Elavenil Valarivan
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born2 August 1999 (1999-08-02) (age 24)
Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India
Educationstudied at Global Mission International School, Ahmedabad.
Height164 cm (5.38 ft)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
CountryIndia
SportShooting
Event10 m air rifle
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  India
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games
World Championships 1 1
World Cup Final 1
World Cup 1
Asian Shooting Championships 1
Asian Airgun Championships 2 1
Junior World Cup 6 1
Total 11 3 1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Changwon10 m air rifle team junior
Silver medal – second place2018 Changwon10 m air rifle junior
Bronze medal – third place2022 Cairo10m air rifle team
World Cup Final
Gold medal – first place2019 Putian10 m air rifle
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2019 Rio de Janeiro10 m air rifle
Asian Shooting Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Doha10 m air rifle team
Asian Airgun Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Taoyuan10 m air rifle
Gold medal – first place2019 Taoyuan10 m air rifle team
Silver medal – second place2019 Taoyuan10 m air rifle mixed team
Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place2018 Sydney10 m air rifle
Gold medal – first place2018 Sydney10 m air rifle team
Gold medal – first place2018 Suhl10 m air rifle
Gold medal – first place2018 Suhl10 m air rifle mixed team
Gold medal – first place2019 Suhl10 m air rifle
Gold medal – first place2019 Suhl10 m air rifle team
Bronze medal – third place2018 Suhl10 m air rifle team
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu 10 m air rifle
Silver medal – second place 2021 Chengdu 10 m air rifle mixed team

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).

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
2018 World Junior Shooting Championship Changwon 10m air rifle women 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Score:631.0,Final:249.8
Changwon Mixed team 10m air rifle women 13th Score:829.5

Junior World Cup

10 Meter Air Rifle

Year Championships Venue Event Rank Score
2019 ISSF Junior World Cup Suhl 10m air rifle women 1st place, gold medalist(s) Score:627.5,Final:251.6
2018 Junior World Cup Suhl 10m air rifle women 1st place, gold medalist(s) Score:630.5,Final:251.7
Sydney 10-meter air rifle women 1st place, gold medalist(s) Score:631.4,Final:249.8

Mixed Team

Year Championships Venue Event Rank Score
2018 ISSF Junior World Cup Suhl Mixed team 10m rifle air 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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
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

Personal life

Valarivan lives in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.[7]

References

  1. "Elavenil Valarivan shoots gold with Jr world record". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. "India's Elavenil Valarivan wins gold in ISSF Junior World Cup". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. "It feels amazing to break the world record: Elavenil Valarivan". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  4. Scroll Staff. "Shooting: Apurvi Chandela wins 10m air rifle gold in ISSF World Cup in Munich". Scroll.in. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  5. "Shooter Elavenil Valarivan makes transition to seniors, wins gold – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  6. "Bajrang Punia, Elavenil Valarivan bag top honours at FICCI India Sports Awards". The Hindu. 9 December 2020.
  7. Shastri, Parth; Cherian, Sabu (3 July 2021). "Girl power from Gujarat in Tokyo-bound India contingent". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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