Jyothi Surekha Vennam
Vennam in 2017
Personal information
Full nameVennam Jyothi Surekha
NicknameSurekha
Born (1996-07-03) 3 July 1996 (age 27)
Challapalli, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India[1]
EducationK L University (B.Tech. and MBA)
Sport
Country India
SportArchery
TeamIndian archery women's team
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking4[2]
Medal record
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Women's individual compound
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Mixed team compound
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Women's team compound
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Women's team compound
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Women's team compound
World Archery Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Berlin Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Mexico City Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Yankton Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Yankton Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Yankton Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Hertogenbosch Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Berlin Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Hertogenbosch Individual
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2015 Gwangju Mixed team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Paris Mixed Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris Women's Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Antalya Individual
Gold medal – first place 2023 Antalya Mixed Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Shanghai Mixed Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Antalya Women's Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin Women's Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Samsun Mixed Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Paris Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Antalya Mixed Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Shanghai Mixed Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Antalya Mixed Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Salt lake City Mixed Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Berlin Mixed Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Paris Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Medellin Women's team
Asian Archery Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bangkok Individual
Gold medal – first place 2017 Dhaka Women's Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bangkok Mixed Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dhaka Individual
Silver medal – second place 2015 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Dhaka Mixed Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Bangkok Women's Team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Dhaka Mixed Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Tehran Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Dhaka Individual
World Youth Archery Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Wuxi Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Wuxi Mixed team

Jyothi Surekha Vennam is an Indian compound archer. She has won multiple gold medals in the compound archery event at the Archery World Cup, World Archery Championships and Asian Games. In 2023, she became the first Indian archer to win a gold medal at the World Archery Championships and multiple gold medals at the Asian Games. She was awarded the Arjuna award, India's second highest sporting honor in 2017 becoming the youngest from South India to win the award.

Early life

Jyothi was born on 3 July 1996 in Challapalli in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh to Vennam Surendra Kumar and Sri Durga.[1] Her father is a former Kabaddi player and a veterinary doctor in Vijayawada.[3]

Initially, she started training for swimming from the age of 3. In 2001, Jyothi swam 5 km across the Krishna River in three hours, 20 minutes and six seconds and became the youngest to do so entering the Limca Book of Records.[4] Jyothi completed her schooling from Nalanda Vidya Niketan, Vijayawada. She did her B.Tech. and MBA from KL University.[5][6]

Career

Jyoti started practicing archery from the age of 11, participating in various tournaments at the junior level.[1] In 2011, she won a bronze medal at the 2011 Asian Archery Championships held in Tehran, Iran.[7] In 2013, She won two bronze medals at the 2013 World Archery Youth Championships held at Wuxi, China.[8][9] She had competed in five Asian Archery Championships winning four gold, four silver and two bronze medals. She have also competed in multiple Archery World Cups winning five gold, four silver and seven bronze medals.[1]

She won three silver medals in the 2021 World Archery Championships becoming the first Indian to do so and has won one gold, four silver and three bronze medals in the World Archery Championships.[10][1] In January 2022, she finished in first place in the Women’s Open Pro event at the Lancaster Archery Classic held near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.[11] In 2023, Jyoti won three gold medals in the 2022 Asian Games becoming the first Indian to win multiple gold medals in archery.[12]

Awards and accolades

In 2017, then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu awarded her a cash prize of INR 1 crore along with a housing site of 500 sq. yards in Vijayawada or Amaravati.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Vijayawada archer Jyothi Surekha wins three silver medals at World championship". Times of India. 21 September 2021. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. ^ "World Archery Rankings". worldarchery.sport. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Jyothi Surekha Vennam". World Archery. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Shooting straight". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Jyothi Surekha Vennam Biography: Age, weight, archery, achievements". KreedOn. 2 July 2019. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Take a bow". Deccan Chronicle. 6 October 2023. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Indian women bags bronze medal in Asian Archery championship". Deccan Chronicle. 21 October 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  8. ^ "19th Asian Championships + CQT Asia". World Archery. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  9. ^ "World Youth Championship". archery.org. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  10. ^ "Archery World Championships: Jyothi Surekha Vennam stuns world No 2 to win second bronze of the day". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  11. ^ Kasprzak, Emma (31 January 2022). "Ella Gibson finishes 3rd at Lancaster Archery Classic". Archery GB. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Archery WC: Jyothi clinches two gold medals". ESPN. 22 April 2023. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  13. ^ "National Sports Awards: Centre unveils list, cricket sensation Harmanpreet Kaur to receive Arjuna Award". Financial Express. 22 August 2017. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  14. ^ "TOISA 2021: Neeraj Chopra headlines the list of winners". The Times of India. New Delhi. 14 October 2021. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.((cite news)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ^ ANI (31 August 2017). "Andhra CM rewards Guinness record holder, archer Jyothi Surekha". Business Standard India. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

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