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Jyothi Surekha

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Jyothi Surekha
Jyothi in 2017
Personal information
Full nameJyothi Surekha Vennam
Born (1996-07-03) 3 July 1996 (age 30)
Challapalli, Andhra Pradesh, India[1]
EducationMaster of Business Administration
Bachelor of Technology
K L University
Sport
SportArchery
Event
Compound
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
2 (2024)[2]
Personal bestsIndividual: 715 (2025)
Mixed team: 1431 WR (2025)
Medal record
Women's compound archery
Representing  India
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Games 0 0 1
World Championships 1 5 3
World Cup Final 0 2 0
Asian Games 3 1 1
Asian Championships 7 5 2
World Cup 12 8 7
Asia Cup 1 1 0
World University Games 0 1 0
World University Championships 1 0 0
World Youth Championships 0 0 2
Total 25 23 16
World Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 BirminghamMixed team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 BerlinTeam
Silver medal – second place2017 Mexico CityTeam
Silver medal – second place2021 YanktonIndividual
Silver medal – second place2021 YanktonMixed team
Silver medal – second place2021 YanktonTeam
Silver medal – second place2025 GwangjuMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2019 HertogenboschIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2019 HertogenboschTeam
Bronze medal – third place2023 BerlinIndividual
World Cup Final
Silver medal – second place2018 SamsunMixed team
Silver medal – second place2025 NanjingIndividual
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouIndividual
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouMixed team
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouTeam
Silver medal – second place2018 JakartaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2014 IncheonTeam
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 BangkokIndividual
Gold medal – first place2017 DhakaTeam
Gold medal – first place2019 BangkokMixed team
Gold medal – first place2021 DhakaIndividual
Gold medal – first place2023 BangkokTeam
Gold medal – first place2025 DhakaIndividual
Gold medal – first place2025 DhakaTeam
Silver medal – second place2015 BangkokTeam
Silver medal – second place2017 DhakaMixed team
Silver medal – second place2019 BangkokTeam
Silver medal – second place2021 DhakaMixed team
Silver medal – second place2023 BangkokIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2011 TehranTeam
Bronze medal – third place2017 DhakaIndividual
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2022 ParisMixed team
Gold medal – first place2023 AntalyaIndividual
Gold medal – first place2023 AntalyaMixed team
Gold medal – first place2023 ShanghaiMixed team
Gold medal – first place2023 ParisTeam
Gold medal – first place2024 ShanghaiIndividual
Gold medal – first place2024 ShanghaiMixed team
Gold medal – first place2024 ShanghaiTeam
Gold medal – first place2024 YecheonTeam
Gold medal – first place2024 AntalyaTeam
Gold medal – first place2025 Central FloridaMixed team
Silver medal – second place2018 AntalyaTeam
Silver medal – second place2018 BerlinTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 ParisIndividual
Silver medal – second place2024 YecheonMixed team
Silver medal – second place2025 MadridIndividual
Silver medal – second place2025 MadridTeam
Silver medal – second place2025 ShanghaiTeam
Silver medal – second place2026 MadridTeam
Bronze medal – third place2017 AntalyaMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2018 ShanghaiMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2018 AntalyaMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2018 Salt lake CityMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2018 BerlinMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2023 ParisIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2023 MedellínTeam
Bronze medal – third place2025 MadridMixed team
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place2016 TaipeiMixed team
Silver medal – second place2016 TaipeiTeam
World University Games
Silver medal – second place2015 GwangjuMixed team
World University Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 UlaanbaatarTeam
World Youth Championships
Bronze medal – third place2013 WuxiMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2013 WuxiTeam

Jyothi Surekha Vennam (born 3 July 1996) is an Indian archer.[3] She competes in the compound discipline, a non-Olympic event debuting at the 2028 LA Olympics. She has won gold medals at the World Championships, World Cup, Asian Games and the Asian Championships. In 2025, she and Rishabh Yadav set the mixed team world record with a score of 1431 at the 2025 World Cup.[4]

Early life and education

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Surekha was born 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, Andhra Pradesh.[3]

She started swimming at the age of 3. In 2001, she swam 5 km across the Krishna River in three hours, 20 minutes and six seconds and became the youngest to enter the Limca Book of Records.[5] Jyothi completed her schooling from Nalanda Vidya Niketan, Vijayawada. She did her B.Tech. and MBA at Koneru Lakshmaiah University, a deemed university.[6][7]

Career

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Surekha 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.[8] In 2013, She won two bronze medals at the 2013 World Archery Youth Championships held at Wuxi, China.[9][10] 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.[11][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.[12] In 2023, Jyoti won three gold medals in the 2022 Asian Games becoming the first Indian to win multiple gold medals in archery.[13]

Awards and accolades

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In 2017, then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu awarded her a cash prize of INR 1 crore (10 million) along with a housing site of 500 sq. yards in Vijayawada or Amaravati.[17]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. 1 2 "Jyothi Surekha Vennam". World Archery. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Rishabh Yadav and Jyothi Surekha Vennam set new world record at Madrid | World Archery". www.worldarchery.sport. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Shooting straight". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Jyothi Surekha Vennam Biography: Age, weight, archery, achievements". KreedOn. 2 July 2019. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Take a bow". Deccan Chronicle. 6 October 2023. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "19th Asian Championships + CQT Asia". World Archery. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "World Youth Championship". archery.org. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "Archery WC: Jyothi clinches two gold medals". ESPN. 22 April 2023. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "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)
  16. ↑ "Female Athlete of the Year: With consistent excellence, Jyothi Surekha Vennam keeps setting the targets for Indian archery". ESPN. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  17. ↑ 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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