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Happy Birthday PT Usha: Five interesting facts about Payyoli Express

Legendary India track and field athlete P.T. Usha is celebrating her 58th birthday on June 27, 2022. Usha won medals right through the course of her illustrious career but it was the 400m hurdles race at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics that remains one of her finest moments. She finished fourth by 1/100 of a second and missed out on the bronze medal by the tiniest of margins. But from there on, she didn't look back and finished with an enviable trophy haul.

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Updated:Jun 26, 2022, 11:15 PM IST

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1980 Moscow Olympics

PT Usha was the first and the youngest Indian woman to compete at the 1980 Moscow Olympics

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First Indian woman sprinter

PT Usha was the first Indian woman sprinter to reach the final of an Olympic track event.

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Heartbreak in Los Angeles Olympics

At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Usha achieved a fourth-place in 400m race but lost the bronze medal by one-hundredth of a second.

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1985 Asian Championships

PT Usha earned five gold medals at the 1985 Asian Championships, the most for any woman athlete in a single event.

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Adidas Golden Shoe Award

PT Usha bagged the Adidas Golden Shoe award for best athlete at 1986 Seoul Olympics.