P.T. Usha, missed an Olympic medal by 1/100th of a second! 
She made history as the first Indian woman to enter the Olympic 400 metres hurdles final in Los Angeles in 1984. Her Olympics debut was in Moscow 1980 at the age of 16. She performed brilliantly in the 1982 Delhi Asiad. The LA Olympics was followed by meets in Jakarta and Seoul in 1985 and 1986 respectively. In Jakarta she bagged five gold medals in 100 meters, 200, 400, 400m hurdles, 4x400m relay and 1 bronze medal in 4x100m relay. An Arjuna awardee, she has also received the Padma Shri.
She made history as the first Indian woman to enter the Olympic 400 metres hurdles final in Los Angeles in 1984. Her Olympics debut was in Moscow 1980 at the age of 16. She performed brilliantly in the 1982 Delhi Asiad. The LA Olympics was followed by meets in Jakarta and Seoul in 1985 and 1986 respectively. In Jakarta she bagged five gold medals in 100 meters, 200, 400, 400m hurdles, 4x400m relay and 1 bronze medal in 4x100m relay. An Arjuna awardee, she has also received the Padma Shri. For Complete IIPM Article, Click on IIPM Article
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2009
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2009
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