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Kelly Catlin
Catlin at the2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Personal information
Full nameKelly Catlin
Born(1995-11-03)November 3, 1995
St. Paul, Minnesota,United States
DiedMarch 7, 2019(2019-03-07)(aged 23)
Stanford, California,United States
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight145 lb (66 kg)
Team information
Discipline
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Amateur team
2014–2016NorthStar Development Cycling
Professional team
2017–2019Rally Cycling
Medal record
Women'strack cycling
RepresentingUnited States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 London Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hong Kong Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2018 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Hong Kong Individual pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Apeldoorn Individual pursuit
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team pursuit
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Santiago Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2016 Aguascalientes Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2015 Santiago Individual pursuit
Women'sroad cycling
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Time trial

Kelly Catlin(November 3, 1995 – March 7, 2019) was an American professionalracing cyclist[1]who rode forUCI Women's TeamHuman Powered Health.[2]Catlin won gold medals in the women's team pursuit at the2016,2017,and2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.She also won a silver medal in the same event at the2016 Summer Olympics.

Biography[edit]

Catlin was born inSt. Paul, Minnesota;she was a triplet, with a brother and sister.[3][4]She earned a degree in mathematics and Chinese from theUniversity of Minnesota,and was studying atStanford Universityfor a graduate degree in computational and mathematical engineering.[3][5][6]In addition to her career as a professional road cyclist, Catlin was an artist and aviolinist.[3][5]

Catlin died on March 7, 2019, at Stanford University following an episode ofdepression.[7]According to her sister, she committed suicide months after suffering aconcussiondue to a cycling accident.[3][8][9]The university issued a statement saying that Catlin's roommate found her dead in her on-campus residence without any sign of foul play.[10]Following her death, her family donated Catlin's brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation Brain Bank atBoston Universityfor further research into concussions.[11][12]

Cycling[edit]

Catlin started cycling at age 17.[13]She participated in theUCI Track Cycling World Championshipsthree times and won gold medals in all of them.[4]Catlin won gold medals in the women's team pursuit at the2016,2017,[14]and2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.She also won a silver medal in the same event at the2016 Summer Olympics.[5]She was a member of the women's team ofRally UHC Cycling.[5]

Major results[edit]

2015
2nd Individual pursuit, Independence Day Grand Prix[15]
2016
1stTeam pursuit,UCI Track World Championships[9]
2ndTeam pursuit,Olympic Games[9]
2017
UCI Track World Championships
1stTeam pursuit[9]
3rdIndividual pursuit[5]
2018
UCI Track World Championships
1stTeam pursuit[9]
3rdIndividual pursuit[5]
2ndCriterium,National Road Championships[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Kelly Catlin".Cycling Archives.RetrievedMarch 3,2016.
  2. ^Soladay, Tom."2019 men's and women's rosters".Rally UHC Cycling.Circuit Sport. Archived fromthe originalon January 22, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 25,2019.
  3. ^abcdBoren, Cindy (March 10, 2019)."Kelly Catlin dies: U.S. Olympic cycling medalist was 23".The Washington Post– via The Denver Post.
  4. ^ab"Kelly Catlin: Three-time world track champion dies aged 23".BBC News. March 10, 2019.
  5. ^abcdef"USA's Kelly Catlin, three-time cycling world champion, dies aged 23".The Guardian.March 10, 2019.RetrievedMarch 11,2019.
  6. ^Malach, Pat (March 10, 2019)."Kelly Catlin dies at age 23".Cyclingnews.com.Immediate Media Company.RetrievedMarch 10,2019.
  7. ^Kussoy, Howie (March 11, 2019)."Olympic cyclist Kelly Catlin's family confirms cause of death as suicide".
  8. ^Dreier, Fred."Kelly Catlin passes away at 23".VeloNews.RetrievedMarch 10,2019.
  9. ^abcde"U.S. Olympic medalist Kelly Catlin dies at age 23".Reuters.March 10, 2019.RetrievedMarch 11,2019.
  10. ^"US Olympic Medalist Kelly Catlin Dead at 23, Police Suspect Suicide".News18.March 11, 2019.RetrievedMarch 11,2019.
  11. ^"Family of cyclist Kelly Catlin to donate her brain for research; fund created in her honor".USA Today.RetrievedMarch 16,2019.
  12. ^"USA Cycling creates fund honoring Catlin".ESPN.RetrievedMarch 16,2019.
  13. ^"'She had changed': Did a concussion push Kelly Catlin to a breaking point? ".The Guardian.RetrievedMarch 16,2019.
  14. ^Qualifying results
  15. ^"Results for U.S. Independence Day Grand Prix - USA Cycling".legacy.usacycling.org.RetrievedMarch 11,2019.
  16. ^"Results for 2018 USA Cycling Pro Road Nationals - USA Cycling Criterium 06/22/2018".legacy.usacycling.org.RetrievedMarch 11,2019.

External links[edit]

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