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Jyothi Surekha Vennam Age, Family, Biography & More

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Hometown: Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh
Age: 27 Years
Marital Status: Unmarried

Jyothi Surekha Vennam

Bio/Wiki
NicknameGolden Girl [1]Editorji
ProfessionCompound Archer
Famous forWinning gold medal in 2023 at the World Archery Championships
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)in centimeters- 170 cm
in meters- 1.70 m
in feet & inches- 5’ 7”
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Cricket
Coach(s)• J. Rama Rao
• Jiwanjot Singh Teja
Jyothi Surekha Vennam with her coach Jiwanjot Singh Teja
MedalsAsian Archery Championships

• 2011 (Tehran): Bronze medal in Women's team event

• 2015 (Bangkok): Gold medal in Individual event

• 2015 (Bangkok): Silver medal in Team event

• 2017 (Dhaka): Gold medal in Women's Team event

• 2017 (Dhaka): Silver medal in Mixed Team event

• 2017 (Dhaka): Bronze medal in Individual event

• 2019 (Bangkok): Gold medal in Mixed Team event

• 2019 (Bangkok): Silver medal in Women's Team event
Jyothi Surekha Vennam won Gold medal in Mixed Team event and Silver medal in Women's Team event at Asian Archery Championships 2019

• 2021 (Dhaka): Gold medal in Individual event

• 2021 (Dhaka): Silver medal in Mixed Team event

World Youth Archery Championships

• 2013 (Wuxi): Bronze medal in Women's team event

• 2013 (Wuxi): Bronze medal in Mixed team event

World Archery Championships

• 2017 (Mexico City): Silver medal in Women's team event

• 2019 (Hertogenbosch): 2 Bronze medals in Individual event
Jyothi Surekha Vennam wins 2 Bronze medals in Individual event at 2019 World Archery Championship

• 2021 (Yankton): Silver medal in Women's team event

• 2021 (Yankton): Silver medal in Mixed team event

• 2021 (Yankton): Silver medal in Individual event
Jyothi Surekha Vennam wins silver medal in Women's team event, silver medal in Mixed team event, and silver medal in Individual event at the World Archery Championships

• 2023 (Berlin): Gold medal in Women's team event
Jyothi Surekha Vennam wins gold medal in Women's team event at World Archery Championships 2023

• 2023 (Berlin): Bronze medal in Individual event
Jyothi Surekha Vennam wins bronze medal in Individual event at World Archery Championships 2023

Summer Universiade

• 2015 (Gwangju): Silver medal in Mixed team event

Archery World Cup

• 2017 (Antalya): Bronze medal in Mixed Team event

• 2018 (Berlin): Silver medal in Women's Team event

• 2018 (Samsun): Silver medal in Mixed Team event

• 2018 (Shanghai): Bronze medal in Mixed Team event

• 2018 (Antalya): Bronze medal in Mixed Team event
Jyothi Surekha Vennam wins bronze medal in Mixed Team event at world cup in Antalya

• 2018 (Antalya): Silver medal in Women's Team event
Jyothi Surekha Vennam wins silver medal in Women's Team event at world cup in Antalya

• 2018 (Salt lake City): Bronze medal in Mixed Team event

• 2018 (Berlin): Bronze medal in Mixed Team event

• 2022 (Paris): Gold medal in Mixed Team event
Jyothi Surekha Vennam wins gold medal in Mixed Team event at 2022 World Cup

• 2022 (Paris): Silver medal in Individual event
Jyothi Surekha Vennam wins silver medal in Individual event at at 2022 World Cup

• 2023 (Paris): Gold medal in Women's Team event
Jyothi Surekha Vennam wins gold medal in Women's Team event at Archery World Cup 2023

• 2023 (Antalya): Gold medal in Individual event

• 2023 (Antalya): Gold medal in Mixed Team event

• 2023 (Shanghai): Gold medal in Mixed Team event

• 2023 (Paris): Bronze medal in Individual event

• 2023 (Medellin): Bronze medal in Women's team event

Asian Games

• 2014 (Incheon): Bronze medal in Women's team compound event

• 2018 (Jakarta-Palembang): Silver medal in Women's team compound event
Jyothi Surekha Vennam holding silver medal won in Women's team compound event at the 2018 Asian Games

