Kelly Catlin

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.

Kelly Catlin

Catlin at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Personal information
Full name	Kelly Catlin
Born	(1995-11-03)November 3, 1995 St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Died	March 7, 2019(2019-03-07) (aged 23) Stanford, California, United States
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight	145 lb (66 kg)
Team information
Discipline	Road Track
Role	Rider
Amateur team
2014–2016	NorthStar Development Cycling
Professional team
2017–2019	Rally Cycling
Medal record Women's track cycling Representing  United States Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team pursuit World Championships 2016 London Team pursuit 2017 Hong Kong Team pursuit 2018 Apeldoorn Team pursuit 2017 Hong Kong Individual pursuit 2018 Apeldoorn Individual pursuit Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Team pursuit Pan American Championships 2015 Santiago Team pursuit 2016 Aguascalientes Individual pursuit 2017 Couva Individual pursuit 2018 Aguascalientes Individual pursuit 2018 Aguascalientes Team pursuit 2015 Santiago Individual pursuit Women's road cycling Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Time trial

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]

2018

UCI Track World Championships

1st Team pursuit^[9]

3rd Individual pursuit^[5]

2nd Criterium, National Road Championships^[16]