Elavenil Valarivan

In this Indian name, the name Valarivan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Elavenil.

Elavenil Valarivan
Valarivan in 2021
Personal information
NicknameEla[1]
NationalityIndian
Born2 August 1999 (1999-08-02) (age 25)
Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India
EducationGlobal 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
World Championships 1 1 –
World Cup Final 1 – –
World Cup 4 1 –
Asian Shooting Championships – 1 –
Asian Airgun Championships 2 2 –
Junior World Cup 6 – 1
Total 14 5 1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Changwon 10 m air rifle team junior
Silver medal – second place 2018 Changwon 10 m air rifle junior
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Cairo 10m air rifle team
World Cup Final
Gold medal – first place 2019 Putian 10 m air rifle
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rio de Janeiro 10 m air rifle
Gold medal – first place 2021 New Delhi 10 m air rifle Mixed Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Baku 10 m air rifle Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Rio de Janeiro 10 m air rifle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Changwon 10 m air rifle Team
Asian Shooting Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha 10 m air rifle team
Asian Airgun Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Taoyuan 10 m air rifle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Taoyuan 10 m air rifle team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Daegu 10 m air rifle team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Taoyuan 10 m air rifle mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Daegu 10 m air rifle mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Jakarta 10 m air rifle
Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Sydney 10 m air rifle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Sydney 10 m air rifle team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Suhl 10 m air rifle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Suhl 10 m air rifle mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Suhl 10 m air rifle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Suhl 10 m air rifle team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Suhl 10 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 an Indian sport shooter from Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. Elavenil represented India at the 2018 ISSF Junior World Cup and won a gold medal. She clinched silver in 2019 World University Games, after which she won gold at the 2019 World Junior World Cup.[2][3][4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

International competition

Olympics

Year Championships Venue Event Rank Score
2024 2024 Olympics Paris Mixed 10 metre air rifle team 12th Score:626.3

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

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.[7]
  • Arjuna Award - 2022

Personal life

Valarivan lives in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Golden eye | Elavenil Valarivan". India Today. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Elavenil Valarivan shoots gold with Jr world record". The Times of India. 23 March 2018. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. ^ "India's Elavenil Valarivan wins gold in ISSF Junior World Cup". The Times of India. 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  4. ^ "It feels amazing to break the world record: Elavenil Valarivan". The Times of India. 25 March 2018. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. ^ Scroll Staff (26 May 2019). "Shooting: Apurvi Chandela wins 10m air rifle gold in ISSF World Cup in Munich". Scroll.in. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Shooter Elavenil Valarivan makes transition to seniors, wins gold – Times of India". The Times of India. 31 March 2019. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Bajrang Punia, Elavenil Valarivan bag top honours at FICCI India Sports Awards". The Hindu. 9 December 2020. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  8. ^ Shastri, Parth; Cherian, Sabu (3 July 2021). "Girl power from Gujarat in Tokyo-bound India contingent". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.