The Olympic cyclist Kelly Catlin who took her own life on 8th March died of suffocation, RadarOnline exclusively learned.
An official at the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner’s Office in
California confirmed to Radar that the 23-year-old’s cause of death was
“asphyxia” and the manner was “suicide.”
Kelly was found unresponsive inside her residence at Stanford University
on Friday, March 8. Shortly after, her family members took to social
media to share the devastating news that she had taken her own life.
The young athlete had 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 at the Rio De Janiero Games in Brazil.
Kelly’s father, Mark Catlin, also confirmed to Velo News that the Olympian took her own life.
“There isn’t a minute that goes by that we don’t think of her and
think of the wonderful life she could have lived,” he told the cycling
magazine. “There isn’t a second in which we wouldn’t freely give our
lives in exchange for hers. The hurt is unbelievable.”
The avid track cyclist was pursuing a graduate degree in computational mathematics at Stanford University.
Following her passing, USA Cycling shared a statement to AP voicing their grief.
“The entire cycling community is mourning this immense loss. We are
offering continuous support to Kelly’s teammates, coaches and staff. We
also encourage all those who knew Kelly to support each other through
the grieving,” said the organization’s chief executive, Rob DeMartini.
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