Tennessee’s Memphis The Mississippi-born American sprinter who won an Olympic medal has passed away.
An autopsy report acquired by FOX13 said that Frentorish Bowie, also known as Tori Bowie, passed away due to problems that resulted from childbirth.
Bowie, 32, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. He was an Olympic medallist from the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.
According to the autopsy, the Sandhill, Mississippi woman was eight months pregnant and in labor when she passed away in a bed.
FILE: Tori Bowie of the United States gestures after winning the gold medal in the women’s 100-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in London on Monday, August 7, 2017.
Tori Bowie, the sprinter who competed in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and won three medals, passed away, USA Track and Field and her management business announced on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Bowie was thirty-two
. She was discovered at her Florida house on Tuesday. The reason of death was not stated. (AP Photo, File: Alastair Grant)
She placed second in the 100, third in the 200, and helped the 4×100 team earn a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
She took first place in the 100 meters in the 2017 World Championships in London, one year later.