Ashley Kelly (sprinter)

Ashley Kelly

Personal information
Full name	Ashley Natasha Kelly
Born	(1991-03-25) 25 March 1991 (age 33) New York City, United States [1]
Education	University of Illinois University of New York [1]
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	200 m, 400 m

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.

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

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

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

1. 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 Peter Crook	Flagbearer for   British Virgin Islands Rio 2016	Succeeded by Elinah Phillip Kyron McMaster