Sports 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 Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Alex Zanardi smiles after winning the silver medal in the men's road race H5 during the 2016 Paralympics Games in Rio de Janeiro on Sept. 15, 2016. Zanardi, 59, died Friday night, his family announced on Saturday. (Mauro Pimentel/The Associated Press) 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.…