• 2022 (Hangzhou): Gold medal in Women's individual compound event

• 2022 (Hangzhou): Gold medal in Mixed team compound event

• 2022 (Hangzhou): Gold medal in Women's team compound event
Jyothi Surekha Vennam wins 3 gold medals at Asian Games 2022
Awards, Honours, Achievements • 2001: Pratibha Puraskar by Government of Andhra Pradesh

• 2002: Exceptional Achievement Award by Government of India

• 2013: Golden Target award by World Archery Federation

• 2017: Arjuna Award
Jyothi Surekha Vennam receiving Arjuna Award

• 2018: Pride of Andhra Award at Zee Apsara Award
Jyothi Surekha Vennam receiving Pride of Andhra Award

• 2021: Times of India Sports Award for being the Archer of the Year
Personal Life
Date of Birth3 July 1996 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2023) 27 Years
BirthplaceChallapalli, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh
Zodiac signCancer
SignatureJyothi Surekha Vennam's signature
NationalityIndian
HometownChallapalli, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh
SchoolNalanda Vidyaniketan, Vijayawada
College/UniversityK L University, Andhra Pradesh
Educational Qualification(s) [2]Deccan Chronicle• B.Tech.
• MBA
Relationships & More
Marital StatusUnmarried
Family
Husband/SpouseN/A
ParentsFather- Vennam Surendra Kumar (former Kabaddi player and a veterinary doctor)
Jyothi Surekha Vennam with her father
Mother- Sri Durga

Jyothi Surekha Vennam

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jyothi Surekha Vennam

  • Jyothi Surekha Vennam is an Indian compound archer known for bagging gold medals at various compound archery events including the Archery World Cup, World Archery Championships and Asian Games. She came to the limelight in 2023 when she became the first Indian archer to win a gold medal at the World Archery Championships. In the same year, she won many gold medals at the Asian Games. Her current world ranking is 4.
  • When she was 3 years old, she started swimming. In 2001, she set a record by becoming the youngest to swim 5 km across Krishna River in three hours, 20 minutes and six seconds. Her name was added to the Limca Book of Records. She could not continue swimming because of a lack of opportunities in the city. She left the sport and took admission to an academy where she started playing archery.
  • When she turned 11, she started practising archery and used to participate in various tournaments at the junior level.
  • In 2008, one year after joining the academy, she won her first medal in archery in the Under-13 nation in Vijayawada where she claimed six more gold medals.
  • In 2017, when she won the Arjuna Award, she became the youngest person from South India to receive the award.
  • In 2017, she was awarded a cash prize of Rs. 1 Crore and a housing site of 500 sq. yards in Vijayawada or Amaravati by the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu.
  • In 2020, she was felicitated by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy after she won the 21st Asian Archery Championship (2019), Bangkok and 50th World Championships (2019) in the Netherlands.

    Jyothi Surekha Vennam felicitated by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy

    Jyothi Surekha Vennam felicitated by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy

  • In the 2021 World Archery Championships, she became the first Indian to win three silver medals, one gold, four silver and three bronze medals.
  • In January 2022, she participated in the Women’s Open Pro event at the Lancaster Archery Classic held near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States and came first in the event.

    Jyothi Surekha Vennam in the Women’s Open Pro event at the Lancaster Archery Classic

    Jyothi Surekha Vennam in the Women’s Open Pro event at the Lancaster Archery Classic

  • In 2022, she was appointed as Deputy Collector by NTR District Collector Dr S Dilli Rao at the Collectorate in Vijayawada.

    Jyothi Surekha Vennam being appointed as Deputy Collector

    Jyothi Surekha Vennam being appointed as Deputy Collector

  • She has won 53 international medals and 62 national ones.
  • Jyoti does yoga and meditation to keep calm and focus which helps her in archery as well. She works out at the gym to train her shoulders.
  • She practices archery for six hours every day and does two hours of physical training.

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