Ashleigh Nelson (sprinter)
| Medal record | ||
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| Women’s Athletics | ||
Representing  Great Britain
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| World Championships | ||
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2013 Moscow | 4x100 m relay |
| European Championships | ||
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2014 Zürich | 4 x 100 m relay |
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2014 Zürich | 100 m |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2008 Bydgoszcz | 100 m |
| World Youth Championships | ||
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2007 Ostrava | 100 m |
Representing  England
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
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2014 Glasgow | 4x100 m relay |
Ashleigh Nelson (born 20 February 1991 in Stoke-on-Trent) 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. She also won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2013 World Championships. Her personal best are 11.19 in the 100 m and 22.96 in the 200 m.[3]
She 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. 2010-03-10. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "Ashlee Nelson lands World Junior silver". More than the games. 2008-07-14. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "Meet the Plymouth athletes competing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland". Plymouth Herald. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
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