Ashley Natasha Kelly (born March 25, 1991) is a sprinter from the

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specializing in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

. She represented her country at the 2016 World Indoor Championships without advancing from the first round. She represented the British Virgin Islands at the

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in the

200 m The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

event. She finished fifth in her heat with a time of 23.61 seconds and did not qualify for the semifinals. She was the flag bearer during the opening ceremony.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *200 metres – 23.36 (+1.8 m/s, Port of Spain 2015) *400 metres – 52.71 (Des Moines 2011) *100 metres—12.34 (-0.3 m/s, Les Abymes, 15 April 2006) *200 metres—23.17 (+0.3, Gainesville, FL) 31 March 2016 *400 metres-- (52.29, Road Town .O.Shirley 3 July 2016 Indoor *200 metres – 23.69 (Boston 2016) *400 metres – 53.01 (Boston 2016) *300 metres—37.91 (New york (armory), NY), 24 Jan 2016

References

1991 births Living people Track and field athletes from New York City British Virgin Islands female sprinters Commonwealth Games competitors for the British Virgin Islands Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the British Virgin Islands Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for the British Virgin Islands Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games {{BritishVirginIslands-athletics-bio-stub