Ashley Kelly (sprinter)

Ashley Natasha Kelly (born March 25, 1991) is a sprinter from the British Virgin Islands specializing in the 400 metres.[3] She represented her country at the 2016 World Indoor Championships without advancing from the first round.

Ashley Kelly
Personal information
Full nameAshley Natasha Kelly
Born (1991-03-25) 25 March 1991 (age 33)
New York City, United States[1]
EducationUniversity of Illinois
University of New York[1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)200 m, 400 m

She represented the British Virgin Islands at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 200 m event. She finished fifth in her heat with a time of 23.61 seconds and did not qualify for the semifinals.[4] She was the flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[5]

Competition record edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   British Virgin Islands
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 41st (h) 100 m 12.48
26th (h) 200 m 25.17
2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 14th (h) 400 m 54.82
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:37.62
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 29th (h) 400 m 55.71
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 6th 400 m 54.00
2012 NACAC U23 Championships Irapuato, Mexico 5th 200 m 23.77
5th 400 m 53.35
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, Mexico 14th (h) 200 m 24.30
4 × 100 m relay DNF
2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 7th (B) 4 × 100 m relay 45.06
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 17th (sf) 400 m 24.00
22nd (sf) 400 m 54.35
2015 NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 9th (h) 200 m 23.82
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 13th (h) 400 m 54.95
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 56th (h) 200 m 23.61
2017 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 10th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 44.78
7th 4 × 200 m relay 1:35.35
World Championships London, United Kingdom 24th (sf) 400 m 54.50
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 14th (sf) 400 m 53.00
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 5th 400 m 53.84
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 15th (h) 400 m 54.42

Personal bests edit

Outdoor

  • 200 metres – 23.36 (+1.8 m/s, Port of Spain 2015)
  • 400 metres – 52.71 (Des Moines 2011)
  • 100 metres—12.34 (-0.3 m/s, Les Abymes, 15 April 2006)
  • 200 metres—23.17 (+0.3, Gainesville, FL) 31 March 2016
  • 400 metres-- (52.29, Road Town [A.O.Shirley]) 3 July 2016

Indoor

  • 200 metres – 23.69 (Boston 2016)
  • 400 metres – 53.01 (Boston 2016)
  • 300 metres—37.91 (New york (armory), NY), 24 Jan 2016

References edit

  1. ^ a b 2014 CWG bio
  2. ^ "2019 CWG bio". Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  3. ^ Ashley Kelly at World Athletics  
  4. ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  5. ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for   British Virgin Islands
Rio 2016
Succeeded by