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Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha (born 27 June 1964) is an Indian sports administrator and retired track and field athlete. Usha was born in Koothali near Perambra in Kozhikode district, Kerala. She grew up in Payyoli. Usha has been associated with Indian athletics since 1979. She has won 4 gold medals and 7 silver medals in the ...
P. T. Usha (Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha; * 27. Juni 1964 in Payyoli, Kozhikode, Kerala) ist eine ehemalige indische Leichtathletin, die als Sprinterin viermal Asienmeisterin geworden ist. Während ihrer aktiven Zeit als Sprinterin wurde sie von ihren Fans Payyoli Express, Udanpari oder auch Golden Girl genannt.
Long after her successful career as an athlete, PT Usha was elected as the president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in 2022 at the age of 58. She is the first woman president of the IOA in its 95-year history and the first Olympian appointed as IOA president.
PT Usha is a legendary Indian sprinter who won over a hundred international medals and set several national records. She was the first Indian woman to compete in the 400m hurdles at the Olympics and narrowly missed a bronze in Los Angeles 1984.
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9. Mai 2023 · PT Usha, also known as the 'Golden Girl' of Indian athletics, is one of the most decorated athletes in Indian history. She won 11 medals at the Asian Games, 23 medals at the Asian Athletics Championships, and held several national and Asian records in sprint events.
11. Dez. 2022 · Former Indian athlete PT Usha became the new chief of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Saturday (December 10), as well as its first woman president. The 58-year-old Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha – for short – is recognised as a phenom in Indian athletics and came onto the scene during the 1980s.
Learn about the life and achievements of P.T. Usha, the first Indian woman to enter an Olympic final and the queen of Indian track and field for two decades. She won multiple medals in Asian Games and World Junior Championships, and set national records in 200m and 400m hurdles.
