Krishnam Raju Gadiraju (born 24 May 1989)[1] is an accomplished Indian speedcuber[2][3] and unicyclist.[4] He is a six-time world record holder[5] and the first Indian to ever set a world record in speedcubing and unicycling.[4]
On 19 October 2014, Gadiraju solved 2,176 rubik's cubes with one hand in 24 hours and entered into the Guinness World Records.[5] On 19 October 2016, Gadiraju achieved his second Guinness World Record title after he solved 170 rubik's cubes on a unicycle, beating the former record of 117 cubes held by Owen Farmer, USA.[5][6] Gadiraju held the world record for the fastest time to solve the Soma cube.[3] On 19 October 2017, with a time of 53.86 seconds, Gadiraju broke the world record for the fastest time to complete two Rubik's cubes simultaneously underwater.[7] One year later, he solved a Gear Cube in a world record time of 3.79 seconds and a Rubik's Magic blindfolded in 2.99 seconds, also a world record.[5]
He is a competitive chess player representing Karnataka at World Chess Federation competitions.[8][9] He holds the title Arena Candidate Master.[8] Gadiraju is also a memory athlete.[10]
In February 2017, he was featured in the Limca Book of Records.[7]
Media appearances
- 19 Oct 2014 - The Hindu[11]
- 20 Oct 2014 - The New Indian Express[12]
- 21 Oct 2016 - The Hindu[13]
- 19 Mar 2017 - Bangalore Mirror Indiatimes[14]
- 13 Nov 2017 - Times of India[15]
- 10 Jan 2018 - Coca-Cola [16]
- 2 Sep 2018 - BBC News[17]
- 6 Nov 2018 - The New Indian Express[7]
- 19 Nov 2018 - Times Top10[18]
References
- ↑ WR: One-Hand Rubik’s Cube Solving (24 hr).
- ↑ 'World Cube Association - Official Results'.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 He can solve Rubik’s Cube underwater, Burli, Deepika(13 November 2017). Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bangalore boy becomes first Indian to set record in speed solving, unicycling, Damodaran, Akhila(6 November 2018). Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Faster than Bolt, on a different field(19 November 2018). Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ↑ Youth solves Rubik’s Cube 165 times while riding a unicycle.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 'Bangalore boy becomes first Indian to set record in speed solving, unicycling'. The New Indian Express(6 Nov 2018).
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Krishnam Raju Gadiraju FIDE Chess Profile - Players Arbiters Trainers.
- ↑ Player - All India Chess Federation.
- ↑ Competitors: Krishnam Raju GADIRAJU.
- ↑ 'City youth ensures Guinness record'. The Hindu(19 October 2014).
- ↑ 'World's Fastest Rubik's Cube Solver'. The New Indian Express(20 October 2014).
- ↑ 'Youth solves Rubik’s Cube 165 times while riding a unicycle'. The Hindu(21 October 2016).
- ↑ 'Fastest Finger First'. Bangalore Mirror Indiatimes(19 March 2017).
- ↑ 'He can solve Rubik’s Cube underwater'. Times of India(13 November 2017).
- ↑ 'WR: One-Hand Rubik’s Cube Solving (24 hr)'. Coca-Cola(10 January 2018).
- ↑ 'Solving two Rubik Cubes underwater with two hands at a time BBC News Telugu'. BBC News(2 September 2018).
- ↑ 'Faster than Bolt, on a different field'. Times Top10(19 Nov 2018).