Daniela Larreal Chirinos, five times Olympic cyclist, She was reportedly found dead inside her Las Vegas apartment days after police said she choked on food, according to FOX Sports. She was 50 years old.
The Venezuelan cyclist, who last competed in the Olympics at the 2012 Summer Games in London, was reported missing after failing to show up for work at a hotel in Las Vegas since August 12, according to The report.
Daniela Larreal of Venezuela reacts after winning the gold medal in the women's sprint as part of day five of the X South American Games Santiago 2014 at Penalolén Velodrome on March 11, 2014 in Santiago, Chile. (Miguel Tovar/LatinContent via Getty Images)
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Police located Chirinos inside his apartment on Friday. According to FOX Sports, the cause of his death was determined to be asphyxiation caused by solid food debris found in his windpipe. He is believed to have died on August 11.
He Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the Clark County Coroner's Office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for information.
Venezuelan cyclist Daniela Larreal celebrates after winning a gold medal in the women's Keirin final at the XVI Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, October 20, 2011. (LUIS ACOSTA/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Venezuelan Olympic Committee appeared to confirm the news of Chirinos' death on social media.
“With an outstanding career in track cycling, he managed to represent us with honor in five Olympic Games, accumulate four Olympic diplomas and triumphs that always filled us with great pride,” reads the publication X.
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A two-time gold medalist at the Pan American Games and Pan American Championships, Chirinos was one of Venezuela's most successful cyclists. She competed in five Olympic Games, including her debut in Barcelona, Spain, in 1992.
Daniela Larreal of Venezuela celebrates her gold medal during the women's Keirin event at the XVI Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, October 20, 2011. (CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP via Getty Images)
Her best result was in the Team Sprint Final in London, where she finished seventh.
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