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American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie has died at the age of 32. 'We're devastated to share the very sad news that Tori Bowie has passed away,' Icon Management Inc. said in a statement Wednesday morning. '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.' This statement did not reveal or release the cause of Bowie's death. According to reports from TMZ, she was found dead on Tuesday in Florida. The world of track and...

The Mississippi native is best known for anchoring America’s 4x100 relay to gold, leading a legendary squad of Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix and English Gardner, in Brazil. Three-time Olympic medalist Tori Bowie, a Mississippi native who sprinted to gold at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, has died, officials said Wednesday. She was 32. Bowie’s death was announced by her management company and USA Track and Field. No cause of death was shared. “We’ve lost a client, dear friend, daughter and sister," Icon Management Inc. said in a statement. "Tori was a champion … a beacon of light that shined...

Tori Bowie, a 32-year-old former Olympic track-and-field gold medalist, was found dead in Florida on Tuesday, TMZ reported. A cause of death is unclear as of Wednesday. Bowie’s management team confirmed her death in a statement Wednesday morning on Twitter. “We’re devastated to share the very sad news that Tori Bowie has passed away,” Icon Management said in the statement.

Just over a month after Tori Bowie, the champion American sprinter who won three medals at the 2016 Olympic Games, was found dead in her Florida home at age 32, a medical examiner reportedly found that she died from complications of childbirth. Bowie’s autopsy, performed by the Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office of Florida, revealed that she was “undergoing labor” when she died, according to a copy of the report obtained by TMZ Sports. The athlete was roughly eight months pregnant, and was carrying a “well developed fetus,” according to USA Today Sports, which also reviewed the report. Her death...