Former Olympic Cyclist Daniela Larreal Chirinos Dies After Choking on Food: Report

Mar. 15, 2025

Former Olympic cyclist Daniela Larreal Chirinos is dead after she choked on food in her Las Vegas apartment, reportsFox SportsandSpanish newspaper ABC. She was 50.

PEOPLE reached out to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the Clark County Coroner’s Office for comment on Chirinos’ death.

The Venezuela Olympic Committee posted a tribute to Chirinosos onX (formerly Twitter)on Aug. 16.

Daniela Larreal Chirinos.CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP via Getty

Venezuelan cyclist Daniela Larreal poses with her silver medal at the conclusion of the women´s Sprint at the XVI Pan-American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, on October 18, 2011.

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Daniela Larreal Chirinos.PEDRO UGARTE/AFP via Getty

Venezuelan cyclist Daniela Larreal

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A photo of Chirinosos holding up a medal with her eyes closed and a flag draped around her shoulders was included in the post.

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Daniela Larreal of Venezuela.LIU JIN/AFP via Getty

Daniela Larreal of Venezuela (L) on the podium during the awarding ceremony for the women’s Keirin finals at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Beijing on January 15, 2012.

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She was a five-time Olympian, having competed in Barcelona in 1992, Atlanta in 1996, Sydney in 2000, Athens in 2004 and London in 2012.

source: people.com

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