PT Usha: Full name, biography, age, height, family, husband, party, records, net worth

PT Usha is a legendary former Indian Sprinter and athletic icon set to become the first woman president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), find out her brief bio, full name, party, age, books, marriage and children, awards, medals

PT Usha emerged as the lone candidate for the post, and she will be the first Olympian and the first international medallist to do so in its 95-year-old history.

PT Usha: Full name, biography, age, height, family, husband, party, records, achievements, net worth

Ma’am PT Usha is a sports icon of India

-First woman athlete from INDIA to reach olympic finals
-She has won 103 national & international medals for INDIA

People uttering even a single word against her should remember this first! #IndiaStandswithPTUsha pic.twitter.com/hHbqBGs45J

— BALA (@erbmjha) April 28, 2023

Last year in on July 6, 2022, the Government of India had nominated PT Usha to the Rajya Sabha with Prime Minister Narendra Modi even congratulating her via Twitter.

Ever since her retirement in 2000, PT Usha has been a constant presence at the national track and field meets. She is often spotted alongside her trainees from the Usha School of Athletics based in Kinalur in Kerala’s Kozhikode.

One of the most famous products of Usha’s athletics school is Tintu Luka, the current 800 meters national record holder. Luka is also an Asian Games medalist.

PT Usha brief bio

P.T. Usha, full name Pilavullakandi Thekkeraparambil Usha was born on June 27, 1964 in Kuttali, Kozhikode, Kerala. She has been associated with Indian athletics ever since 1979. P.T. Usha is often called the ‘Queen of Indian track and field’ and is nicknamed as Golden Girl, and Payyoli Express. Prior to becoming a professional athlete, PT Usha studied at the Providence Women’s College in Kozhikode.

Age

P.T. Usha is currently 58 years old with her height at 1.7m. Her net worth is between $1-5 million.

Books

PT Usha has written a book titled Golden Girl: The Autobiography of P.T. Usha.

PT Usha marriage and children

The Indian icon is married to V. Srinivasan, an inspector with the Central Industrial Security Force since 1991. The couple have two sons together – Vignesh Ujjwal and Ujjwal Srinivasan.

PT Usha career

P.T. Usha started out her career, after O.M. Nambiar, an athletics coach, first noticed her at a sports prize-distribution ceremony in 1977. He then began coaching her that same year. Usha instantly achieved quick results and won six medals at the inter-state meet for juniors, in Kollam in 1978.

This included four gold medals in 100 m, 200 m, 60 m hurdles and high jump, one silver in long jump, and one bronze in 4×100 m relay. PT Usha’s standout moment in her career came at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

She entered this competition following a string of good performances at the year’s New Delhi inter-state meet and the Mumbai Open National Championships. P.T. Usha is currently serving as a member of the Board of Advisors of India’s International Movement to the United Nations (I.I.M.U.N).

PT Usha records

Given below are PT Usha’s records throughout her career:

PT Usha achievements

Throughout her career, P.T Usha has represented India in the 4×100 meters relay together with Valdivel Jayalakshmi, Rachita Mistry, and E.B. Shyla. The team competed in the 1998 Asian Championships in Athletics and won the gold medal. They did this while also setting the current National Record of 44.43 s.

PT Usha medals

Given below is a list of medals that PT Usha has own throughout her career:

PT Usha awards and honors

Given below is a list of the awards and honors that PT Usha has won in her career:

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