Telaya Blacksmith (born 3 December 2007)[1] is a Warlpiri Australian Paralympic athletics competitor with an intellectual disability.
She competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics and became Australia's 16th Indigenous Australian Paralympian.
[2] Blacksmith was born in Perth and raised in the Aboriginal community of Lajamanu in the Northern Territory and she is the first Warlpiri athlete to compete at the Paralympic Games.
[4] In 2024, Blacksmith holds the Australian under 15, under 17 and under 20 T20 records in the 100 m, 200 m and long jump.
[4] In 2024, Blacksmith plays Australian football with Miranda Bombers and is in the Sydney Swans AFL academy.