P. T. Usha

P. T. Usha
Usha in New Delhi, 27 February 2009
Personal information
Birth namePilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha
Nickname(s)Golden Girl, Payyoli Express
NationalityIndian
Born (1964-06-27) 27 June 1964
Koothali, Perambra, Kerala, India
Years active1976–2000
EmployerIndian Railways
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
SpouseV. Srinivasan
Signature
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)
Personal details
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2015–present)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
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 Seoul200 m
1986 Seoul400 m
1986 Seoul400 m hurdles
1986 Seoul4x400 m relay
1982 New Delhi100 m
1982 New Delhi200 m
1986 Seoul100 m
1990 Beijing400 m
1990 Beijing4x100 m relay
1990 Beijing4x400 m relay
1994 Hiroshima4x400 m relay
Asian Championships
1983 Kuwait City400m
1985 Jakarta100m
1985 Jakarta200m
1985 Jakarta400m
1985 Jakarta400m hurdles
1985 Jakarta4×400m Relay
1987 Singapore400m
1987 Singapore400m hurdles
1987 Singapore4×400m Relay
1989 New Delhi200m
1989 New Delhi400m
1989 New Delhi400m hurdles
1989 New Delhi4×400m Relay
1998 Fukuoka4×100m Relay
1983 Kuwait200m
1987 Singapore100m
1987 Singapore4×100m Relay
1989 New Delhi100m
1989 New Delhi200m
1998 Fukuoka4×400m Relay
1985 Jakarta4×100m Relay
1998 Fukuoka200m
1998 Fukuoka400m

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.