Kelly Catlin Explained
Fullname: | Kelly Catlin |
Birth Date: | 3 November 1995 |
Birth Place: | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States |
Death Place: | Stanford, California, United States |
Height: | 5 ft 6 in |
Weight: | 145 lb |
Role: | Rider |
Amateuryears1: | 2014–2016 |
Amateurteam1: | NorthStar Development Cycling |
Proyears1: | 2017–2019 |
Show-Medals: | no |
Kelly Catlin (November 3, 1995 – March 7, 2019) was an American professional racing cyclist[1] who rode for UCI Women's Team .[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.
Biography
Catlin was born in St. Paul, Minnesota; she was a triplet, with a brother and sister. 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] In addition to her career as a professional road cyclist, Catlin was an artist and a violinist.
Catlin died on March 7, 2019, at Stanford University following an episode of depression.[4] According to her sister, she committed suicide months after suffering a concussion due to a cycling accident.[5] [6] [7] The university issued a statement saying that Catlin's roommate found her dead in her on-campus residence without any sign of foul play.[8] Following her death, her family donated Catlin's brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation Brain Bank at Boston University for further research into concussions.[9] [10]
Cycling
Catlin started cycling at age 17.[11] She participated in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships three times and won gold medals in all of them.[12] Catlin won gold medals in the women's team pursuit at the 2016, 2017,[13] and 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. She also won a silver medal in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[14] She was a member of the women's team of Rally UHC Cycling.
Major results
- 2015
2nd Individual pursuit, Independence Day Grand Prix[15]
- 2016
1st Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
2nd Team pursuit, Olympic Games
- 2017
UCI Track World Championships
1st Team pursuit
- 3rd Individual pursuit 2018
UCI Track World Championships
1st Team pursuit
3rd Individual pursuit
2nd Criterium, National Road Championships[16] External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Kelly Catlin . March 3, 2016 . Cycling Archives.
- News: 2019 men's and women's rosters. Tom. Soladay. Thomas Soladay. . Circuit Sport. February 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190122213440/https://rallyuhccycling.com/news/official-2019-roster/. January 22, 2019.
- News: Kelly Catlin dies at age 23. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. March 10, 2019. March 10, 2019. Pat. Malach.
- Web site: Olympic cyclist Kelly Catlin's family confirms cause of death as suicide. Howie. Kussoy. March 11, 2019.
- News: Cindy . Boren. Kelly Catlin dies: U.S. Olympic cycling medalist was 23. The Washington Post. The Denver Post. March 10, 2019.
- Web site: Kelly Catlin passes away at 23. Fred. Dreier. VeloNews . March 10, 2019.
- News: U.S. Olympic medalist Kelly Catlin dies at age 23 . March 11, 2019 . Reuters . March 10, 2019 . en.
- News: US Olympic Medalist Kelly Catlin Dead at 23, Police Suspect Suicide . March 11, 2019 . News18 . March 11, 2019.
- Web site: Family of cyclist Kelly Catlin to donate her brain for research; fund created in her honor . USA Today . March 16, 2019.
- Web site: USA Cycling creates fund honoring Catlin . ESPN . March 16, 2019.
- Web site: 'She had changed': Did a concussion push Kelly Catlin to a breaking point? . The Guardian . March 16, 2019.
- Web site: Kelly Catlin: Three-time world track champion dies aged 23. BBC News. March 10, 2019.
- http://www.tissottiming.com/File/Download?id=00030D0001021463FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02 Qualifying results
- News: USA's Kelly Catlin, three-time cycling world champion, dies aged 23 . The Guardian . March 10, 2019 . March 11, 2019.
- Web site: Results for U.S. Independence Day Grand Prix - USA Cycling . legacy.usacycling.org . March 11, 2019.
- Web site: Results for 2018 USA Cycling Pro Road Nationals - USA Cycling Criterium 06/22/2018 . legacy.usacycling.org . March 11, 2019.