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Report: Olympic medalist, sprinter Tori Bowie died due to complications of childbirth

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Three-time Olympic medalist Tori Bowie died last month due to complications from childbirth, according to USA Today.

Bowie was 32.

Bowie was found dead in her Orlando, Florida, area home on May 2, though a cause of death was not initially given. According to an autopsy report from the Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office, Bowie was estimated to be about eight months pregnant and was undergoing labor at the time of her death.

It’s unclear specifically what led to Bowie’s death, but officials said possible complications included respiratory distress and eclampsia, which is the onset of seizures or a coma, per the Mayo Clinic.