Ashleigh Nelson (sprinter)

Ashleigh Nelson (born 20 February 1991) is an English sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres.^[1]

Ashleigh Nelson

Nelson in 2014
Personal information
Nationality	British English
Born	(1991-02-20) 20 February 1991 (age 34) 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 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 2022 Birmingham 4 × 100 m relay 2014 Glasgow 4 × 100 m relay

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

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]