Sri Vyshnavi Yarlagadda

Sri Vyshnavi Yarlagadda
Personal information
Full name Sri Vyshnavi Yarlagadda
Nationality Indian
Ethnicity Asian
Born (1995-12-06) 6 December 1995
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Residence Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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

Championship Event Medal
India Indian National Memory Championships Names and Faces  Gold
China World Junior Memory Championship Names and Faces  Gold

2011

Championship Event Medal
China World Memory Championship Names and Faces  Gold
China World Junior Memory Championship Names and Faces  Gold
India Indian National Memory Championships Names and Faces  Gold
India Indian National Memory Championships Historic and future dates  Silver
India Indian National Memory Championships Binary Digits  Silver

2012

Championship Event Medal
United Kingdom World Memory Championship Names and Faces  Gold
United Kingdom World Junior Memory Championship Names and Faces  Gold
United Kingdom World Junior Memory Championship Historic and future dates  Silver
United Kingdom World Junior Memory Championship One hour Numbers  Silver
United Kingdom World Junior Memory Championship Abstract Images  Bronze
United Kingdom World Junior Memory Championship Binary Digits  Bronze
India Indian National Memory Championships Names and Faces  Gold
India Indian National Memory Championships Historic and future dates  Gold
India Indian National Memory Championships Binary Digits  Bronze

2013

Championship Event Medal
India Indian National Memory Championships Names and Faces  Gold
India Indian National Memory Championships Binary Digits  Silver
India Indian National Memory Championships Historic and future dates  Silver
India Indian National Memory Championships 15 Minute Numbers  Silver
India Indian National Memory Championships Random Words  Silver
India Indian National Memory Championships Abstract Images  Bronze
India Indian National Memory Championships 10 Minute Cards  Bronze
India Indian National Memory Championships Speed Numbers  Bronze

2014

Championship Event Medal
India Indian Open Memory Championships Names and Faces  Gold
India Indian Open Memory Championships Random Words  Bronze
India Indian Open Memory Championships Historic/Future Dates  Bronze

2015

Championship Event Medal
Hong Kong Asian Memory Championships Names and Faces  Gold
Hong Kong HongKong Open Memory Championship Names and Faces  Silver
India Indian Memory Championship Names and Faces  Gold
India Indian Memory Championship 10 min cards  Gold
India Indian Memory Championship Binary Digits  Silver
India Indian Memory Championship Random Numbers  Silver
India Indian Memory Championship Historic and future dates  Silver
India Indian Memory Championship Speed Numbers  Silver
India Indian Memory Championship Random Words  Silver
China World Memory Championship Names and Faces  Bronze

2016

Championship Event Medal
India Indian Memory Championship Names and Faces  Gold
India Indian Memory Championship 5 min Words  Silver
India Indian Memory Championship 10 min Cards  Silver
India Indian Memory Championship Speed Numbers  Silver
India Indian Memory Championship Historic and future dates  Silver
India Indian Memory Championship Speed Cards  Silver
India Indian Memory Championship Random Numbers  Bronze
India Indian Memory Championship Binary Digits  Bronze
India Indian Memory Championship Spoken Numbers  Bronze
India Indian Memory Championship Abstract Images  Bronze
Singapore World Memory Championship Names and Faces  Gold

2017

Championship Event Medal
Indonesia World Memory Championship Names and Faces  Bronze

See also

Sports person
Misc

References

  1. ↑ "Bagging laurels in memory field". The Hans India. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. ↑ http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=wmc2012&discipline=names15
  3. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/people/This-Hyderabadi-girls-memory-power-will-boggle-you/articleshow/50901312.cms
  4. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/vaishnavi-is-champion/article260047.ece
  5. ↑ http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=wjmc2012
  6. ↑ "Sri vyshnavi Yarlagadda Memory Athlete". Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  7. ↑ http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/discipline.php?id=names5
  8. ↑ http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/discipline.php?id=names15
  9. ↑ http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-100-women-nominated-for-women-and-child-development-s-achievers-award-2168710
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