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My Take
Tori Bowie's story moves me and saddens me in equal measure. Born in Sand Hill, Mississippi in 1990, she became one of the world's premier sprinters and long jumpers, taking silver in the 100 meters and bronze in the 200 at the 2016 Rio Olympics and winning 100-meter world gold in 2017. She had explosive talent and real range across track and field. What lingers for me is how early she was gone, passing in 2023 at just 32. To me her legacy is both the medals and the heartbreaking reminder of a career cut far too short.
Overview
Frentorish "Tori" Bowie (August 27, 1990 – April 23, 2023) was an American track and field athlete, who primarily competed in the long jump, 100 meters, and 200 meters. She won the silver medal in the 100 m and bronze in the 200 m at the 2016 Rio Olympics, bronze and gold in the 100 m at the 2015 and 2017 World Championships, respectively, and also earned gold medals as part of U.S.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tori Bowie
- Name (Japanese)
- トリ・ボウイ
- Reading
- とり・ぼうい
- Born
- August 27, 1990 – April 23, 2023
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Horse
- Origin
- Sand Hill, Mississippi, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- sprinter / long jumper / athletics competitor / athlete
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Southern Mississippi
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.