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Former Olympic cyclist Daniela Larreal Chirinos found dead inside Las Vegas apartment days after choking on her food



Venezuelan five-time Olympic cyclist Daniela Larreal Chirinos was found dead in her Las Vegas apartment after she choked to death on her food, police said.

Authorities were called to the 50-year-old former athlete’s apartment on Friday after she failed to show up at the hotel in Las Vegas where she worked for the entire week, Fox Sports reported.

The five-time cyclist was reportedly found dead days after she failed to showed up to her hotel job in Las Vegas. Getty Images
Chirinos was 50 years old. Jam Press
After winning the gold medal, Chirinos poses on the podium after the women’s final at the Pan American Games Pan American in the Velodrome. LatinContent via Getty Images

Police determined she died on Sunday, Aug. 11, from asphyxiation caused by solid food remains found in her trachea, according to the report.

It was determined she died due to asphyxiation caused by solid food remains found in her trachea, according to the report. Jam Press

Chirinos was a notable athlete in Venezuela, having participated in the speed cycling event in five Olympic Games, including Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and London 2012.

She won two gold medals in San Salvador 2002 and two silvers, one during the 2002 games and one in Mexico City in 1990. She also won two silver medals at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo in 2003, according to Fox Sports.

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