P. T. Usha

P. T. Usha
Usha in New Delhi, 27 February 2009
Personal information
Birth namePilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha[1]
Nickname(s)Golden Girl, Payyoli Express[2]
NationalityIndian
Born (1964-06-27) 27 June 1964 (age 60)
Koothali, Perambra, Kerala, India[3]
Years active1976–2000[4]
EmployerIndian Railways
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
SpouseV. Srinivasan
Signature
13th President of the Indian Olympic Association
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 December 2022[5]
Preceded byNarinder Dhruv Batra
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 July 2022
Nominated byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byM. C. Mary Kom
ConstituencyNominated (Sports)
Personal details
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2015–present)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
Achievements and titles
Personal bests100 m: 11.39 (Jakarta 1985)
200 m: 23.05 (Lucknow 1999)
400 m: 51.61 (Canberra 1985)
400 m hurdles: 55.42 NR
(Los Angeles 1984)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul 200 m
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul 400 m
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul 400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1982 New Delhi 100 m
Silver medal – second place 1982 New Delhi 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1986 Seoul 100 m
Silver medal – second place 1990 Beijing 400 m
Silver medal – second place 1990 Beijing 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1990 Beijing 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima 4x400 m relay
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Kuwait City 400m
Gold medal – first place 1985 Jakarta 100m
Gold medal – first place 1985 Jakarta 200m
Gold medal – first place 1985 Jakarta 400m
Gold medal – first place 1985 Jakarta 400m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 1985 Jakarta 4×400m Relay
Gold medal – first place 1987 Singapore 400m
Gold medal – first place 1987 Singapore 400m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 1987 Singapore 4×400m Relay
Gold medal – first place 1989 New Delhi 200m
Gold medal – first place 1989 New Delhi 400m
Gold medal – first place 1989 New Delhi 400m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 1989 New Delhi 4×400m Relay
Gold medal – first place 1998 Fukuoka 4×100m Relay
Silver medal – second place 1983 Kuwait 200m
Silver medal – second place 1987 Singapore 100m
Silver medal – second place 1987 Singapore 4×100m Relay
Silver medal – second place 1989 New Delhi 100m
Silver medal – second place 1989 New Delhi 200m
Silver medal – second place 1998 Fukuoka 4×400m Relay
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Jakarta 4×100m Relay
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Fukuoka 200m
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Fukuoka 400m

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.[6] She has won 4 gold medals and 7 silver medals in the Asian Games. She is often associated as the "Queen of Indian track and field".[7]

On 6 July 2022, she was nominated as a Member of Parliament to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, by former President of India Ram Nath Kovind.[8] In December 2022, Usha was elected president of the Indian Olympic Association unopposed.[9] In December 2022, she was appointed to the panel of Rajya Sabha vice chairman to control the proceedings of the upper house during the absence of both Chairman and Deputy Chairman.[10] She is the first nominated MP in history to become the Vice Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha.[11]

  1. ^ P. T. USHA Personal Profile at www.ptusha.org
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference th1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Nadar, A Ganesh (22 August 1998). "I'm unstoppable now!". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2001. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Indian Track Star P.T. Usha Hangs Up Her Spikes". International Association of Athletics Federations. 25 July 2000. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  5. ^ "PT Usha officially elected as Indian Olympic Association president, first woman to take up the role". 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  6. ^ India Best21 (23 June 2016). "List of India's best Sportspeople". IndiaBest21. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Usha School of Athletics: A giant stride forward Archived 1 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Bhandari, Shashwat (6 July 2022). "Celebrated athlete PT Usha, Philanthropist Veerendra Heggade among 4 nominated for Rajya Sabha". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  9. ^ "PT Usha elected unopposed; becomes first woman IOA President". 10 December 2022.
  10. ^ PTI (20 July 2023). "Jagdeep Dhankhar reconstitutes Rajya Sabha panel of vice-chairpersons; half of them women". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
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