Sri Vyshnavi Yarlagadda

Sri Vyshnavi Yarlagadda
Personal information
Full name

Sri Vyshnavi Yarlagadda

India
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 113 [OVERALL RANKING]
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking 2 - Names and Faces Event (20 October 2013)
Updated on WMSC Profile.

Sri Vyshnavi Yarlagadda (6 December 1995) is an International Master 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.[1]

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 Internnational Master of memory title and she is the highest ranked athlete in the Indian Memory sports history.

Early Life

Sri Vyshnavi completed her schooling in Hyderabad. She played Chess and won state championships.[3][4] She is a student of Bachelor of arts in psychology.

Achievements

2012

2013

Records

Awards

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

See Also

Sports person
Misc

References

  1. "AP girls conquered memory world in China". Retrieved 26 December 2013. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  2. "Winner of the 21st World Memory Championships". Demotix. Retrieved 26 December 2013. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  3. "vyshnavi is champion". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 December 2013. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  4. "37th Brilliant Trophy State open chess championship". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 December 2013. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  5. "World Junior Memory Championship 2012". World memory statistics. Retrieved 26 December 2013. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  6. "Sri vyshnavi Yarlagadda Memory Athlete". Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  7. 1 2 "5 Minute Names & Faces Rankings". World memory statistics. Retrieved 26 December 2013. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  8. "Women's World Record" (PDF). World memory statisctics. Retrieved 26 December 2013. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)

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