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First Indian woman (and the fifth Indian) to reach the final of an Olympic event by winning her 400 m hurdles Semi-final

  1. Sanchita Das

  2. Sarojini Naidu

  3. P T Usha

  4. Indira Gandhi
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P T Usha became the first Indian woman to reach an Olympic final when she won her 400m hurdles semifinal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. She narrowly missed the bronze medal by 1/100th of a second. This achievement made her a sporting icon in India.

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