Ashleigh Nelson (sprinter)
.jpg) Nelson in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British English |
| Born | 20 February 1991 Stoke-on-Trent |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | UK |
| Sport | Women's Athletics |
| Event | Sprinting |
Medal record | |
Ashleigh Nelson (born 20 February 1991) is an English sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres.[1]
Ashleigh was the first Brit to win a medal in 40 years taking away 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.[2]
Representing England, she was a gold medalist in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham as part of the 4 × 100 metres relay squad.
Ashleigh is an advocate for mental health awareness and is an ambassador for the charity Sane.
After missing out on the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris Nelson made the decision to switch to Bobsleigh [3]. She is now part of the British team looking to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Personal
[edit]Nelson was born in Stoke-on-Trent and is a cousin of footballer Curtis Nelson.[4] 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.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ashlee Nelson hopes to run gauntlet of first Olympic Games in Beijing – Olympics". Telegraph. 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.
- ^ "GB track athlete Ashleigh Nelson switches to bobsleigh". olympics.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "NikeWomen Young Guns – Ashlee Nelson". Anglomania-mag.com. 10 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
External links
[edit]- Ashleigh Nelson at World Athletics
- Ashleigh Nelson at British Athletics
- Ashleigh Nelson at Team GB
- Ashleigh Nelson at Olympedia
- Ashleigh Nelson at Olympics.com
- Ashleigh Nelson at Team England
- Ashleigh Nelson at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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