Alessandro Zanardi Wiki Biography
Alessandro “Alex” Zanardi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈaleks dzaˈnardi]; born 23 October 1966) is an Italian racing driver and paracyclist.He won two CART championship titles in North America during the late 1990s. He also had a less successful career as a Formula One driver. More recently, he has attracted widespread praise for his return to competition in the aftermath of a crash in 2001 that resulted in the amputation of his legs. He returned to racing less than two years after the accident, competing in the FIA World Touring Car Championship for BMW Team Italy-Spain between 2003 and 2009.Switching sports, Zanardi took up competition in handcycling, a form of paralympic cycling, with the stated goal of representing Italy at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. In September 2011, Zanardi won his first senior international handcycling medal, the silver medal in the H4 category time trial at the UCI World Road Para-Cycling Championships. In September 2012 he won gold medals at the London Paralympics in the individual H4 time trial and the individual H4 road race, followed by a silver medal in the mixed H1-4 team relay.On 11 September 2012 he was included by International Paralympic Committee into the London 2012: Top 12 performances list.
| Full Name | Alex Zanardi |
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Date Of Birth | October 23, 1966 |
| Place Of Birth | Bologna, Italy |
| Profession | Race car driver, Professional Road Racing Cyclist, Author, Television presenter |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Spouse | Daniela Zanardi |
| Children | Niccolò Zanardi |
| Parents | Dino Zanardi, Anna Zanardi |
| Siblings | Cristina Zanardi |
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| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm1916893 |
| Awards | Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year |
| Nominations | Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Return to full time racing in 2004. |
| 2 | Lost both his legs above the knees in a horrific accident during a race at EuroSpeedway in Germany on 15 September 2001. |
| 3 | He is a CART Champion and a former Formula 1 driver. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camera cafè | 2004 | TV Series |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled Alex Zanardi Documentary | Documentary announced | Himself | |
| The Last Leg | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| No Limits | 2015 | Documentary | |
| Adrenalin: The BMW Touring Car Story | 2014 | Documentary | |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1998-2014 | TV Series | Himself – Racing Legend / Himself |
| Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel | 2005-2012 | TV Series | Himself – Correspondent (segment “Alex Zanardi”) / Himself Story 4: Tragedy to Triumph |
| Quelli che… il calcio | 2006-2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| I Came Away Alive | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Leute am Donnerstag | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Alex Zanardi: Life Goes On | 2004 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Sfide | 1998 | TV Series | Himself – Host |