P.T.Usha

Thekkeparambil Pilavullakandi Usha (born June 27, 1964) is an Indian athlete. Queen of Indian track and field for two decades, PT Usha has been associated with Indian athletics since 1979. The initials stand Payyoli Tevaraparampil their names according to the traditional naming system in many parts of South India. E 'born in the village of Kerala Meladi-Payyoli near Calicut, in poor health and poverty. In 1976, the Government of Kerala began school sports for women, and Usha was chosen to represent his district for an amount of Rs 250 months are paid by the state.
In 1979, he participated in the National School Games, where he was noticed by OM Nambiar's, who led most of the rest of his career. India Today described the sport situation in 1979, when athletics primarily a sport for men and women with few seeds of the way. "He made his debut at the Moscow Olympics in 1980 was poor. In 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, could silver medal in the 100 m and 200 m, but also in Asia and field championship sports Kuwait a year later, Usha took gold in the 400m with a new Asian record. Between 1983-1989, he won 13 gold medals Usha responds to terrorist activities. finished first in the semi- finals in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, but not at the end. almost repeat business Milkha Singh in 1960, it was a heartbreaking photo finish for third place. Usha lost the bronze medal to 1/100th second, the first Indian woman (and the fifth Indian) to reach the final of the Olympic event by winning her 400-meter hurdles semifinals.
In the 10th Asian Games in Seoul in 1986, won 4 gold medals and 1 PTUsha silver medal in athletics. This has created new Asian Games records in all the events I attended. PTUsha also won the most medals in a single championship â € "you are in Jakarta in 1985. Their golden five o'clock in the Asia Athletics 6, as the record for most gold medals in an athlete single international match.
Usha success story began in 1982 Asian Games, where he won two gold medals in the 100 meters and 200 meters respectively. He won 17 medals â € "13 gold, silver and 3 bronze medals to four lanes Asia and field championships in the period 1983-1989.
Usha has won 101 international medals. E 'used as an agent of the railroad south.