2016 Olympic silver medalist and three-time world champion cyclist Kelly Catlin died Friday night at her residence in California. She was 23.
Kelly Catlin's father, Mark Catlin, confirmed the news in a letter to cycling magazine VeloNews on Sunday. Mark Catlin said his daughter committed suicide.
"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," Mark Catlin wrote. "There isn't a second in which we wouldn't freely give our lives in exchange for hers. The hurt is unbelievable."
Kelly Catlin's death comes less than one week after the finish of the UCI Track World Championships. She did not compete in the team pursuit event in which she had won three consecutive gold medals.
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