Daniela Larreal

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Larreal and the second or maternal family name is Chirinos.

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
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  Venezuela
UCI Track Cycling World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1996 Overall Ranking Points race
Gold medal – first place 2003 Overall Ranking Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Overall Ranking Keirin
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Keirin
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Keirin
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Sprint
Pan American Cycling Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Quito Sprint
Gold medal – first place 1997 Cali Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2005 Mar del Plata Keirin
Gold medal – first place 2012 Mar del Plata Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 1997 Cali 500m
Silver medal – second place 2010 Aguascalientes Keirin
Silver medal – second place 2011 Medellin Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2014 Aguascalientes Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Aguascalientes Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Medellin Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Aguascalientes Keirin
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Aguascalientes Sprint
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santiago Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santiago Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2014 Santiago Keirin
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Maracaibo Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2002 San Salvador Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2002 San Salvador Keirin
Gold medal – first place 2002 San Salvador Scratch
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez 500m Time trial
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez Keirin
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 1990 Mexico City Sprint
Silver medal – second place 1993 Ponce Sprint
Silver medal – second place 1993 Ponce Points race
Silver medal – second place 1998 Maracaibo 500m Time trial
Silver medal – second place 2002 San Salvador 500m Time trial
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Maracaibo Points race

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.

  1. ^ "Athlete profile: Larreal, Daniela Grelui". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
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  4. ^ MinJuventudyDeporte (17 March 2014). Daniela Larreal, la pedalista de oro. Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via YouTube.
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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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