Kelly Catlin (November 3, 1995 – March 7, 2019) was an American professional

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who rode for

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. Catlin won gold medals in the women's team pursuit at the

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. She also won a silver medal in the same event at the

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Biography

Catlin was born in

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; she was a triplet, with a brother and sister. She earned a degree in mathematics and Chinese from the

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, and was studying at

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for a graduate degree in computational and mathematical engineering. In addition to her career as a professional road cyclist, Catlin was an artist and a

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. Catlin died on March 7, 2019, at Stanford University following an episode of depression. According to her sister, she died by suicide months after suffering a

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due to a cycling accident. The university issued a statement saying that Catlin's roommate found her dead in her on-campus residence without any sign of foul play. Following her death, her family donated Catlin's brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation Brain Bank at

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for further research into concussions.

Cycling

Catlin started cycling at age 17. She participated in the

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three times and won gold medals in all of them. Catlin won gold medals in the women's team pursuit at the

, and

. She also won a silver medal in the same event at the

. She was a member of the women's team of Rally UHC Cycling.

Major results

;2015 : 2nd Individual pursuit, Independence Day Grand Prix ; 2016 : 1st Jersey rainbow

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: 2nd

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;2017 :

::1st

::3rd

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;2018 :

::1st

::3rd

: 2nd

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, National Road Championships

References

External links

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Kelly Catlin: A family's search for answers on links between concussion and suicide (BBC December 16, 2021)
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