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"Second-longest throw of all time"

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In the section on the 1986 European Championships it says that Whitbread produced a throw of 73.68 m in the fifth round which was "the second-longest throw of all time by a woman, at that point". However, right before that statement it says she broke the javelin world record in the qualifying round with a throw of 77.44 m "more than 2 m further than the record set by Petra Felke of East Germany the previous year". So how could 73.68 m be the second-longest throw of all time by a woman? It looks like it was the fourth-longest at best:

  1. 77.44 m (1986) - Whitbread
  2. 75.40 m (1985) - Felke
  3. 75.26 m (1985) - Felke
  4. 73.68 m (1986) - Whitbread

I'm going to remove the claim for now. If I'm mis-reading things, feel free to revert. Nosferattus (talk) 15:22, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This WP article needs more detail on childhood.

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The early life section seems very brief. This interview has more specifics on the early years. Anna (talk) 06:46, 17 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]