Three-time track world champion Kelly Catlin dies aged 23

USA Cycling confirmed the death of the Olympic silver medallist on Sunday

Kelly Catlin at the UCI Track World Championships in 2018 (EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

(Image credit: AFP/Getty Images)

Three-time team pursuit world champion and Olympic silver medallist Kelly Catlin has died aged 23, USA Cycling has confirmed. Catlin died on Thursday night at her home in California.

Mark, Catlin's father, said in a letter to Velonews that she had taken her own life.

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Richard Windsor

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Richard is digital editor of Cycling Weekly. Joining the team in 2013, Richard became editor of the website in 2014 and coordinates site content and strategy, leading the news team in coverage of the world's biggest races and working with the tech editor to deliver comprehensive buying guides, reviews, and the latest product news.


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