Daniela Larreal passed away – Los Andes Newspaper

The Venezuelan cycling world is in mourning for the death of The Zulian cyclist Daniela Larreal at 50 years of age. The Venezuelan Cycling Federation and the Venezuelan Olympic Committee (COV) confirmed the news through their social networks.

«The board of directors of the Venezuelan Cycling Federation chaired by Eliézer Rojas joins the mourning that overwhelms Venezuelan cycling for the physical departure of Daniela Larreal. “Our most sincere condolences to his family and friends,” said the president of Feveciclismo.

Details of the cause of the cyclist’s death are not yet known. However,journalist Ibrahim López shared that the death occurred on Sunday August 11 in a house of Las Vegas, United States.

According to Lopez, the athlete worked at a hotel in Las Vegas and had been absent from her job since Monday. Since she was not answering her phone calls, coworkers were concerned and called the police.

What was Daniela Larreal’s track record like?

Daughter of one of the best Venezuelan cyclists, Daniel Larreal, the athlete debuted in the 1990 Central American Games where he won a silver medal.

Throughout his career, Larreal participated in five Olympic Games: Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and London 2012.

At the 2000 Sydney Olympics she competed in the sprint and 500-metre time trial events and advanced to the quarter-finals. She was defeated by Australian Michelle Ferris and finished in eighth place with an Olympic diploma.

At the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador 2002 he won two gold medals then in the Pan American Games Santo Domingo 2003 won two silver medals.

During her participation in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens she advanced to the quarter-finals before falling to Canadian Lori-Ann Muenzer. She repeated her eighth position in Sydney.

He was the big star of the 2005 Bolivarian Games, where she won four gold medals. She won an Olympic diploma in London 2012. She also achieved important victories in the Pan American Championships, the South American Games and the Alba Games, among others.

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