Tori Bowie, former Olympic track-and-field gold medalist, lifeless at 32
Tori Bowie, a 32-year-old former Olympic track-and-field gold medalist, was discovered lifeless in Florida on Tuesday, TMZ reported.
A explanation for demise is unclear as of Wednesday.
Bowie’s administration group confirmed her demise in an announcement Wednesday morning on Twitter.
“We’re devastated to share the very unhappy information that Tori Bowie has handed away,” Icon Administration said in the statement.
“We’ve misplaced a shopper, pricey pal, daughter and sister. Tori was a champion … a beacon of sunshine that shined so brilliant! We’re actually heartbroken and our prayers are with the household and associates.”
Bowie, an American sprinter from Mississippi, additionally competed within the lengthy leap.
The observe and subject athlete gained gold within the girls’s 4 x 100m relay last on the 2016 Olympic Video games in Rio — in addition to silver (100m) and bronze (200m) for the U.S.
Bowie went on to win the 100m race on the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London.
Bowie attended the College of Southern Mississippi, the place she was a standout observe star and a two-time NCAA lengthy leap champion in each indoor and out of doors observe.

Outdoors of the game, Bowie did occasional modeling work.
She appeared in a Valentino marketing campaign and likewise posed for ESPN The Journal’s Physique Challenge.
Bowie attended the 2018 ESPYS in Los Angeles, the place she walked the crimson carpet in a black sequin jumpsuit.

World Athletics, the game’s governing physique, additionally introduced Wednesday that Olympic medalist Calvin Davis died on the age of 51.
Davis gained bronze within the 400-meter hurdles on the 1996 Atlanta Video games — and was a part of the U.S. group that gained 4×400-meter relay gold on the 1995 World Indoor Championships in Barcelona.