Torrey Boy, an Olympic sprinter from Rankin County, has died. She was 32 years old. Bowie’s management company announced on Twitter. “We are shocked to share the extremely sad news of the passing of Torey Boy,” Icon Management Inc said in a tweet. “We have lost a client, a dear friend, a daughter and a sister. Tori was a hero…a beacon of light that shines so bright! We are truly devastated and our prayers are with family and friends.” MPs with family and friends. The sheriff’s office in Orange County, Florida, conducted a health check on Tuesday afternoon after a woman in her 30s had not been seen or heard from in several days. The deputies found a woman, later known as Bowie, dead in the house. Authorities said there were no signs of foul play. Boy was taken in as an infant by her grandmother after being left in a foster home. Growing up in Sandhill, she considered herself a basketball player and only reluctantly appeared on the track. Bowie graduated from Pisgah High School before going to the University of Southern Mississippi. During the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won a silver in the 100m and a bronze in the 200m. She anchored the American 4×100-meter relay, which won her a gold medal, and her first major international medal was a 100-meter bronze at the World Championships in 2015. After winning, she told me, “All my life, my grandmother told me I could do whatever I set my mind to. My opinion is that.” Bowie’s last official competition was in 2022. USA Track and Field said in a tweet that the organization is saddened to hear of Bowie’s passing. “Her impact on the sport is immeasurable, and we will miss her greatly,” he tweeted.
Torrey Boy, an Olympic sprinter from Rankin County, has died. She was 32 years old.
Bowie Management Company made this announcement on Twitter.
“We are so saddened to share the very sad news of the passing of Torey Boy,” Icon Management Inc said in a tweet. “We have lost a client, a dear friend, a daughter and a sister. Tori was a hero…a beacon of light that shines so bright! We are truly saddened and our prayers are with family and friends.”
Deputies at the sheriff’s office in Orange County, Florida, conducted a health screening on Tuesday afternoon after a woman in her 30s had not been seen or heard from in several days. The deputies found a woman, later known as Bowie, dead in the house. Authorities said there were no signs of foul play.
Boy was taken in as an infant by her grandmother after being left in a foster home. Growing up in Sandhill, she considered herself a basketball player and only reluctantly appeared on the track.
Bowie graduated from Pisgah High School before transferring to the University of Southern Mississippi. During the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won a silver in the 100m and a bronze in the 200m. She anchored the US 4×100-meter relay, which won a gold medal.
Her first international medal was a 100-meter bronze at the World Championships in 2015. After winning, she said: “All my life my grandmother told me I could do whatever I set out to do.”
Bowie’s last official competition is in 2022.
USA Track and Field said in a tweet that the organization is saddened to hear of Bowie’s death.
“Her impact on the sport is immeasurable, and we will miss her greatly,” USATF tweeted.