12 Facts About Amy Gillett

Amy Elizabeth Gillett was an Australian track cyclist and rower who represented Australia in both sports.

Amy Gillett was killed when a driver crashed into the Australian squad of cyclists with whom she was training in Germany.

The Amy Gillett Foundation was established in order to fund road safety programs and provide scholarships for young female cyclists.

Amy Gillett was a world champion junior rower, winning a gold medal in the coxless pair in the Junior World Championships in 1993 and the women's single scull in 1994.

Amy Gillett came fifth in the single scull in the Nations Cup held in Paris the same year.

Amy Gillett was coached by Simon Gillett during her rowing career and later married him in January 2004, moving to Mount Helen near Ballarat, Victoria.

Amy Gillett was an Australian Institute of Sport rowing and cycling scholarship holder.

In 2002, Amy Gillett was first in the Individual Pursuit Australian Titles, held in Victoria.

Amy Gillett was rated as one of the top 100 women road cyclists at the time of her death and Australian cycling officials had identified her as a potential medallist in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in the time trial.

Amy Gillett was undertaking a doctorate at the University of South Australia at the time of her death.

Amy Gillett died after a collision near Zeulenroda, Thuringia, Germany, on 18 July 2005, when a young driver lost control of her car and drove head first into six members of the Australian women's cycling squad, who were preparing for the Thuringen Rundfahrt der Frauen stage race.

In January 2010, the Amy Gillett Bikeway was opened at Oakbank, South Australia.