The five-time Olympian was found dead in Las Vegas

Daniela Larreal Chirinos, one of the most famous Venezuelan athletes who took part in track cycling in 1992 Barcelona, ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​»»» ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​on games – writing a The Keeper.

Although he did not win a medal at the Olympics, he won two gold medals at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador in 2002, and two silver medals at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo a year later.

Daniela Larreal Chirinos was very involved in Venezuelan politics, harshly criticizing the government of Hugo Chávez and accusing the late president, together with his sports minister Hector Rodriguez, of defrauding money Venezuela by sponsoring a non-existent racing driver. When Nicolás Maduro came to power in 2013, he also criticized his government and called their regime a dictatorship.

Because of his statements, he received several death threats, so he had to leave the country and was banned from entering Venezuela. In later years, Daniela Larreal Chirinos lived in Miami, where she was an Uber driver, before moving to Las Vegas, where she worked as a server.

He was reported missing on August 12 after failing to work. Four days later, he was found dead in his apartment. The local medical examiner was still investigating the circumstances of his death Tuesday. However, police reportedly found solid food residue in her trachea, leading them to conclude that she died of asphyxiation.