Report: Olympic medalist, sprinter Tori Bowie died due to complications of childbirth

Three-time Olympic medalist Tori Bowie died last month due to complications from childbirth, according to USA Today.

Bowie was 32.

Bowie was found dead in her Orlando, Florida, area home on May 2, though a cause of death was not initially given. According to an autopsy report from the Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office, Bowie was estimated to be about eight months pregnant and was undergoing labor at the time of her death.

It’s unclear specifically what led to Bowie’s death, but officials said possible complications included respiratory distress and eclampsia, which is the onset of seizures or a coma, per the Mayo Clinic.

Bowie was found in her home by Orange County Sheriff’s deputies, who were conducting a welfare check after she had “not been seen or heard from in several days.”

Bowie won three medals at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She was the anchor on the gold medal-winning 4x100-meter relay team alongside Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix and English Gardner. She also won silver in the 100-meter dash and bronze in the 200-meter dash.

Bowie also won bronze in the 100-meter dash at the 2015 world championships in Beijing, and won the 100-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay at the 2017 World Athletics Championships in London. She finished fourth in the long jump at the 2019 World Championships in Qatar.

“We’ve lost a client, dear friend, daughter and sister,” her management company wrote on social media last month. “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.”