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Beki Smith is a proud Yuin woman and is one of only sixty known Indigenous Olympians. Beki represented Australia at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the 20km race walk where she finished in a personal best time. Smith is passionate about using the skills she learnt as an athlete to give back to the community. She currently works as a Community Engagement Advisor with the Australian Institute of Sport. One of the programs she leads is Share a Yarn (a program dedicated to promoting reconciliation through sport). Smith sits on a number of sporting committees and advisory groups with the goal of creating a more accessible high performance system for First Nations communities.

Achievements

• Olympian – 2012
• World Athletics Championships – 2015, 2017
• World Race Walking Teams Championships – 2012, 2016 (Silver Teams)
• Commonwealth Games – 2018
• Oceania Race Walking Champion 2018, placed – 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020
• National Champion, 2016 – 10,000m Race Walk

Committees/Advisory groups

• Australian Olympic Committee's Indigenous Advisory Committee
• Australian Institute of Sport's Female Performance Health Initiative
• AOC, AIS and Athletics Australia RAP Committees