Dominic O'Brien
Dominic O'Brien (born August 10, 1957 in London ) is an eight-time world memory champion and author of several books on mnemonics and memory sports . On November 4, 1989, he joined Wetten, dass ..? live from Basel , where he memorized the order of six shuffled decks of cards and thus became the king of the betting.
Unhappy school days
During his school days he hated anything to do with reading and writing as he would much rather play outside than do letters. He was considered to be particularly slow and a daydreamer and even when his dyslexia was finally recognized at the age of ten, nobody could really help him at the time. That's why he left school at the age of 16.
inspiration
When he was thirty he saw the English mnemonic Creighton Carvello on television , easily remembering the order of playing cards. Motivated by this program, he acquired the techniques and began his memory training.
Memory records
On April 30, 1988, he finally set his first world record by memorizing six mixed stacks of cards of 52 sheets each. In 1990 there were already 35 card games (1820 cards), in 1993 already 40 and in 2002 he broke all records with 54 card games, ie in this competition he was able to reproduce the order of 2808 cards with almost no errors.
When in 1991 World Memory Championships by Tony Buzan were launched, he was also one of the few participants and promptly won the championships. Except in 1994, in which Jonathan Hancock won, and in 1998, when he was unable to participate for personal reasons, he always won the World Championships until 2001, a total of eight times. O'Brien has since retired from the memory sport.
Due to his great success in memory sports and his contribution to its dissemination, he was awarded the title GMM, Grand Master of Memory, in 2005.
In 2019 he is number 127 in the world rankings.
literature
- The simple way to better memory , Nymphenburger Verlag 2000, ISBN 3-485-00850-8
- Memory training (paperback), Mosaik Verlag 2001, ISBN 3-576-11641-9
- Faces & Names , Ars Edition 2003, ISBN 3-7607-1988-0
- Numbers & Dates , Ars Edition 2003, ISBN 3-7607-1989-9
- Perfect Memory (German language), Nymphenburger Verlag 2005, ISBN 3-485-01062-6
- Memory Training , Taschen Verlag 2005, ISBN 3-8228-4735-6
proof
- ↑ World Rankings. Retrieved September 9, 2019 .
Web links
- Dominic O'Brien in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- happychild.org.uk
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | O'Brien, Dominic |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British memory athlete and non-fiction author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |