Tori Bowie, the sprinter who received three Olympic medals on the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, has died. She was 32.
Bowie’s loss of life was introduced Wednesday by her administration firm and USA Track and Field. No reason behind loss of life was given.
“USATF is deeply saddened by the passing of Tori Bowie, a three-time Olympic medallist and two-time world champion,” USA Track and Field CEO Max Siegel stated in a press release. “A proficient athlete, her influence on the game is immeasurable, and he or she might be enormously missed.”
Growing up in Sandhill, Miss., Bowie was coaxed into monitor as a youngster and shortly rose up the ranks as a sprinter and lengthy jumper. She attended Southern Mississippi, the place she swept the lengthy soar NCAA championships on the indoor and out of doors occasions in 2011.
Bowie turned in an electrical efficiency on the 2016 Rio Olympics, the place she received silver within the 100 and bronze within the 200. She then ran the anchor leg on a 4×100 crew with Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix and English Gardner to take gold.
A yr later, she received the 100 metres on the 2017 world championships in London.
“We’re devasted to share the very unhappy information that Tori Bowie has handed away. We’ve misplaced a shopper, pricey pal, daughter and sister. Tori was a champion…a beacon of sunshine that shined so vibrant! We’re actually heartbroken and our prayers are with the household and buddies. <a href=”https://t.co/ES83SjM7u4″>pic.twitter.com/ES83SjM7u4</a>
—@iconmanagement
Bowie was taken in by her grandmother as an toddler after she was left at a foster house. She thought of herself a basketball participant and solely reluctantly confirmed up for monitor, however Bowie was a quick learner, turning into a state champion within the 100, 200 and lengthy soar earlier than going to varsity.
Her first main worldwide medal was a 100-metre bronze at worlds in 2015. After successful, she stated, “my complete life my grandmother informed me I may do no matter I set my thoughts to.”
In a submit on Twitter, Icon Management included an image of Bowie holding up her arms within the form of a coronary heart. The administration firm wrote: “We’ve misplaced a shopper, pricey pal, daughter and sister. Tori was a champion… a beacon of sunshine that shined so vibrant! We’re actually heartbroken and our prayers are with the household and buddies.”
