Ashleigh Nelson (sprinter)
.jpg) Nelson in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | British English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 February 1991 Stoke-on-Trent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Women's Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprinting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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
- ^ "Ashlee Nelson hopes to run gauntlet of first Olympic Games in Beijing – Olympics". Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "NikeWomen Young Guns – Ashlee Nelson". Anglomania-mag.com. 10 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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 on X
- Ashleigh Nelson at World Athletics
- Ashleigh Nelson at British Athletics
- Ashleigh Nelson at Power of 10
- Ashleigh Nelson at Team GB
- Ashleigh Nelson at Olympics.com
- Ashleigh Nelson at Olympedia
- Ashleigh Nelson at Team England
- Ashleigh Nelson at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Ashleigh Nelson at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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- World Athletics Championships medalists
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