Anu Vaidyanathan
Anuradha "Anu" Vaidyanathan is an Indian writer, entrepreneur and triathlete. She is the first Indian to complete Ironman Triathlon, doing so in 2006.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | New Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | Purdue University |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, writer |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Triathlon |
Early lifeEdit
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.[1] She pursued her PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.[2]
CareerEdit
In 2009, while working towards her PhD, she became the first Asian woman to complete the Ultraman Canada event.[3] She is the first India-based athlete to train for an participate in Ironman Triathlon.[4] Vaidyanathan was the first Indian woman to have qualified for the Half Ironman 70.3 Clearwater World Championship in 2008[5]
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.[6][2]
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Nidige, Deepika (14 May 2016). "Living her own exciting adventure". Deccan Herald.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chandran, Divya (22 July 2016). "Chronicles of a Triathlete". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Modarressy-Trehani, Caroline (17 October 2013). "India's First 'Iron Woman' On Keys To Success". Huffington Post.
- ↑ Ashok, Kalyan (27 February 2008). "Anuradha dares to be different". The Hindu.
- ↑ Ravi, S (16 July 2016). "Fun on the Run". The Hindu.