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Alex Zanardi, Auto Racing Champ Who Won Paralympic Golds Between Life-Altering Accidents, Dies at 59

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Alex Zanardi, Auto Racing Champ Who Won Paralympic Golds Between Life-Altering Accidents, Dies at 59
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Alex Zanardi, smiles after winning the silver medal in the men’s road race H5, during the 2016 Paralympics Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sept. 15, 2016, AP Photo/Mauro Pimentel, FileROME—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.

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