P.T. Usha on Achievements, Career, Family, Biography and more

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Lesser Known P.T. Usha grateful facts about Husband, Awards, Background, Struggle in this short biography

P.T. Usha Short Bio

Personal info

Her full name is Pilavullakandi Trekkeraparambil. She was born on 27th June 1964 in Kuttali, Kozhikode, Kerala. She is a Retired Indian Track and field athlete. Her height is 5.7 feet and having a weight of 57kg. She has Black eye color and Black Hairs. At present, she is 53years old. Her sun sign is Cancer. She is an Indian. Her hometown is Kozhikode, Kerala. Her hobbies is Sports. Her favorite food is Appam, Kerala Rice.

Family, Husband, and Children

Her father name is E.P.M. Paithal. Her mother name is T.V. Lakshmi. Her brother name is Pradeep and having two sisters Suma and Shobha. Her husband name is V Srinivasan and having one child Ujjwal Srinivasan.

Struggle and Career

She was first noticed in 1976 by O.M. Nambiar. He was an athletics coach at the sports prize-distribution ceremony. He got impressed in the first meeting by her fast walking style and Lean shape. And he knows that one day she will become a good sprinter. The same year, He trained Usha and She won five Medals in Inter state meet for juniors in Kollam 1978. She went ahead to win various awards at the 1979 National Games and 1980 National between state meet setting many meet records. She made an unremarkable Olympic introduction at 1980.
She also broke the 200 m national record again timing 23.9 s, and with 53.6 s, set another national record in 400 m. At the Asian Championships in Kuwait City that year and got the popular athlete in India. She also broke many world records.

More interesting facts about P.T. Usha

1. She started her Career with a scholarship of 250rs.
2. Before her Career, she is very poor.
3. She also honored as ‘Queen Of Track and Field’.
4. She broke many world records.
5. She also awarded Padma Shri and Arjuna Award for Athletics.

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