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Olympic medallist & resilience expert

Fatima Whitbread

Transform athletic resilience into organisational success with Fatima Whitbread, speaker, Olympic medallist and resilience expert. Fatima works with corporate teams to develop mental toughness and overcome adversity, delivering powerful insights backed by world championship victories and television acclaim.

Trusted by Chafford Hundred Elite Runners Club, BBC Learning Campaign, Fatima’s UK Campaign

Fatima Whitbread, Speaker | Olympian & TV Personality
Fatima Whitbread

Fatima Whitbread

London, United Kingdom

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£6–10k

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Fatima Whitbread's biography

At a glance

  • World Champion Javelin Thrower
  • 1986 Javelin World Record Holder
  • Social and community activist
Fatima Whitbread is a world javelin champion, world record holder, and two-time Olympic medallist. After her athletic career, she led the Chafford Hundred Elite Runners Club, which included notable athletes like Linford Christie and Dame Kelly Holmes. Fatima has served as a school governor, is a qualified javelin coach, and has reported extensively from the Olympics. She gained fame as the last woman standing on I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here and won Come Dine with Me in 2011. Fatima also participated in a celebrity edition of Total Wipeout and explored her family history on My Secret Past. She has appeared on This Morning, A Question of Sport, The Wright Stuff, Celebrity Blockbusters, and Through the Keyhole with Keith Lemon. Additionally, she co-hosted the BBC Learning Campaign, Olympic Give an Hour. Fatima was a contestant on the popular ITV series Eternal Glory. She participated in Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul on BBC Two, where she joined six other celebrities on a 2,200-km journey across Eastern Europe. In 2022, she appeared on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, where she broke three ribs during a challenge but continued to compete. Most recently, Fatima finished third in I’m a Celebrity South Africa, a special edition featuring favourite contestants from previous series. She has launched the ‘Fatima’s UK Campaign’ to support children in care and care leavers, helping them build self-worth and confidence through essential resources and guidance. Her bestselling autobiography, Fatima: The Autobiography of Fatima Whitbread, was published in 1989, followed by Survivor in July 2012, which shares her inspirational journey. Fatima is a captivating speaker, sharing her experiences as an Olympic medallist and her television career, from I’m a Celebrity to her recent documentaries.

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Book Fatima Whitbread as a speaker to inspire your team with her incredible journey from Olympic champion to motivational leader. Her engaging storytelling and resilience will empower your audience, fostering a culture of determination and success.

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