Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie died during complicated childbirth
Luke Gentile
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Details into the death of Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie revealed Monday that the sprinter’s death was the result of complications during childbirth.
Bowie, 32, was declared dead on May 2 after Orange County Sheriff’s deputies discovered her corpse on a bed inside her Winter Garden, Florida, residence, according to a report.
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Authorities had been sent on a welfare check, and an autopsy report declared Bowie was approximately eight months pregnant and in labor at the time of her death, the report noted.
A “well-developed fetus” was also discovered.
Bowie had dealt with eclampsia and respiratory distress, with the former being a condition that results in seizures in pregnant women, according to the report.
Symptoms include high blood pressure, blurry vision, headaches, and convulsions.
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Concerns from friends and family about Bowie, who had not been heard from in days, prompted the welfare check.
Bowie took home three medals at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, including gold as part of the U.S. 4×100 women’s relay team, and was declared the fastest woman in 2017 when she took first in the 100-meter dash at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London.