Australian Ex Olympic Cyclist Charged In Death Of Wife—A Fellow Olympian Killed In Car Crash

Topline South Australian police have charged former Olympic cyclist Rohan Dennis after he allegedly struck his wife, fellow Olympian and cyclist Melissa Hoskins, with a car Saturday night, multiple Australian media outlets are reporting. PARIS, FRANCE FEBRUARY 19: The Australia team of Annette Edmondson, Ashlee Ankudinoff, Amy Cure ...

[+] and Melissa Hoskins celebrate with the gold medals won in the Women's Team Pursuit Final during day two of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships at the National Velodrome on February 19, 2015 in Paris, France. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) Key Facts The South Australia Police confirmed that a 32 year old woman was dead after a 33 year old man struck her with a car, and that the man was known to the victim, but did not disclose the identities of those involved.

Police said the man was charged with causing death by dangerous driving, driving without due care and endangering life. Several media outlets in Australia, including local TV stations and the national Australian Broadcasting Corporation , have named Hoskins as the victim and Dennis as the man facing charges.

No further details of the crash were immediately available. Key Background Hoskins, an Australian native, competed in the team pursuit at the Olympics in 2012 and 2016. Her team won first place in the team pursuit at the 2015 world title event in France. Dennis won back to back world championships in the individual time trial category in 2018 and 2019.

His team won a silver medal in the 2012 Olympics in London, and he won a bronze medal in the men’s road time trial in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. In 2017, Hoskins announced her retirement from the sport and her engagement to Dennis, whom she married in 2018. Dennis announced his retirement this year for the end of 2023.

The couple has two young children. Crucial Quote “We send our thoughts to those who love her, starting with her children, and were lucky enough to ride with her during an all too short life,” CPA Women, the international association for professional female cyclists, wrote on X , formerly known as Twitter.

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