Daniela Larreal

Daniela Larreal
Larreal in 2011
Personal information
Full nameDaniela Greluis Larreal Chirinos
Born(1973-10-02)2 October 1973[a]
Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
Died11 August 2024(2024-08-11) (aged 50)[b]
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Professional team
1993–1996Club Café Fortaleza

Daniela Greluis Larreal Chirinos (2 October 1973 – 11 August 2024)[3] was a Venezuelan track cyclist – a five-time Olympian considered one of Venezuela's most important sportspeople and the leading Venezuelan cyclist for over two decades.[4][5][6][7] She had a brief road cycling career in the 1990s, and set the Olympic record for women's track time trial in 2000. She spent the last eight years of her life in exile.

Competing mainly in American competitions, she achieved over 35 international medals in her career; there were 24 years between her first and last podium finishes. She also raced in the UCI Track Cycling World Cup, medalling in various stages. In the later years of her career, Venezuela fell into a state of crisis, with Larreal critical of corruption among sporting bodies. Under the presidency of Nicolás Maduro, Larreal became more widely critical of how her country was run. Her activism saw her forced into exile in the United States, where she joined the Venezuelan political opposition.

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  6. ^ "Las cinco deportistas más destacadas en la historia del deporte venezolano". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). 22 March 2022. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  7. ^ Sosa, David (9 March 2023). "Daniela Larreal: un emblema del ciclismo venezolano". La Guía de Caracas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.


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