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, File
ROME—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.
