Women We Love: Tori Bowie

Tori Bowie has been a joy to watch this Olympics. This is her FIRST Olympic Games and she has won a medal in every event she entered. She is only the fifth American Woman to medal in the 100M, 200M, and 4x100M relay.

100M: Silver

200M: Bronze

4×100 Relay: Gold

Setback to a Comeback

In 2012 Tori Bowie was not even able to compete in the Olympic Trials because she broke her jaw in a freak accident leaving her temporarily unable to eat or speak.

Now she leaves Rio with a Medal of Each color.

She was the anchor leg to the phenomenal Women’s 4×100 relay team and this was after being left off of the 2015 World Championships Team. She knew that she did not want to let anyone down.

“I felt like my teammates trusted me enough to handle that position,” Bowie said. “I for sure didn’t want to let anyone down. I wanted to do my best job possible coming off six races [in the 100m and 200m rounds].” (Source NBC News)

All of this from a woman who didn’t take up sprinting full time until March 2014. Now she has her sights set on the long jump.

I’m sure she will be successful at whatever she puts her mind to.