Former Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie died suddenly at her Florida home this past week at the age of just 32. Reports on her death have not yet revealed the cause of death.
Bowie’s management team at Icon immediately released a statement on her death, writing on Twitter that they had “lost a client, dear friend, daughter, and sister.”
“We’re devasted to share the very sad news that Tori Bowie has passed away. We’ve lost a client, dear friend, daughter and sister. Tori was a champion…a beacon of light that shined so bright! We’re truly heartbroken and our prayers are with the family and friends,” Icon Management’s official Twitter page wrote.
“We’re devasted to share the very sad news that Tori Bowie has passed away. We’ve lost a client, dear friend, daughter and sister. Tori was a champion…a beacon of light that shined so bright! We’re truly heartbroken and our prayers are with the family and friends. pic.twitter.com/ES83SjM7u4
— Icon Management Inc. (@iconmanagement) May 3, 2023
United States of America Track and Field (USATF), the sport’s official governing body, also reacted to news of Bowie’s passing, writing:
“USATF is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Tori Bowie, a three-time Olympic medalist and two-time world champion. Her impact on the sport is immeasurable, and she will be greatly missed.”
USATF is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Tori Bowie, a three-time Olympic medalist and two-time world champion.
Her impact on the sport is immeasurable, and she will be greatly missed. pic.twitter.com/AHu5SejZ5N
— USATF (@usatf) May 3, 2023
TMZ was one of the first outlets to report the story of Bowie’s sudden and shocking passing, remembering her as a standout Olympian when she competed in the 2016 summer contest in Rio de Janeiro, saying:
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, Tori won three medals … including one gold as a member of the women’s 4×100 meter relay team. Tori also earned a silver in the 100-meter dash, plus a bronze in the 200-meter dash.
Before her Team USA triumphs, Tori was a standout track star in college at the University of Southern Mississippi … where she was a two-time NCAA long jump champion in both indoor and outdoor track.
The year after her three-medal performance at the Rio Olympics, Tori became the world’s fastest woman … winning the 100-meter dash at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London with a blistering time of 10.85 seconds.
Bowie was truly a stud athlete who reached the pinnacle of her sport. After excelling in the 2016 Olympics, she was asked to participate in ESPN’s famous Body Issue in 2018.
“Just being strong overall. I train my entire body to be strong,” Bowie said during part of the interview process to go along with the revealing photographs. “To be a professional athlete, we need every part to be strong—the core, the legs, arms. If I could pick one body part, I’d probably pick my thighs, my quads. I feel they’re the strongest part my body,” the young woman said when asked about what she liked about he body the most.
When later asked if she had “ever felt self-conscious about your body,” the three-time medalist replied:
“It has taken some time to be able to adapt to being so lean and strong and looking really manly. I have had some insecurities there, but over time I’m starting to accept it and embrace it, because this is the figure I have to have and the strength I have to have in order to be able to do my job. It has taken me some time to grow out of it. The older I get, the more comfortable I get.”
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