Krishnam Raju Gadiraju (born 24 May 1989)[1] is an 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]
Krishnam Raju Gadiraju | |
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| Born | 24 May 1989 Visakhapatnam, India |
| Nationality |  Indian |
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
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edit- ^ "WR: One-Hand Rubik's Cube Solving (24 hr)". coca-colaindia.com.
- ^ "'World Cube Association - Official Results'".
- ^ a b Burli, Deepika (13 November 2017). "He can solve Rubik's Cube underwater". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ a b Damodaran, Akhila (6 November 2018). "Bangalore boy becomes first Indian to set record in speed solving, unicycling". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Faster than Bolt, on a different field". The Times of India. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "Youth solves Rubik's Cube 165 times while riding a unicycle". thehindu.com.
- ^ a b c "'Bangalore boy becomes first Indian to set record in speed solving, unicycling'". The New Indian Express. 6 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Krishnam Raju Gadiraju FIDE Chess Profile - Players Arbiters Trainers". ratings.fide.com.
- ^ "Player - All India Chess Federation". aicf.in.
- ^ "Competitors: Krishnam Raju GADIRAJU". world-memory-statistics.com.
- ^ "'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 November 2018.