Alex Zanardi, auto racing champion who won Paralympic gold between life-altering crashes, dead at 59

May 2, 2026 - 19:00
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Alex Zanardi, auto racing champion who won Paralympic gold between life-altering crashes, dead at 59
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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.