Sri Vyshnavi Yarlagadda is an International Master of Memory representing India. 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 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 at the World Memory Championship in London. She is the youngest Indian, first and the only woman in India to achieve the International Master of memory title.
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 Rashtrapati Bhawan. She was one of the five sportspersons to have won the award.
From winning a Gold Medal at her Debut World Memory Championships to winning a gold medal yet again in Singapore at the World Memory Championship – 2016, She has come a long way by breaking records and making history with 100 National and International Medals in memory sports.
Vyshnavi has successfully managed to not let her passion interfere with her academics and life, Despite being home schooled. She is a graduate in psychology and is pursuing her masters in Clinical Psychology. She has also studied fashion Designing and is an avid artist. She is the founder of Cognitrain, a brain training firm with a goal to revolutionize the way individuals learn. She has also launched her own clothing brand called Navishka.
World Records
Year | Record |
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2011 | Junior World Record in 15 min Names and Faces |
2012 | Junior World Record in 5 min Names and Faces |
2012 | Junior World Record in 15 min Names and Faces – Broke her own record |
2013 | Women’s World Record in 5 min Names and Faces – Broke her own record |
National Records
Year | Record |
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2011 | 5 min Names and Faces |
2011 | 15 min Names and Faces |
2012 | 5 min Names and Faces (Broke her own record) |
2012 | 15 min Names and Faces (Broke her own record) |
2013 | 5 min Names and Faces (Broke her own record) |
2013 | 15 min Names and Faces (Broke her own record) |
2013 | Historic and Future Dates |
2014 | 15 min Names and Faces (Broke her own record) |
2014 | Historic and Future Dates (Broke her own record) |
2014 | 30 min Binary Digits |
2015 | 30 min Random Numbers |
2015 | Long Numbers (1 hour) |
2016 | 15 min Names and Faces (Broke her own record) |
2019 | 30 min Random Numbers (Broke her own record) |
2019 | 30 min Random Cards |
Year | Record |
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2011 | 5 min Names and Faces |
2011 | 15 min Names and Faces |
2012 | 5 min Names and Faces (Broke her own record) |
2012 | 15 min Names and Faces (Broke her own record) |
2013 | 5 min Names and Faces (Broke her own record) |
2013 | 15 min Names and Faces (Broke her own record) |
2013 | Historic and Future Dates |
2014 | 15 min Names and Faces (Broke her own record) |
2014 | Historic and Future Dates (Broke her own record) |
2014 | 30 min Binary Digits |
2015 | 30 min Random Numbers |
2015 | Long Numbers (1 hour) |
2016 | 15 min Names and Faces (Broke her own record) |
2019 | 30 min Random Numbers (Broke her own record) |
2019 | 30 min Random Cards |
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) |
Nari Niyogin Award by S.P.E.W (2017) |
Nari Shakti Award by Iwoman Awards (2018) |
Medal Records