Former US Olympic sprinter Tori Bowie died at residence from childbirth issues, based on an post-mortem report.
Bowie, 32, was found lifeless at her residence in Florida on 2 May after authorities carried out a welfare examine on the previous 100-metre world champion athlete.
The Orange County (Florida) Medical Examiner’s Office report states that Bowie was round eight months pregnant and in energetic labour when she died, reported ESPN.
Tori Bowie crosses the finishline to win the Women’s 4 x 100m Relay Final on Day 14 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on the Olympic Stadium on August 19, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Medical officers stated that the athlete suffered potential issues that included eclampsia and respiratory misery, based on USA Today.
Eclampsia is when an individual suffers seizures after a sudden spike in blood stress throughout the late phases of being pregnant, states The Cleveland Clinic.
Bowie’s death was via pure causes, based on the health worker.
Tori Bowie attends the Sports Illustrated Fashionable 50 on July 12, 2018 in West Hollywood, California
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Orange County Sheriff deputies carried out the welfare examine final month once they have been alerted that Bowie “had not been seen or heard from in several days.”
“We’ve lost a client, dear friend, daughter and sister,” Icon Management Inc., the company that represented Bowie, wrote on Twitter. “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.”
At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Bowie received a silver medal within the 100-metres and bronze within the 200-metres. She additionally received gold operating the anchor leg within the ladies’s 4×100 relay.
In 2017 she received gold on the world championships within the ladies’s 100-metres and 4×100 relay.
