Kelly Catlin

About Kelly Catlin

Kelly Catlin 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 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 concussion 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 Boston University for further research into concussions.