Daniela Larreal Chirinos, 5-time Olympic Cyclist for Venezuela, Dies in Las Vegas at 51

Venezuela's Mariestela Vilera, left, and Daniela Larreal celebrate after won gold medal in a cycling women's team pursuit final at Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011.AP Photo/Jorge Saenz

LAS VEGAS—Daniela Larreal Chirinos, a five-time Olympic cyclist who competed for Venezuela over the course of a decade, has died. She was 51.

Chirinos was found dead the afternoon of Aug. 15 at her home in Las Vegas after a worried friend called police for a welfare check, according to Luis Vidal, a spokesperson for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.