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| Born | 21 August 1987 Jersey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Jersey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton, Cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kimberley Ashton (born 21 August 1987), also known as Kim Ashton, is a cyclist and former badminton player from Jersey. She represented Jersey in badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She has also competed at the Island Games. [1] [2] [3]
Ashton originally competed in the sport of badminton. She and mixed-doubles partner Chris Cottilard were Jersey's first badminton athletes to reach a final math at the 2009 Island Games. [4] Ashton went on to compete in women's badminton singles at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. [5]
Due to injuries she accumulated during her badminton career, Ashton took up cycling as a hobby. Ashton competed as a cyclist in the 2011 and 2015 Island Games and was Jersey's most successful athlete at the latter. Ashton had planned to compete at the 2017 Island Games but withdrew due to her issues with the team selection policy. [6] In 2018, Ashton announced she would retire from sports after competing in the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. [5]
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