Alexander Lloyd (Alex) Nelson (born 21 March 1988, in

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) is a retired

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athlete who represented

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.Athlete biography: Alex Nelson
beijing 2008.cn, ret: Sep 01, 2008 During the 2006 Beijing World Junior Championships he picked up two bronze medals, in

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and 4 x 100 metre relay. He has a personal best of 6.78 in

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, 10.31 in

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and 20.49 in

. Also, in 2005 he came second in the 100 metres

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in a British one, two, behind

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and third at the European Junior Athletics Championships in Kaunas Lithuania. Two years later he returned to the same competition only this time staged in Hengelo, Holland and was victorious over the 200 m and placed 2nd in the 4x100 relay. In July 2007 he came second behind

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in the men's 200 metres sprint at

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British Athletics Championships. His sister Ashleigh is also an international sprinter. In 2008 Alex achieved the GB "A" Qualifying time for the Olympic Games and placed second at the AAA's Olympic Trials gaining him his first full senior international vest and first appearance at the Olympic Games. However at the

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he did not start in his first round heat over 200 metres. In 2011, Nelson announced his retirement from the sport. Nelson is the cousin of both reality television contestant

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and professional footballer

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* 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Stoke-on-Trent British male sprinters English male sprinters Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Black British sportsmen {{England-athletics-bio-stub