Sri Vyshnavi Yarlagadda
Personal information | |
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Full name | Sri Vyshnavi Yarlagadda |
Nationality | Indian |
Born | Hyderabad, Telangana, India | 6 December 1995
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
Sport | |
Country | India |
Sport | Memory sport |
Rank | 17 [WOMEN'S RANKING] 75 [OVERALL RANKING] |
Achievements and titles | |
Highest world ranking | 2 - Names and Faces Event (20 October 2013) |
Updated on WMSC Profile |
Sri Vyshnavi Yarlagadda (born 6 December 1995) is an International Grandmaster[1] of Memory. She attained her career best rank no. 2 in October 2013 in Names and Faces event by the World Memory Sports Council. She is the first Indian to win an open category medal at the World Memory Championships. She achieved this feat by winning the Gold medal in Names and Faces event at the 20th World Memory Championship 2011 on 7 December 2011 in Guangzhou, China.
She is the first Indian to set a Junior World Record and also the first Indian Woman to win a Gold medal in World Junior Memory Championships. She completed a hat-trick in 2012 by winning the gold medal on 14 December 2012[2] at the World Memory championship in London. She is the youngest and the first woman in India to achieve the International Master of memory title[3] and she is the highest ranked athlete in the Indian Memory sports history. She was honored by the President of India, Shri. Pranab Mukherjee as one of the top 100 women achievers of India on 22 January 2016 at Rashtrapathi Bhawan. She was one of the five sportsperson to have won the award.
Early life
Sri Vyshnavi completed her schooling in Hyderabad. She is a psychology graduate from Osmania University. She played Chess and won state championships.[4]. Her family hails from Vijayawada.
Achievements
2012
- 2012 - 2nd Runner up - World Junior Memory Championship.[5]
- 2012 - Junior World Record holder in 5 min Names and Faces Event.
- 2012 - Junior World Record holder in 15 min Names and Faces Event (breaking her own record).[6]
2013
- 2013 - World No. 2 in 5 min Names and Faces Event.[7]
- 2013 - World No. 8 in 15 min Names and Faces Event.[8]
- 2013 - Women's World Record holder in 5 min Names and Faces Event.
- 2013 - Runner up - Indian National Open Memory Championship. Broke her own National Record in 5 min Names and Faces Event.
- 2013 - Indian National Record holder in 5 min Historic and Future Dates Event.
Titles
- International MAster of Memory - 2015
- International Grandmaster of Memory - 2017
Awards
- Rashtra Telugu Mahila Puraskar (2014)
- Abhinandana Best Lady Award - (2015)
- TANA Award for Meritorious Achievements-Youth (2015)
- #100Women Achievers Award by the Government of India (2016) [9]
- Nari Niyogin Award By S.P.E.W
Medal Records
2010
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2011
2012
2013
2014
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2015
2016
2017
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See also
- Sports person
References
- ^ "Bagging laurels in memory field". The Hans India. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=wmc2012&discipline=names15
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/people/This-Hyderabadi-girls-memory-power-will-boggle-you/articleshow/50901312.cms
- ^ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/vaishnavi-is-champion/article260047.ece
- ^ http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=wjmc2012
- ^ "Sri vyshnavi Yarlagadda Memory Athlete". Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/discipline.php?id=names5
- ^ http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/discipline.php?id=names15
- ^ http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-100-women-nominated-for-women-and-child-development-s-achievers-award-2168710