Olympic track and field champion Tori Bowie has died, her representatives have shared. She was 32.
The three-time Olympic sprint medalist’s death was confirmed through a social media statement from her management company on Wednesday morning.
“We’re devasted to share the very sad news that Tori Bowie has passed away,” the company, Icon Management,tweeted. “We’ve lost a client, dear friend, daughter and sister. Tori was a champion…a beacon of light that shined so bright! We’re truly heartbroken and our prayers are with the family and friends.”
USA Track and Field also mourned Bowie’s death in a post, sharing an image of the Mississippi native smiling and holding up an American flag.
Tori Bowie.FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty

“USATF is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Tori Bowie, a three-time Olympic medalist and two-time world champion,” the organizationtweeted. “Her impact on the sport is immeasurable, and she will be greatly missed.”
Bowie won gold in the 100-meter race at the IAAF World Championships the next year, while also helping the U.S. retain gold in the 100-meter relay.
Tori Bowie.Al Bello/Getty

She later attended college at the University of Southern Mississippi, where she became a three-time All-American and won two long jump titles in both indoor and outdoor events in 2011.
Tori Bowie.Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty

“I’ve never even thought about anything like this,” BowietoldThe Hattiesburg Americanthen. “It’s like back in Sandhill, they have a sign right when you turn inside [the campus at Pisgah High, her alma mater], they actually have a sign, it says ‘Tori Bowie Lane.’ To see things like that and like this, it’s just like miracles, I guess.”
Olympians from around the world mourned Bowie’s death Wednesday.
Torie Bowie.Alastair Grant/AP Photo

Bowielast competedin an event in June 2022. Her cause of death was not immediately known Wednesday morning.
source: people.com