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Former American track star Tori Bowie was found dead Tuesday at her home near Orlando, Fla.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a TMZ report that her lifeless body was found inside her home in suburban Horizon West, after loved ones asked cops to check on her.
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Bowie, 32, hadn’t been heard from in several days.
Police said there were no signs of foul play. The county’s medical examiner’s office did not immediately announce a cause of death.
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Bowie ranked among the top female sprinters in the world from 2015-17.
“Tori was a champion,” her management agency said in a statement, per TMZ. “(She was) a beacon of light that shined so bright! We’re truly heartbroken and our prayers are with the family and friends.”
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At the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Bowie won three medals — gold in the 4×100 relay, silver in the 100-metre dash and bronze in the 200-metre dash. That year she ran what would stand as her personal best time in the 100 metres in competition, 10.78 seconds.
A year later at the world championships in London Bowie won gold in the 100 metres, as well as in the 4×100.
At the 2015 world championships in Beijing, she won bronze in the 100 metres.
Bowie was also a champion long jumper. She was a two-time NCAA gold medallist, and at the 2019 world championships in Qatar, she placed fourth with a leap of 6.81 metres.
