Elavenil Valarivan

{{short description|Indian sport shooter (born 1999)}}

{{Indian name|Elavenil|Valarivan}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Elavenil Valarivan

| native_name =

| native_name_lang =

| image = Elavenil Valarivan.jpg

| caption = Valarivan in 2021

| nationality = Indian

| citizenship =

| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age| 2 August 1999}}

| birth_place = Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India

| nickname = Ela{{cite news |title=Golden eye {{!}} Elavenil Valarivan |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20210719-golden-eye-elavenil-valarivan-1826238-2021-07-09 |access-date=28 July 2024 |work=India Today |date=10 July 2021 |language=en}}

| education = Global Mission International School, Ahmedabad.

| alma_mater =

| sport = Shooting

| country = India

| event = 10 m air rifle

| height = {{Convert|164|cm|ft}}

| weight = {{Convert|54|kg|lb}}

| pb = {{ubl

| 635.9 {{Abbr|NR}} (2025)

}}

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's shooting}}

{{MedalCountry | {{IND}}}}

{{MedalCount | total = yes

| World Championships | 1 | 1 | –

| World Cup Final | 1 | – | –

| World Cup | 4 | 1 | 1

| Asian Shooting Championships | – | 1 | –

| Asian Airgun Championships | 2 | 2 | –

| Junior World Cup | 6 | – | 1

}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Changwon|{{nowrap|10 m air rifle team junior}}}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Changwon|10 m air rifle junior}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Cairo|10m air rifle team}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Cup Final}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Putian|10 m air rifle}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Cup}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Rio de Janeiro|10 m air rifle}}

{{MedalGold|2021 New Delhi|10 m air rifle Mixed Team}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Baku|10 m air rifle Team}}

{{MedalGold|2023 Rio de Janeiro|10 m air rifle}}

{{MedalSilver|2022 Changwon|10 m air rifle Team}}

{{MedalBronze|2025 Munich|10 m air rifle}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Shooting Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Doha|10 m air rifle team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Airgun Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Taoyuan|10 m air rifle}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Taoyuan|10 m air rifle team}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Daegu|10 m air rifle team}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Taoyuan|10 m air rifle mixed team}}

{{MedalSilver|2022 Daegu|10 m air rifle mixed team}}

{{MedalSilver|2024 Jakarta|10 m air rifle}}

{{MedalCompetition|Junior World Cup}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Sydney|10 m air rifle}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Sydney|10 m air rifle team}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Suhl|10 m air rifle}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Suhl|{{nowrap|10 m air rifle mixed team}}}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Suhl|10 m air rifle}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Suhl|10 m air rifle team}}

{{MedalBronze|2018 Suhl|10 m air rifle team}}

{{MedalCompetition | World University Games }}

{{MedalGold | 2021 Chengdu | 10 m air rifle }}

{{MedalSilver | 2021 Chengdu | 10 m air rifle mixed team}}

}}

Elavenil Valarivan ({{IPA|ta|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.{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/elavenil-valarivan-shoots-gold-with-jr-world-record/articleshow/63423699.cms |title=Elavenil Valarivan shoots gold with Jr world record |website=The Times of India |date=23 March 2018 |access-date=25 March 2018 |archive-date=24 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324211323/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/elavenil-valarivan-shoots-gold-with-jr-world-record/articleshow/63423699.cms |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/indias-elavenil-valarivan-wins-gold-in-issf-junior-world-cup/articleshow/63411032.cms |title=India's Elavenil Valarivan wins gold in ISSF Junior World Cup |website=The Times of India |date=22 March 2018 |access-date=25 March 2018 |archive-date=11 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811124433/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/indias-elavenil-valarivan-wins-gold-in-issf-junior-world-cup/articleshow/63411032.cms |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/it-feels-amazing-to-break-the-world-record-elavenil-valarivan/articleshow/63453294.cms |title=It feels amazing to break the world record: Elavenil Valarivan |website=The Times of India |date=25 March 2018 |access-date=25 March 2018 |archive-date=26 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326120942/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/it-feels-amazing-to-break-the-world-record-elavenil-valarivan/articleshow/63453294.cms |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/924827/shooting-apurvi-chandela-wins-10m-air-rifle-gold-in-issf-world-cup-in-munich|title=Shooting: Apurvi Chandela wins 10m air rifle gold in ISSF World Cup in Munich|author=Scroll Staff|website=Scroll.in|date=26 May 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=11 June 2019}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/shooter-elavenil-valarivan-makes-transition-to-seniors-wins-gold/articleshow/68661394.cms|title=Shooter Elavenil Valarivan makes transition to seniors, wins gold – Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=31 March 2019 |access-date=11 June 2019|archive-date=18 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918013112/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/shooter-elavenil-valarivan-makes-transition-to-seniors-wins-gold/articleshow/68661394.cms|url-status=live}}