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Alex Zanardi, race driver turned Paralympic star, dies at 59
Italian race driver turned Paralympian Alex Zanardi has died aged 59. The former Formula 1 driver and two-time CART champion lost his legs in a horrific crash at the peak of his powers, but his drive to compete endured.
Alex Zanardi, auto racing champion who won Paralympic gold after life-altering accidents, dies at 59
ROME (AP) — Alex Zanardi, the Italian auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist whose career was marked by two life-altering accidents, has died. He was 59. Zanardi’s family announced his death on Saturday, saying that he passed away on Friday night. “Alex died peacefully, surrounded by the affection of those closest to him,” the family said in a statement without providing a cause of death. In 2020, Zanardi was seriously injured in a…
Alex Zanardi, former F1 driver and Paralympic champion, dies at 59
Italian driver lost both legs in high-speed cart race crashWent on to win four Paralympic gold medalsAlex Zanardi, the former Formula One driver who lost both legs in a racing crash and went on to win Paralympic gold medals, has died at the age of 59, his family said on Saturday.Zanardi, from Bologna, made his F1 debut in 1991 and later achieved success in the cart series in the United States, winning back-to-back championships in 1997 and 1998.…
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