Ella Nelson facts for kids

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Australia
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	16th (sf)	200 m	24.06
			7th	4 × 100 m relay	45.57
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	19th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	44.69
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	13th (sf)	200 m	23.50
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	44.21
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	38th (h)	200 m	23.33
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	9th (sf)	200 m	22.50
2017	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	4th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.31
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	43rd (h)	200 m	24.02

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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)