Lauritta Onye // ⓘ(born 4 January 1984) is a Paralympian athlete who competes in F40 classification throwing events.

[2][4] Besides athletics, Onye had ambitions to be an actress and in 2015 she starred in the Nollywood film Lords of Money, appearing under the name Laury White.

Prior to 2012, athletes of short stature were classified under the F40 rule, which included any female competitor under 140 cm.

Her nearest rival, Lara Baars of the Netherlands, threw a best of 6.80, in itself a European record, but almost a metre short of Onye.

On becoming the first T40 athlete to throw over eight metres, Onye reacted excitedly by cartwheeling and dancing in front of the Brazilian crowd.