Jyothi Surekha Vennam

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Jyothi Surekha Vennam
Jyothi Surekha Vennam (cropped).jpg
Vennam in 2017
Personal information
Full nameVennam Jyothi Surekha
Born (1996-07-03) 3 July 1996 (age 29)
Challapalli, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India [1]
Education K L University (B.Tech. and MBA)
Sport
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Sport Archery
Event Compound Archery
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking3 [2]
Personal bestMixed Team: 1431 WR (2025)
Medal record
Women's Archery Archery pictogram.svg
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Berlin Women's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Mexico City Women's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Yankton Women's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Yankton Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Yankton Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Hertogenbosch Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Berlin Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Hertogenbosch Individual
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Incheon Women's team
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Paris Mixed Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Paris Women's Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Antalya Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Antalya Mixed Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Shanghai Mixed Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Shanghai Women's Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Shanghai Mixed Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Shanghai Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Central Florida Mixed Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Antalya Women's Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Berlin Women's Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Samsun Mixed Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Paris Individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Shanghai Women's Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Madrid Women's Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Madrid Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Antalya Mixed Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Shanghai Mixed Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Antalya Mixed Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Salt lake City Mixed Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Berlin Mixed Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Paris Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Medellin Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Madrid Mixed Team
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Bangkok Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Dhaka Women's Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Bangkok Mixed Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Dhaka Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Bangkok Women's Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Bangkok Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Dhaka Mixed Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Bangkok Women's Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Dhaka Mixed Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Bangkok Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Tehran Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Dhaka Individual
Universiade
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Gwangju Mixed team
World Youth Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Wuxi Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Wuxi Mixed team

Jyothi Surekha Vennam (born 3 July 1996) is an Indian compound archer. [3] She is a gold medalist 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]

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Early life and education

Jyothi 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. [3]

Initially, she started training for swimming at the age of 3. In 2001, Jyothi swam 5 km across the Krishna River in three hours, 20 minutes and six seconds and became the youngest to do so entering 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 Education Foundation, a deemed university, also known as KL University. [6] [7]

Career

Jyoti 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

In 2017, then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu awarded her a cash prize of INR 1 crore along with a housing site of 500 sq. yards in Vijayawada or Amaravati. [16]

References

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  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.
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  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.
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  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. 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.