Current:Home > FinancePregnant Olympic Gold Medalist Tori Bowie's Cause of Death Revealed -CapitalCourse
Pregnant Olympic Gold Medalist Tori Bowie's Cause of Death Revealed
TrendPulse Quantitative Think Tank Center View
Date:2025-04-10 20:20:26
Tori Bowie's cause of death has been determined one month after her tragic passing.
The 32-year-old, who won three medals for Team USA at the 2016 Olympics, died from complications of childbirth at her Florida home, according to a coroner's report obtained by TMZ. The report said the athlete was about eight months pregnant and "undergoing labor" when she passed away. Her body was found on May 2, per the autopsy obtained by E! News.
Bowie's body was discovered on May 2 after Orange County Sheriff's Office deputies were called to perform a welfare check on the athlete, who had "not been seen of heard from in several days," a spokesperson for the agency previously told NBC News. At the time, the spokesperson said authorities found "no signs of foul play" at the scene.
The track and field star's management company confirmed her death a day later, writing on Instagram, "We've lost a client, dear friend, daughter and sister. Tori was a champion…a beacon of light that shined so bright!"
Six years before her death, Bowie—born Frentorish Bowie—took home the gold medal alongside 4×100 meter relay teammates Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix and English Gardner 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.
Bowie's funeral was held on May 12 in Mississippi, where she was mourned by family and close friends.
"A few people were tapped to give remarks at Tori's funeral on Saturday and each time they relayed a track memory I remembered thinking 'I was there,'" Madison recalled in a May 15 Instagram post. "Tori was on top of the world until she wasn't, me too. We have literally stood there together."
Sharing that Bowie had "struggled off the track" and was "increasingly isolated," the 37-year-old continued, "I'm grateful to have caught up with her when I saw her last. And I felt I had to be with her again. I'd only been to Mississippi once before and I don't remember it. But I won't soon forget this trip. And I will never forget Tori."
(E! and NBC News are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)
Updated June 14, 2023 at 12:51 p.m. PT after E! News obtained the autopsy.
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (9)
Related
- In ‘Nickel Boys,’ striving for a new way to see
- 2 teens killed by upstate New York sheriff’s deputy who shot into their vehicle
- Carl Nassib, first openly gay player to play in NFL games, announces his retirement
- A cyclone has killed over 20 people in Brazil, with more flooding expected
- Finally, good retirement news! Southwest pilots' plan is a bright spot, experts say
- Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry goes solo — and we got exclusive backstage access
- United Airlines lifts nationwide ground stop after technology issue
- Feds: Former LA deputy who arrested man for no reason will plead guilty to civil rights charges
- Grammy nominee Teddy Swims on love, growth and embracing change
- A teenager is convicted of murder in a 2022 shooting at a Bismarck motel
Ranking
- Bodycam footage shows high
- Woody Allen attends Venice Film Festival with wife Soon-Yi Previn amid controversial reception
- Travis Barker Shares Message After Pregnant Kourtney Kardashian Details “Urgent Fetal Surgery
- Meet Apollo, the humanoid robot that could be your next coworker
- Moving abroad can be expensive: These 5 countries will 'pay' you to move there
- Ariana Grande Shows Subtle Sign of Support as Ethan Slater Returns to Instagram
- Prosecutors seeking new indictment for Hunter Biden before end of September
- Taylor Momsen Shares the Real Reason She Decided to Leave Gossip Girl
Recommendation
EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
Tennis ball wasteland? Game grapples with a fuzzy yellow recycling problem
U.S. Air Force conducts test launch of unarmed Minuteman III ICBM from California
Prosecutors ask a judge to revoke bond of mother of Virginia boy who shot his first-grade teacher
The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room
Coco Gauff becomes first American teen to reach U.S. Open semifinals since Serena Williams
DeSantis appoints Moms for Liberty co-founder to board overseeing state employee conduct
A Georgia city is mandating that bars close earlier. Officials say it will help cut crime