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Full name | Kelly Catlin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | November 3, 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | March 7, 2019 Stanford, California, United States | (aged 23)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 145 lb (66 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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 committed 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]
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]
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Full name | Kelly Catlin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | November 3, 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | March 7, 2019 Stanford, California, United States | (aged 23)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 145 lb (66 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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 committed 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]
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]