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The cyclist Rohan Dennis receives a suspended prison sentence because of the death of the Olympic woman

The former Olympic cyclist and world champion Rohan Dennis received a suspended prison sentence for an indictment associated with an accident caused by his wife.

The Australian Olympic colleague Melissa Hoskins died at the age of 32 after he was approached by a car in front of the couple's house on December 30, 2023.

He was convicted of one year, four months and 28 days in prison in order to be suspended on the condition that Dennis also received a two -year good behavior bond.

His driver's license was also suspended.

The winner of the gold medal, Rohan Dennis from Australia, poses with his medal according to the individual time method of men at the Commonwealth Games in England.

The winner of the gold medal, Rohan Dennis from Australia, poses with his medal according to the individual time method of men at the Commonwealth Games in England. ((AP)))

The 34-year-old appeared before the district court in South Australia on Wednesday, after he had previously guilty he had committed a stricter act that probably caused damage.

Melissa Hoskins represented Australia in 2012 at the London Olympic Games in Rio in 2016 and won a world championship title with a world championship title (Joe Giddens/PA) in 2015.

Melissa Hoskins represented Australia in 2012 at the London Olympic Games in Rio in 2016 and won a world championship title with a world championship title (Joe Giddens/PA) in 2015.

Dennis was arrested after Hoskins had been hit by his car in front of her house. She suffered serious injuries and later died in the hospital.

Hoskins represented Australia at the Olympic Games in London 2012 and Rio 2016 on the persecution of the Olympic Games and was part of the squad who won the world championship in 2015.

The couple was married in 2018 and has two children.

At the end of the 2023 season, Dennis retired after a career in which he won the world test title twice, as well as an Olympic bronze medal in the same discipline in Tokyo.

Rohan Dennis will compete in Oyama, Japan, during the men's Olympics 2020 on July 28, 2021.

Rohan Dennis will compete in Oyama, Japan, during the men's Olympics 2020 on July 28, 2021. ((AP)))

He added a silver in the team tracking in London and carried the yellow jersey at the Tour de France after winning the opening time trial in 2015.

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