![AW on Twitter: "Fatima Whitbread, the former world champion & record-holder in the javelin, turns 60 today. Head over to the member-only Clubhouse section of our website to read more about her AW on Twitter: "Fatima Whitbread, the former world champion & record-holder in the javelin, turns 60 today. Head over to the member-only Clubhouse section of our website to read more about her](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Evi0G70XAAAHg24.jpg)
AW on Twitter: "Fatima Whitbread, the former world champion & record-holder in the javelin, turns 60 today. Head over to the member-only Clubhouse section of our website to read more about her
![Emma Hilton on Twitter: "At 11 years old, Fatima Whitbread picked up a javelin. 14 years on, at the 1986 European Championship, she broke the female world record (77.44m) and won gold. Emma Hilton on Twitter: "At 11 years old, Fatima Whitbread picked up a javelin. 14 years on, at the 1986 European Championship, she broke the female world record (77.44m) and won gold.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1egdtqWoAMTdz6.jpg)
Emma Hilton on Twitter: "At 11 years old, Fatima Whitbread picked up a javelin. 14 years on, at the 1986 European Championship, she broke the female world record (77.44m) and won gold.
![British Olympic javelin thrower Fatima Whitbread speaks about sport saving her after she was abandoned as a baby | Daily Mail Online British Olympic javelin thrower Fatima Whitbread speaks about sport saving her after she was abandoned as a baby | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/30/article-2180999-0230420E0000044D-9_306x548.jpg)