Editing Fatima Whitbread (section)

===Later career===
In the months leading up to the [[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw|1988 Summer Olympics]] in [[Seoul]], Whitbread suffered from several ailments: a shoulder injury, [[boils]], [[glandular fever]] and problems with her [[gums]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Mays |first=Ken |title=Whitbread has happy return |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=15 August 1988 |page=30 }}</ref> Whitbread won the silver medal behind Felke,<ref name="HEND"/> with a throw that, although her best of the season, was some four metres less than her rival.<ref name="TEAMGB"/><ref name="MAYS88" /> Whitbread commented "If I had to be beaten, I am glad it was by Petra."<ref name="MAYS88">{{cite news |last=Mays |first=Ken |title=Whitbread and Jackson forced to settle for second best |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=27 September 1988 |page=36 }}</ref>

Whitbread's later career was affected by a long-term shoulder injury, which she believed dated back to her world record throw in 1986. The [[1990 UK Athletics Championships]] was the last event that she participated in, and she sustained a further shoulder injury there. In 1992 she formally retired from competition.<ref name="TEAMGB"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Taylor |first=Louise |title= Javelin stalwart admits defeat |newspaper=The Times |date=14 January 1992 |page=36}}</ref>