The rumors can now be put to rest as a cause of death has been ruled for Tori Bowie.
World champion sprinter and three-time Olympic medalist Tori Bowie died from complications of childbirth, according to an autopsy report.
The report said Bowie had a “well-developed fetus,” as she was estimated to be 8 months pregnant and undergoing labor at the time of her death in May. Officials added that complications Bowie had included respiratory distress and eclampsia, when a person develops seizures following a sudden spike in high blood pressure during pregnancy.
The manner of death was ruled natural, according to the medical examiner.
As of now, we have no clue who the father would’ve been had the baby been born.
Bowie’s death came as a shock to the track and field community after she was found dead in her home in Winter Garden, Florida on May 2. Deputies conducted a welfare check at a home after receiving reports a woman in her early 30s “had not been seen or heard from in several days.”
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Bowie won three medals at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, including silver in the 100-meter dash and bronze in the 200.
Bowie was also the anchor leg in the women’s 4×100 relay where Team USA won gold. By the end of 2017, Bowie was a world champion in both the women’s 100 and 4×100 relay.
According to her online obituary, Bowie was preceded in death by her daughter, Ariana.
She had been studying music at Full Sail University since the fall of 2022.
