On Friday, August 16, Las Vegas Police discovered the lifeless body of Daniela Larreal Chirinos, who competed as a cyclist for Venezuela in multiple Olympic Games. The former athlete had been reported as missing early last week.
Authorities now believe that she may have passed away on August 11, noting a truly heartbreaking and unexpected cause of death…
As per reports, Chirinos was a pioneer of Venezuelan athletics. A career that spanned two decades saw her compete in no less than five straight Olympics, beginning with Barcelona 1992 and ending with London 2012.
Outside of the Olympics, she enjoyed success at the Pan American Games, winning a silver medal in 1990, two golds and a silver medal in 2002, and two further silver medals in 2003.
Early last week, the former cyclist was reported as missing, prompting the authorities to begin a search that came to an end when she was found deceased at her home.
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