Ella Nelson Explained

Ella Nelson
Birth Date:10 May 1994
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia[1]
Height:1.69 m[2]
Weight:58 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:200 metres
Education:University of Wollongong
University of Sydney

Ella Nelson (born 10 May 1994) is an Australian former sprinter[3] specialising in the 200 metres.

She competed in the 200m and 4 × 100 m relay at the 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland, the 200m at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, China and the 2017 World Championships held in London. In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil she represented Australia in the 200 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she ran a personal best of 22.50 in the semi-finals finishing third just missing the final by 100th of a second but to place 9th in the event overall out of 72 competitors.

Nelson won the Women's Open Australian 200m championship in 2014, 2015 and 2016 and is the 6th fastest of all time ranked Australian over this distance.

In January 2021, she announced her retirement from professional sports.[4]

International competitions

Representing
2010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada16th (sf)200 m24.06
7th4 × 100 m relay45.57
2012World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain4 × 100 m relayDQ
2014IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas19th (h)4 × 100 m relay44.69
Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom13th (sf)200 m23.50
5th4 × 100 m relay44.21
2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China38th (h)200 m23.33
2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil9th (sf)200 m22.50
2017IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas4th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:30.31
World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom43rd (h)200 m24.02

Diamond League Meets

2016Meeting de ParisParis, France5th 200 m22.82
2017Bislett GamesOslo, Norway6th200 m23.42
Bauhaus-GalanStockholm, Sweden6th200 m23.27

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 CWG bio . 19 June 2016 . 31 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181031021311/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/squash/1029966/ella_nelson.html . dead .
  2. https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/ella-nelson Rio 2016 bio
  3. Web site: Ella Nelson . IAAF . 27 August 2015. 27 August 2015.
  4. Web site: NELSON ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT . Sascha Ryner for Athletics.com.au . 22 January 2021. 22 January 2021.