Who was Tori Bowie?
Frentorish “Tori” Bowie was an Olympic gold medalist, who contended for Team U.S.A. at the Rio Olympics in2016 The track and field star won gold in the 4×100 meter relay along with colleagues Tianna Madison ( formerly Bartoletta), Allyson Felix and English Gardner, and she likewise took house silver in the 100- meter and bronze in the 200- meter.
Born in Sandhill, Miss., the professional athlete was taken into foster care at age 2 in addition to her older sis Tamarra, she informed Women’s Running Her life altered in a “major way” when granny Bobbie Smith became their guardian and handed down crucial life lessons to the women.
“My grandmother told me a long time, ago I don’t care if you’re sweeping a porch for a living. She said, you need to do your best. So I’ve lived by that every single day,” Bowie informed NBC News’ WLBT3 in2016 “It’s not about where you’re from… It’s just about where we’re trying to go and what we’re trying to accomplish. And I’m trying to be that person, to show everyone there that it is possible.”
After participating in Pisgah High School, she went on to study at the University of Southern Mississippi from 2009 to 2012, learning Interdisciplinary Studies, per the Team U.S.A. site. While in college, Bowie gathered nationwide titles in both the indoor and outside champions and was later on inducted into the Southern Miss M-Club Hall of Fame for her skills.
Once the fastest lady on the planet, she won 3 medals at 2 World Championships.
