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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Anu Vaidyanathan
| image =
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| nationality = Indian
| residence = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], India
| occupation = Entrepreneur, writer
| alma_mater = [[Purdue University]]
| website = 
| sport = [[Triathlon]]
}}

'''Anuradha "Anu" Vaidyanathan''' is an Indian writer, entrepreneur and [[triathlete]]. She is the first Indian to complete [[Ironman Triathlon]], doing so in 2006.

== Early life ==

Vaidyanathan was born in [[New Delhi, India]]. Vaidyanathan earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in [[Computer Engineering]] from [[Purdue University]] and [[North Carolina State University]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/546250/living-her-own-exciting-adventure | title=Living her own exciting adventure| last=Nidige | first=Deepika| date=14 May 2016| newspaper=[[Deccan Herald]]
}}</ref> She pursued her PhD in Electrical Engineering from [[ University of Canterbury]], Christchurch, New Zealand.<ref name=R1 />

==Career==

In 2009, while working towards her PhD, she became the first Asian woman to complete the Ultraman Canada event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ultramancanada.com/race-results/2009-2 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-03-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206132232/http://ultramancanada.com/race-results/2009-2 |archivedate=6 December 2013}}</ref> She is the first India-based athlete to train for an participate in [[Ironman Triathlon]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/highlight/5281204a78c90a2e8200026c| title=India's First 'Iron Woman' On Keys To Success| last=Modarressy-Trehani| first=Caroline| date=17 October 2013| newspaper=[[Huffington Post]]}}</ref> Vaidyanathan was the first Indian woman to have qualified for the [[2008 Ironman 70.3 World Championship|Half Ironman 70.3 Clearwater World Championship]] in 2008<ref name="2008 Clearwater">{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article1210015.ece | title=Anuradha dares to be different| last=Ashok | first=Kalyan| date=27 February 2008| newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

She has served as the visiting faculty at [[IIM Ahmedabad]] and [[IIT Ropar]]. Her memoir ''Anywhere But Home – Adventures in Endurance'', was published in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/fun-on-the-run/article8816264.ece | title=Fun on the Run| last=Ravi | first=S| date=16 July 2016| newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref name="R1">
{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/anu-vaidyanathan-talks-about-her-journey-as-a-triathelete-in-her-memoir-anywhere-but-home/article8835155.ece| title=Chronicles of a Triathlete| last=Chandran| first=Divya| date=22 July 2016| newspaper=[[The Hindu]]| access-date=21 July 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711125029/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/anu-vaidyanathan-talks-about-her-journey-as-a-triathelete-in-her-memoir-anywhere-but-home/article8835155.ece| archive-date=11 July 2016| url-status=dead}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Sports in India]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.anuvaidyanathan.com/ Official website]

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from New Delhi]]
[[Category:1984 births]]
[[Category:Indian female triathletes]]

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