Ex-world champion cyclist Jobie Dajka has been found dead at his home, Australia's Nine TV network reported late Tuesday.
Nine reported in a late news bulletin that the 27-year-old Dajka was dead but did not give details.
The South Australia state police media unit and Cycling Australia did not immediately respond to calls.
In 2002, Dajka won a Commonwealth Games gold medal in the team sprint and won the keirin at the world championships.
His career was derailed in 2004 when he was excluded from Australia's team for the Athens Olympics for lying to an inquiry into doping allegations at the Australian Institute of Sport.
He was among five former world champions under investigation after track squad member Mark French received a two-year ban from all competition and a lifetime ban from the Olympics for doping offenses.
In 2005, Dajka was found guilty of assaulting Australia's head track cycling coach Martin Barras and given a suspended three-month jail term.
He was subsequently barred from professional cycling for three years but successfully applied to be readmitted to competition after 12 months.
Dajka spent time in hospital with stress-related problems following his altercation with Barras and told local media he had suffered "mental trauma" after being cut from the Olympic team.
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