Tori Bowie, 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist, DIES Of Childbirth Complications-Autopsy Report

Frentorish ‘Tori’ Bowie, an American sprinter and long jumper who won three Olympic medals and two world titles in the sport, died at the age of 32 in early May following childbirth complications, USA Today reported. According to her agent Kimberly Holland, the American track and field athlete was in labour at the time of her death. 

Tori was found dead in her Florida home and the initial autopsy reports could not pinpoint the exact cause of her death. 

The news of the death has sent shockwaves across the sporting world leaving everyone deeply saddened. 

"Unfortunately, so many people, including the media, are making speculations that she did something to herself, which is very hurtful. So hopefully, now knowing the truth, there will be many apologies," Holland told USA Today. 

USA Today accessed the autopsy report which stated that Ms Bowie was almost eight months pregnant and had a "well-developed fetus". She underwent labour at the time of her death earlier last month. 

Officials suggest that the athlete included respiratory distress and eclampsia, a condition in which a person suffers seizures after experiencing a sudden increase in high blood pressure during pregnancy.

The Orange County Medical Examiner Officer determined that the cause of death was natural.

Earlier this year, it was reported that Bowie was found dead at her home after the sheriff's office reported going there "for a well-being check of a woman in her 30s who had not been seen or heard from for several days." 

Tori Bowie was found dead at her home after the sheriff's office reported going there "for a well-being check of a woman in her 30s who had not been seen or heard from for several days." 

Frentorish ‘Tori’ Bowie won three medals - gold in the 4x100-meter relay, silver in the 100-meter relay and bronze in the 200-meter race - at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. In the World Athletics Championships in 2019, Tori was placed fourth in the long jump, which was her most recent major international competition. Her last official competition was in June 2022.