Ashleigh Nelson (sprinter)
Ashleigh Nelson is a former English sprinter who now competes as a bobsledder.
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 in the 100 m and 22.85 secs in the 200 m.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. She was approached on social media by Adele Nicoll about taking up bobsleigh. She is now part of the British team looking to qualify for 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.Personal
Nelson was born in Stoke-on-Trent and is cousins of both reality television contestant Wes Nelson and 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.Ashleigh is an advocate for mental health awareness and is an ambassador for the charity Sane.