Ashleigh Nelson (sprinter)

Ashleigh Nelson
Nelson in 2014
Personal information
NationalityBritish
English
Born (1991-02-20) 20 February 1991
Stoke-on-Trent
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Parent(s)Stephen Nelson, Angela Nelson
Sport
CountryUK
SportWomen's Athletics
Event
Sprinting
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha 4 × 100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Moscow 4 × 100 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Zürich 4 × 100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Zürich 100 m
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Bydgoszcz 100 m
World Youth Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Ostrava 100 m
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 4 × 100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow 4 × 100 m relay

Ashleigh Nelson (born 20 February 1991) is a former English sprinter[1] who now competes as a bobsledder.[2]

Athletics

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.[3]

Representing England, she was a gold medalist in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham as part of the 4 × 100 metres relay squad.

Bobsleigh

After missing out on the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Nelson made the decision to switch to bobsleigh.[4] She was approached on social media by Adele Nicoll about taking up bobsleigh, [5] with a view to competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Nelson competed alongside Nicoll in the 2-women event at the 2025 IBSF World Championships; it was her third ever bobsleigh event.[5]

Nelson was selected for the 2-women event at the 2026 Winter Olympics alongside Adele Nicoll.[6]

Personal

Nelson was born in Stoke-on-Trent and is a cousin of both reality television contestant Wes Nelson and footballer Curtis Nelson.[7] Her older brother Alexander was also a sprinter at international level. Both of them were selected to represent Great Britain at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[8]

Ashleigh is an advocate for mental health awareness and is an ambassador for the charity Sane.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Ashlee Nelson hopes to run gauntlet of first Olympic Games in Beijing – Olympics". Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. ^ "NELSON SUPER EXCITED AFTER SPORTING SWITCH". British Bobsleigh & Skeleton.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "GB track athlete Ashleigh Nelson switches to bobsleigh". olympics.com.
  5. ^ a b "Nelson super excited after sporting switch". British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Nicoll named first British monobob Olympian". BBC Sport. 22 January 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "NikeWomen Young Guns – Ashlee Nelson". Anglomania-mag.com. 10 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Ambassadors, champions and supporters". Sane.
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