Ashleigh Nelson (sprinter)

Ashleigh Nelson (born 20 February 1991) is an English sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres.[1] Her older brother Alexander was also a sprinter at international level as they both were selected to represent Great Britain at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[2]

Ashleigh Nelson

Personal information
Nationality	British English
Born	20 February 1991
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Country	Great Britain England
Sport	Women's Athletics
Event(s)	Sprinting
Medal record Representing  Great Britain World Championships 2019 Doha 4×100 m relay 2013 Moscow 4×100 m relay European Championships 2014 Zürich 4×100 m relay 2014 Zürich 100 m World Junior Championships 2008 Bydgoszcz 100 m World Youth Championships 2007 Ostrava 100 m Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m relay

She won a bronze medal in the 100 metres and a Gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2014 European Championships. In the 4 × 100 metres relay, she also won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships and a silver medal at the 2019 World Championships. Her personal bests are 11.19 secs (2014) in the 100 m and 22.85 secs (2019) in the 200 m.[3]

Nelson was born in Stoke-on-Trent and is a cousin of footballer Curtis Nelson.[4]

References

1. "Ashlee Nelson hopes to run gauntlet of first Olympic Games in Beijing – Olympics". Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
2. "NikeWomen Young Guns – Ashlee Nelson". Anglomania-mag.com. 10 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
3. "Ashlee Nelson lands World Junior silver". More than the games. 14 July 2008. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
4. "Meet the Plymouth athletes competing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland". Plymouth Herald. 20 July 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.

External links

• Ashleigh Nelson at World Athletics