| Sri Vyshnavi Yarlagadda | |
| Fullname: | Sri Vyshnavi Yarlagadda |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Ethnicity: | Asian |
| Birth Date: | 6 December 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Residence: | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Height: | 165cms |
| Country: | India |
| Sport: | Memory sport |
| Rank: | 31 [WOMEN'S RANKING]158 [OVERALL RANKING] |
| Highestranking: | 2 - Names and Faces Event (20 October 2013) |
| Updated: | 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] 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.
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.
| Year | Record | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
All the above records were set at competitions affiliated to the World Memory Sports Council.
| Year | Record |
|---|---|
| 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 |
All the above records were set at competitions affiliated to the World Memory Sports Council.
| Awards | |
|---|---|
| Rashtra Telugu Mahila Puraskar (2014) | |
| Abhinandana Best Lady Award (2015) | |
| TANA Award for Meritorious Achievements-Youth (2015) | |
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| Nari Niyogin Award by S.P.E.W (2017) | |
| Nari Shakti Award by Iwoman Awards (2018)[6] |
| Championship | Event | Medal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indian National Memory Championships | Names and Faces | |||
 World Junior Memory Championship | Names and Faces |
| Championship | Event | Medal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Memory Championship | Names and Faces | |||
| World Junior Memory Championship | Names and Faces | |||
| Indian National Memory Championships | Names and Faces | |||
| Indian National Memory Championships | Historic and future dates | |||
| Indian National Memory Championships | Binary Digits |
| Championship | Event | Medal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 World Junior Memory Championship | Overall | |||
| World Memory Championship | Names and Faces | |||
| World Junior Memory Championship | Names and Faces | |||
| World Junior Memory Championship | Historic and future dates | |||
| World Junior Memory Championship | One hour Numbers | |||
| World Junior Memory Championship | Abstract Images | |||
| World Junior Memory Championship | Binary Digits | |||
| Indian National Memory Championships | Names and Faces | |||
| Indian National Memory Championships | Historic and future dates | |||
| Indian National Memory Championships | Binary Digits |
| Championship | Event | Medal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Memory Championships | Overall | |||
| Indian National Memory Championships | Names and Faces | |||
| Indian National Memory Championships | Binary Digits | |||
| Indian National Memory Championships | Historic and future dates | |||
| Indian National Memory Championships | 15 Minute Numbers | |||
| Indian National Memory Championships | Random Words | |||
| Indian National Memory Championships | Abstract Images | |||
| Indian National Memory Championships | 10 Minute Cards | |||
| Indian National Memory Championships | Speed Numbers |
| Championship | Event | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Memory Championships | Overall | ||
| Indian Open Adult Memory Championships | Overall | ||
| Indian Open Memory Championships | Names and Faces | ||
| Indian Open Memory Championships | Random Words | ||
| Indian Open Memory Championships | Historic/Future Dates | ||
| Indian National Memory Championships | Random Words | ||
| Indian National Memory Championships | Binary Digits | ||
| Indian National Memory Championships | Names and Faces | ||
| Indian National Memory Championships | Random Numbers | ||
| Indian National Memory Championships | Historic and Future Dates | ||
| Indian National Memory Championships | Spoken Numbers | ||
| Indian National Memory Championships | Abstract Images | ||
| Championship | Event | Medal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Memory Championships | Overall | |||
 Asian Memory Championships | Names and Faces | |||
| HongKong Open Memory Championship | Names and Faces | |||
| Indian Memory Championship | Names and Faces | |||
| Indian Memory Championship | 10 min cards | |||
| Indian Memory Championship | Binary Digits | |||
| Indian Memory Championship | Random Numbers | |||
| Indian Memory Championship | Historic and future dates | |||
| Indian Memory Championship | Speed Numbers | |||
| Indian Memory Championship | Random Words | |||
| World Memory Championship | Names and Faces |
| Championship | Event | Medal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Memory Championships | Overall | |||
| Indian Memory Championship | Names and Faces | |||
| Indian Memory Championship | 5 min Words | |||
| Indian Memory Championship | 10 min Cards | |||
| Indian Memory Championship | Speed Numbers | |||
| Indian Memory Championship | Historic and future dates | |||
| Indian Memory Championship | Speed Cards | |||
| Indian Memory Championship | Random Numbers | |||
| Indian Memory Championship | Binary Digits | |||
| Indian Memory Championship | Spoken Numbers | |||
| Indian Memory Championship | Abstract Images | |||
| World Memory Championship | Names and Faces |
| Championship | Event | Medal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Memory Championships | Overall | |||
| Indian National Memory Championships | Names and Faces | |||
| Indian National Memory Championships | Historic and future dates | |||
| Indian National Memory Championships | Random Words | |||
| Indian National Memory Championships | Speed Numbers | |||
| World Memory Championships | Names and Faces |
| Championship | Event | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italian Open Memory Championships | Overall | ||
| Italian Open Memory Championships | Names and Faces | ||
| Italian Open Memory Championships | Random Words | ||
| Italian Open Memory Championships | Historic and future dates | ||
| Italian Open Memory Championships | Spoken numbers | ||
| Italian Open Memory Championships | Abstract Images | ||
| Italian Open Memory Championships | Speed Cards | ||
| Indian Open Memory Championships(WMSC) | Overall | ||
| Indian Open Memory Championships(WMSC) | Names and Faces | ||
| Indian Open Memory Championships(WMSC) | Random Numbers | ||
| Indian Open Memory Championships(WMSC) | Historic and Future Dates | ||
| Indian Open Memory Championships(WMSC) | Speed Cards | ||
| Indian Memory Championships(WMSC) | Overall | ||
| Indian Memory Championships(WMSC) | Speed Cards | ||
| Indian Memory Championships(WMSC) | Names and Faces | ||
| Indian Memory Championships(WMSC) | Binary Digits | ||
| Indian Memory Championships(WMSC) | Random Numbers | ||
| Indian Memory Championships(WMSC) | Speed Numbers | ||
| Indian Memory Championships(WMSC) | Historic/Future Dates | ||
| Indian Memory Championships(WMSC) | Random Words | ||
| Indian Memory Championships(WMSC) | Abstract Images | ||
| Indian Memory Championships(WMSC) | Spoken Numbers | ||
| Indian Memory Championships(WMSC) | Random Cards | ||
| Indian Memory Championships(IAM) | Overall | ||
| Indian Memory Championships(IAM) | Speed Cards | ||
| Indian Memory Championships(IAM) | Names and Faces | ||
| Indian Memory Championships(IAM) | Random Numbers | ||
| Indian Memory Championships(IAM) | Speed Numbers | ||
| Indian Memory Championships(IAM) | Historic/Future Dates | ||
| Indian Memory Championships(IAM) | Random Words | ||
| Indian Memory Championships(IAM) | Binary Digits | ||
| World Memory Championship | Names and Faces | ||