P. T. Usha

P. T. Usha
Personal information
Nickname(s)
Golden Girl, Payyoli Express
Nationality Indian
BornPilavullakande Thekkeparambil Usha
(1964-06-27) 27 June 1964
Years active1976–2000
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse
V. Srinivasan
(m. 1991; died 2026)
13th President of the Indian Olympic Association
Assumed office
10 December 2022
Preceded byNarinder Dhruv Batra
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
7 July 2022
Nominated byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byM. C. Mary Kom
ConstituencyNominated (Sports)
Signature
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event
Sprints
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
1986 Seoul 200 m
1986 Seoul 400 m
1986 Seoul 400 m hurdles
1986 Seoul 4x400 m relay
1982 New Delhi 100 m
1982 New Delhi 200 m
1986 Seoul 100 m
1990 Beijing 400 m
1990 Beijing 4x100 m relay
1990 Beijing 4x400 m relay
1994 Hiroshima 4x400 m relay
Asian Championships
1983 Kuwait City 400m
1985 Jakarta 100m
1985 Jakarta 200m
1985 Jakarta 400m
1985 Jakarta 400m hurdles
1985 Jakarta 4×400m Relay
1987 Singapore 400m
1987 Singapore 400m hurdles
1987 Singapore 4×400m Relay
1989 New Delhi 200m
1989 New Delhi 400m
1989 New Delhi 400m hurdles
1989 New Delhi 4×400m Relay
1998 Fukuoka 4×100m Relay
1983 Kuwait 200m
1987 Singapore 100m
1987 Singapore 4×100m Relay
1989 New Delhi 100m
1989 New Delhi 200m
1998 Fukuoka 4×400m Relay
1985 Jakarta 4×100m Relay
1998 Fukuoka 200m
1998 Fukuoka 400m

Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha (born 27 June 1964) is an Indian sports administrator, parliamentarian and retired track and field athlete. She was born in Koothali near Perambra in Kozhikode district, Kerala, and grew up in Payyoli. Usha has been associated with Indian athletics since 1979. She has won a total of four gold and seven silver medals in the Asian Games. She is often associated as the "Queen of Indian track and field".

In July 2022, she was nominated as a Member of Parliament to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. In December 2022, she was elected president of the Indian Olympic Association unopposed. That same month, 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. Usha is the first nominated parliamentarian in history to become the vice-chairperson of the Rajya Sabha.