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

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Ashleigh Nelson

Nelson in 2014
Personal information
Nationality	British English
Born	(1991-02-20) 20 February 1991 (age 33) 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

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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 x 100 metres relay squad.

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

Nelson was born in Stoke-on-Trent and is a cousin of footballer Curtis Nelson.^[3] 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.^[4]