Ashleigh Nelson (athlete)

Ashleigh Nelson

Medal record
Women’s Athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
2013 Moscow4x100 m relay
European Championships
2014 Zürich4 x 100 m relay
2014 Zürich100 m
World Junior Championships
2008 Bydgoszcz100 m
World Youth Championships
2007 Ostrava100 m
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow4x100 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

  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. 2010-03-10. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Ashlee Nelson lands World Junior silver". More than the games. 2008-07-14. Archived from the original on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "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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