The American Tori Bowie, triple Olympic medalist in Rio 2016 who died last Wednesday at the age of 32, was seven months pregnant, according to the British newspaper Daily Mail, which collected the feelings of friends and neighbors of the athlete who lived in Winter Garden. , a high-end neighborhood of Orlando.
Witnesses point out that she was in an advanced state of pregnancy (seven months) and also describe a long history of strange behaviors that could be the result of depression. However, neither of the two pieces of information has been confirmed by any official source of the case.
“We are devastated to share the very sad news that Tori Bowie has passed away. We have lost a client, dear friend, daughter and sister. Tori was a champion…a beacon of light that shined so bright! We are truly heartbroken and our prayers are with family and friends," said the announcement from the representation agency that notified Bowie's death without specifying the causes of his death. The investigation into the causes continues to advance but the first investigations rule out a violent death.
From a very modest family background in Sand Hill, Mississippi, Tori Bowie was taken in by her grandmother as a baby after being placed in foster care. She considered herself a basketball player and only begrudgingly showed up for track, but she was a fast learner and she became a state champion in the 100, 200 and long jump before going to college. Her first major international medal was a bronze in the 100m at the 2015 worlds. After she won, she said, "All my life my grandmother told me that she could do whatever she set her mind to."
His irruption was meteoric. She was a triple Olympic medalist in Rio 2016 (gold in the 4x100, silver in 100 and bronze in 200) and two-time world champion in the 2017 London World Championships (100 and 4x100). She was also bronze in the 2015 Beijing World Cups (100) and fourth in Doha 2019 (long jump). Numbers that place the North American in the top elite in the history of speed.
After her participation in Doha, the sprinter from Mississippi (personal best of 10 s 78 in 100 m) never returned to her best level. She had only competed in an official test on June 4, 2022, about 200 meters in Florida, far from the international games.
"My heart breaks thinking of Tori Bowie's family, a superb rival and a sunny person. Your energy and smile will be with me forever," Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wrote on her social media. double. Olympic champion in the 100 m.
