| Short Bio: |
P.T. Usha is a former Indian track and field sprinter and one of the most successful female athletes in India. She is known as the ‘Queen of Indian Track and Field’ due to her contribution as an athlete. P.T. Usha has given our country several opportunities to be proud of with her golden wins. After taking retirement from track & field, she is currently working as a railway employee in Eastern Railway. P.T. Usha is still considered a great inspiration for many Indian girls, who want to be a sprinter.
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| Quick Info- | Name: P.T. Usha | Net Worth: Around 23 million dollars | Age: 56 years |
| Bio- |
| Full Name: Pilavullakandi Thekkraparambil Usha |
| Profession: Sprinter, a railway employee |
| Famous For: Being India’s gold medalist sprinter |
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| Physical Info- |
| Height: 170cm, 5’6 ̎ in feet |
| Weight: 57 kg, 126 lbs in pounds |
| Hair Color: Black |
| Eye Color: Black |
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| Career Info- |
| Start With: She has started her international career with the Asian Games Championship in 1982 |
| Other Championships: After winning the silver medal in her debut championship, she participated in many other world championships and international competitions consecutively. Other championships of her career are, as follows- |
| Asian Championship Kuwait in 1983. |
| Los Angeles Olympics in 1984. |
| Asian Championship Jakarta in 1985. |
| Asian Games Seoul in 1986. |
| Asian Games Singapore in 1987. |
| Asian Championship Delhi in 1989, etc. |
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| Achievements: |
| P. T. Usha won 4 gold medals in Asian Games and 14 gold medals in Asian Championships in her entire career. |
| Won 101 medals from both national and international participation. |
| She received Arjuna Award in 1983. |
| Got Padma Shri Award in 1985. |
| Achieved Honorary Doctorate (D. Litt) by Kannur University in 2000. |
| Honorary D.Sc. degree by IIT Kanpur in 2017. |
| Honorary D. Litt degree conferred by the University of Calicut in 2018. |
| IAAF Veteran Pin in 2019. |
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| Personal Info- |
| Date Of Birth: 27th June 1964 |
| Age: 56 |
| Birthplace: Payyoli, Kerala |
| Nationality: Indian |
| Religion: Hinduism |
| Zodiac: Cancer |
| Hometown: Payyoli, Kozhikode, Kerala |
| School: Sports School at Kannur |
| Educational Details: GVHSS (Sports) Kannur |
| Hobbies: Not know |
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| Relationship Status: |
| Marital Status: Married |
| Marriage Date: 1991 |
| Family- |
| Parents: Father- E.P.M. Paithal, Mother- T. V. Lakshmi |
| Siblings: Brother- Pradeep, Sisters- Shobha, Suma |
| Husband: V. Srinivasan, an inspector with Central Industrial Security Force |
| Children: Son- Ujjwal Srinivasan |
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| Property Info- |
| Net Worth And All That: The approximate net worth of P. T. Usha is around 23 million dollars, according to some information providing sites like Wikipedia, IMDb, Forbes, etc. |
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| Some Other Facts About: |
| P. T. Usha was born in a Keralian family in Payyoli and got interested in sports since her childhood days. |
| She was first noticed by an athlete coach O. M. Nambiar in a prize-contribution ceremony of sports. |
| According to the coach, she was extremely lean in shape and used to walk fast, which imprinted that she can be a good sprinter. |
| With some professional training, P. T. Usha won six medals at the interstate meets in sprinting and took participate in 100m and 200m runs. |
| In 1981 she made a national record in sprinting and got a chance to participate in Asian Games for the first time in 1982. |
| There were no coming back for her since then and she bagged almost 101 medals in her entire athlete career by participating in various national and international championships. |
| P. T. Usha, along with Saraswati Saha made a national record in 4×100 meters relay, which is unbroken till now. |
| She has got the nickname of ‘Golden Girl’ due to her wins of gold medals in national and international championships. |
| She got two major awards Arjuna Award and Padma Shi Award from the Indian govt. for her immense contribution to sports. |
| She got an honorary doctorate from Kannur University and the University of Calicut. |
| She married V. Srinivasan, who is an inspector with CISF in 1991 and they have a son together. |
| Son of P. T. Usha is Ujjwal Srinivasan, who becomes a sports doctor, bagged an International Olympic Committee diploma in sport medicines. |
| To promote sports and encourage talented athletes, she funded ‘Usha School of Athletics’ in 2002 at Koyilandi of Kerala state. |
| Presently, this legendary sports personality P. T. Usha is working in southern railways as an officer. |
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