Priority audit lead · Uncleared research note
Dominic O’Brien
Memory sport · Located milestone age 34
Won the inaugural World Memory Championship in 1991; began deliberate memory training at 30.
Two timelines to investigate
Capability and practice
His own account describes school difficulties and leaving school at 16.
Earlier background from the register. Practice start, development dates and earlier level have not been established.
External proof
Located milestone age: 34
Won the inaugural World Memory Championship in 1991; began deliberate memory training at 30.
The earliest result located in screening can be later than the person’s actual first qualifying result.
Earlier-history coverage
- School and university
- Not reviewed
- Sport
- Not reviewed
- Arts, music and writing
- Not reviewed
- Work and business
- Not reviewed
- Technical and scientific activity
- Not reviewed
- Other competitive or community pursuits
- Not reviewed
Blank or unreviewed history means unknown. The same threshold applies to earlier and later achievements.
Classification and limits
Evidence status: Earlier-history audit incomplete
Trajectory: Unresolved
Research depth: First-person history + competition organisation
What prevents publication
- Earlier-history audit and editorial review not completed.
Sources associated with this record
- S109 · www.edutopia.orghttps://www.edutopia.org/blog/win-the-memory-game-dominic-obrien
- S134 · www.worldmemorychampionships.comhttps://www.worldmemorychampionships.com/dominic-obrien-wins-the-paneuropean-memory-championships/
- S135 · en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Memory_Champion
Intake provenance: Paths_First_Proof_Research.xlsx, “Candidates”, row 2, stable ID 001. Source links cover the original screening account and any later research; they do not certify every claim.
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