PT Usha

TURNING POINT

• Always had aptitude for sports
• Rs. 250 from the Kerala government and led Usha to a special sports school at Cannore.
• 1979 she started competing through the school
• Thats when coach O.M. Nambiar knew she had lots of potential

INTRODUCTION

• 1 of the worlds best-known woman athlete
• Queen of track and field for almost 2 decades
• "The golden girl" or "Payyoli Express" because of speed in track and field

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• Many national as well as international awards
• 33 international medals
• 13 gold medals in the Asian games and Asian championship

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS P.2

• 30 international awards for her excellence in athletics
• Arjuna award in 1984
• Next year adjudged best woman athlete at the Jakarta Asian Athlete Meet
• Padma Shree award in 1984

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS P.3

• Seoul Asian games of 1986- Adidas gold shoe award. Best athlete
• "Sportsperson of the century" by Indian Olympic Association

BIOGRAPHY

• Born in very poor village on June 27, 1964
• Started career in 1980
• Receive 1st real mettle in 1982 (silver 100m and 200m)
• Jakarta Asian meet 1985, Usha got the title sprint queen when she won 5 gold medals.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• In The Seoul Asian Games she got 4 gold and a silver
• This was the icing on the cake of her career.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Married Srinivasan in 1991
• Had a son, Ujjwal
• Later opened an athletic school for girls (10-12)

Ups And Downs
The illustrious carrier of P.T Usha speaks for itself. She has been the finest women athlete India has ever produced. Throughout her carrier Usha never looked back. In fact, at one point of time she returned back to track after a gap of 4 years and won a silver medal at the Hiroshima Asiad! But the greatest disappointment came at the Los Angeles Olympics, where Usha missed the bronze medal by just 1/100th of a second. This was a heart break for the whole country.

Payyoli Tevaraparampil