (1994), and Steve Smith (1973).

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