Kelly Catlin
American cyclist
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Kelly Catlin (November 3, 1995 – March 7, 2019) was an American professional racing cyclist[1] who rode for UCI Women's Team Human Powered Health.[2] Catlin won gold medals in the women's team pursuit at the 2016, 2017, and 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. She also won a silver medal in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Stanford, California, United States
Biography
Catlin was born in St. Paul, Minnesota; she was a triplet, with a brother and sister.[3][4] She earned a degree in mathematics and Chinese from the University of Minnesota, and was studying at Stanford University for 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 a violinist.[3][5]
Catlin died on March 7, 2019, at Stanford University following an episode of depression.[7] According to her sister, she died by suicide months after suffering a concussion due 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 at Boston University for further research into concussions.[11][12]
Cycling
Catlin started cycling at age 17.[13] She participated in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships three times and won gold medals in all of them.[4] Catlin won gold medals in the women's team pursuit at the 2016, 2017,[14] and 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. She also won a silver medal in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5] She was a member of the women's team of Rally UHC Cycling.[5]
Major results
- 2015
- 2nd Individual pursuit, Independence Day Grand Prix[15]
- 2016
- 1st
Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships[9] - 2nd Team pursuit, Olympic Games[9]
- 2017
- UCI Track World Championships
- 1st Team pursuit[9]
- 3rd Individual pursuit[5]
- 1st
- 2018
- UCI Track World Championships
- 1st Team pursuit[9]
- 3rd Individual pursuit[5]
- 1st
- 2nd Criterium, National Road Championships[16]
