Ashleigh Nelson (sprinter)

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

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.

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.

Personal
Nelson was born in Stoke-on-Trent and is a cousin of footballer Curtis Nelson. 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.