Ella Nelson (born 10 May 1994) is an Australian former sprinter 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.
International competitions Representing 2010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada16th (sf)200 m24.067th4 × 100 m relay45.572012World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain –4 × 100 m relayDQ2014IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas19th (h)4 × 100 m relay44.69Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom13th (sf)200 m23.505th4 × 100 m relay44.212015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China38th (h)200 m23.332016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil9th (sf)200 m22.502017IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas4th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:30.31World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom43rd (h)200 m24.02
Diamond League Meets 2016Meeting de ParisParis, France5th 200 m22.822017Bislett GamesOslo, Norway6th200 m23.42Bauhaus-GalanStockholm, Sweden6th200 m23.27
Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 11.42 (+1.7 m/s, Canberra 2016) 200 metres – 22.50 (+0.1 m/s, Rio de Janeiro 2016)
Indoor 60 meters - 7.48 (Flagstaff 2017)
References
External links
Ella Nelson at Australian Athletics Historical Results