Krishnam Raju Gadiraju | |
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Born |
Visakhapatnam, India | 24 May 1989
Nationality | Indian |
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]
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]