Current:Home > reviewsOlympic Medalist Tori Bowie Dead at 32 -AssetPath
Olympic Medalist Tori Bowie Dead at 32
View
Date:2025-04-12 06:53:32
The sports world has lost a champion.
Tori Bowie, a track and field athlete who won three medals for Team USA at the 2016 Olympics, has died at the age of 32, according to her management agency.
"We're devasted to share the very sad news that Tori Bowie has passed away," Icon Management Inc. shared in a May 3 Instagram post. "We've lost a client, dear friend, daughter and sister. Tori was a champion…a beacon of light that shined so bright!"
The statement continued, "We're truly heartbroken and our prayers are with the family, friends and everyone that loved her."
A spokesperson for the agency told NBC News that deputies from Florida's Orange County Sheriff's Office were asked on May 2 "to conduct a well-being check of a woman in her 30s who had not been seen or heard from in several days."
The woman—later identified as Frentorish "Tori" Bowie—was found dead a home, authorities confirmed to the outlet, with the sheriff noting that there "were no signs of foul play."
A cause of death has not been given, pending investigation from the Orange County Chief Medical Examiner.
A Mississippi native, Bowie famously took home the gold with Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix and English Gardner as part of the 4×100 meter relay team at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. She also won a silver medal in the 100 meter dash and a bronze in the 200 meter dash at the same Olympics.
In the wake of her passing, Bowie's teammates took to Instagram to share their thoughts and condolences. "I have so many feelings and I'm trying to be very careful about how I express them," Madison wrote. "We really have got to start doing better by each other- help each other LIVE in peace before we lay them to rest in it."
Meanwhile, Gardener captioned a photo of Bowie on her Instagram Stories: "A champion ...Rest in Peace."
USA Track & Field also remembered Bowie and her sportsmanship. "Her impact on the sport is immeasurable," the organization shared in a Twitter statement, "and she will be greatly missed."
(E! and NBC News are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (8388)
Related
- McKinsey to pay $650 million after advising opioid maker on how to 'turbocharge' sales
- Imprisoned Algerian journalist remains behind bars despite expected release
- Dignitaries attend funeral of ex-Finnish President Ahtisaari, peace broker and Nobel laureate
- It's time to get realistic about cleaning up piles of trash from the ocean, study argues
- Average rate on 30
- David Ross reflects after Chicago Cubs firing: 'I get mad from time to time'
- 'The Marvels' is a light comedy about light powers
- Tuohy family paid Michael Oher $138,000 from proceeds of 'The Blind Side' movie, filing shows
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- 100,000 marijuana convictions expunged in Missouri, year after recreational use legalized
Ranking
- Trump's 'stop
- UVM honors retired US Sen. Patrick Leahy with renamed building, new rural program
- Shohei Ohtani is donating 60,000 baseball gloves to Japanese schoolchildren
- Prue Leith Serves Up Sizzling Details About Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' Baking Show Visit
- Kylie Jenner Shows Off Sweet Notes From Nieces Dream Kardashian & Chicago West
- NATO member Romania pushes to buy 54 Abrams battle tanks from US
- Conservative Muslims protest Coldplay’s planned concert in Indonesia over the band’s LGBTQ+ support
- Judge rules Willow oil project in Alaska's Arctic can proceed
Recommendation
Intel's stock did something it hasn't done since 2022
Mexico City prosecutors accused of asking for phone records of prominent politicians
Alanis Morissette and Joan Jett are going on tour: How to get your tickets
Congress no closer to funding government before next week's shutdown deadline
Who are the most valuable sports franchises? Forbes releases new list of top 50 teams
42,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles recalled over missing brake inspection gauges: See models
Kaitlin Armstrong, accused in death of pro cyclist Mo Wilson, said she would kill her, witness testifies
Federal judge puts Idaho’s ‘abortion trafficking’ law on hold during lawsuit