{{Short description|British Virgin Islands sprinter (born 1991)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Ashley Kelly | image = | imagesize = 250px | caption = | fullname = Ashley Natasha Kelly | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|03|25|df=yes}} | birth_place = New York City, United States<ref name=CWG>[http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/athletics/1029403/ashley_kelly.html 2014 CWG bio]</ref> | height = 1.73 m<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6005405-ashley-kelly.htm|title=2019 CWG bio|accessdate=30 April 2018}}</ref> | weight = 75 kg | sport = Athletics | event = 200 m, 400 m | club = | collegeteam = | education = University of Illinois<br/>University of New York<ref name=CWG/> | coach = | medaltemplates = }} '''Ashley Natasha Kelly''' (born March 25, 1991) is a sprinter from the British Virgin Islands specializing in the 400 metres.<ref>{{World Athletics}}</ref> She represented her country at the 2016 World Indoor Championships without advancing from the first round.
She represented the British Virgin Islands at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 200 m event. She finished fifth in her heat with a time of 23.61 seconds and did not qualify for the semifinals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-womens-200m |title=Rio 2016 |website=Rio 2016 |access-date=2016-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818021605/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-womens-200m |archive-date=18 August 2016 |df= }}</ref> She was the flag bearer during the opening ceremony.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/the-flagbearers-for-the-rio-2016-opening-ceremony|title=The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony|date=2016-08-16|access-date=2016-08-27}}</ref>
==Competition record== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{IVB}} |- |rowspan=2|2007 |rowspan=2|World Youth Championships |rowspan=2|Ostrava, Czech Republic |41st (h) |100 m |12.48 |- |26th (h) |200 m |25.17 |- |rowspan=2|2009 |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Championships |rowspan=2|Havana, Cuba |14th (h) |400 m |54.82 |- |5th |4 × 400 m relay |3:37.62 |- |2010 |World Junior Championships |Moncton, Canada |29th (h) |400 m |55.71 |- |2011 |Central American and Caribbean Championships |Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |6th |400 m |54.00 |- |rowspan=2|2012 |rowspan=2|NACAC U23 Championships |rowspan=2|Irapuato, Mexico |5th |200 m |23.77 |- |5th |400 m |53.35 |- |rowspan=2|2013 |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Championships |rowspan=2|Morelia, Mexico |14th (h) |200 m |24.30 |- | – |4 × 100 m relay |DNF |- |rowspan=3|2014 |IAAF World Relays |Nassau, Bahamas |7th (B) |4 × 100 m relay |45.06 |- |rowspan=2|Commonwealth Games |rowspan=2|Glasgow, United Kingdom |17th (sf) |400 m |24.00 |- |22nd (sf) |400 m |54.35 |- |2015 |NACAC Championships |San José, Costa Rica |9th (h) |200 m |23.82 |- |rowspan=2|2016 |World Indoor Championships |Portland, United States |13th (h) |400 m |54.95 |- |Olympic Games |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |56th (h) |200 m |23.61 |- |rowspan=3|2017 |rowspan=2|IAAF World Relays |rowspan=2|Nassau, Bahamas |10th (h) |4 × 100 m relay |44.78 |- |7th |4 × 200 m relay |1:35.35 |- |World Championships |London, United Kingdom |24th (sf) |400 m |54.50 |- |rowspan=2|2018 |Commonwealth Games |Gold Coast, Australia |14th (sf) |400 m |53.00 |- |Central American and Caribbean Games |Barranquilla, Colombia |5th |400 m |53.84 |- |2019 |Pan American Games |Lima, Peru |15th (h) |400 m |54.42 |}
==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 [A.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== {{Reflist}}
{{S-start}} {{s-sports|oly}} {{succession box | before = Peter Crook | title = Flagbearer for {{IVB}} | years = Rio 2016 | after = Elinah Phillip<br>Kyron McMaster }} {{S-end}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Ashley}} Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:Track and field athletes from New York City Category:British Virgin Islands women sprinters Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for the British Virgin Islands Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for the British Virgin Islands Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Category:Pan American Games competitors for the British Virgin Islands Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Category:Illinois Fighting Illini women's track and field athletes
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