Elavenil Valarivan
Elavenil Valarivan (Tamil pronunciation: [ɪɭəʋeːnɪl̪ ʋɑːl̪əɾɪʋən]) is a sport shooter from Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India. Elavenil represented India at the 2018 ISSF Junior World Cup and won a gold medal and she clinched silver in world university Games in 2019 after which she won gold at World Junior World Cup Suhl 2019.[1][2][3] She has won first at 2019 ISSF 10-meter Air Rifle world cup on 28 August scoring 251.7 in Rio de Jenerio. She is also Arjuna Awardee (2022).
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Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 2 August 1999 24) Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India | (age||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | studied at Global Mission International School, Ahmedabad. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 164 cm (5.38 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 10 m air rifle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Elavenil finished fourth in the finals at the ISSF World Cup in Munich, Shooting World Cup 2019 with a score of 208.3.[4] At the 10m air rifle Asian Air Gun Championships in Taoyuan, Taipei, she clinched her first individual gold medal in the senior category with a score of 250.5. She also won two junior World Cup gold and a silver at juniors’ 2018 World Championships.[5]
International competition
World Championship
Year | Championships | Venue | Event | Rank | Score |
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2018 | World Junior Shooting Championship | Changwon | 10m air rifle women | ![]() |
Score:631.0,Final:249.8 |
Changwon | Mixed team 10m air rifle women | 13th | Score:829.5 |
10 Meter Air Rifle
Year | Championships | Venue | Event | Rank | Score |
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2019 | ISSF Junior World Cup | Suhl | 10m air rifle women | ![]() |
Score:627.5,Final:251.6 |
2018 | Junior World Cup | Suhl | 10m air rifle women | ![]() |
Score:630.5,Final:251.7 |
Sydney | 10-meter air rifle women | ![]() |
Score:631.4,Final:249.8 |
Mixed Team
Year | Championships | Venue | Event | Rank | Score |
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2018 | ISSF Junior World Cup | Suhl | Mixed team 10m rifle air | ![]() |
Score:836.2,Final:498.6 |
Sydney | Mixed team 10m rifle air | 4th | Score:832.2,Final:389.1 |
World Cup
10 Meter Air Rifle
Year | Championships | Venue | Event | Rank | Score |
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2019 | ISSF World Cup | Putian | 10m air rifle women | 1st | Score:631.1,Final:250.8 |
ISSF World Cup | Rio de Janeiro | 10m air rifle women | 1st | score:629.4,Final:251.7 | |
Munich | 10m air rifle women | 4th | Score:632.7,Final:208.5 | ||
Beijing | 10m air rifle women | 17th | Score:626.9 | ||
New Delhi | 10m air rifle women | 30th | Score:625.3 |
Awards
- Ficci India Sports Award 2020.[6]
- Arjuna Award - 2022
References
- "Elavenil Valarivan shoots gold with Jr world record". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- "India's Elavenil Valarivan wins gold in ISSF Junior World Cup". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- "It feels amazing to break the world record: Elavenil Valarivan". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- Scroll Staff. "Shooting: Apurvi Chandela wins 10m air rifle gold in ISSF World Cup in Munich". Scroll.in. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- "Shooter Elavenil Valarivan makes transition to seniors, wins gold – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- "Bajrang Punia, Elavenil Valarivan bag top honours at FICCI India Sports Awards". The Hindu. 9 December 2020.
- Shastri, Parth; Cherian, Sabu (3 July 2021). "Girl power from Gujarat in Tokyo-bound India contingent". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2021.