Fatima Whitbread was a British javelin thrower of Turkish Cypriot extraction who won the World Championship in 1987. She became well-known in the UK for her celebratory wiggle after achieving a long throw, and was voted winner of the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in 1987.

Whitbread had previously won the silver medal at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. She was also well-known for her rivalry with fellow British javelin thrower Tessa Sanderson, who won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles with Whitbread finishing behind her in bronze medal position. In the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Whitbread won the silver medal.