Dino Crescentini
Personal information
NationalitySammarinese
Born(1947-09-22)22 September 1947
San Marino
Died22 June 2008(2008-06-22) (aged 60)
Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
Sport
SportBobsleigh

Dino Crescentini (22 September 1947 – 22 June 2008) was a Sammarinese bobsledder and racing driver.[1] He competed in the two man event at the 1994 Winter Olympics.[2] He was killed while taking part in a motor race in Canada in 2008.[3]

Biography

Crescentini was born in San Marino in 1947, and moved to Michigan during the 1970s.[1][4] He was living in Rochester Hills when he qualified to compete at the Winter Olympics.[5] Along with Mike Crocenzi, Crescentini competed in the two man event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.[1] Crescentini was also the flag bearers for San Marino at the Winter Olympics.[1]

Following the Olympics, Crescentini became a race car driver.[1] In June 2008, at a racing festival at Mosport Park, Crescentini was killed after his car flipped over and hit a wall.[1][6] He was taken to the hospital in Bowmanville where he died.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Dino Crescentini". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dino Crescentini Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Dino Crescentini". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Dino Crescentini". Historic Racing. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "More Than One Way for Americans to Get to Olympics". AP News. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Driver killed at Mosport". Toronto Star. 22 June 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Vintage Racer Killed In High-Speed Crash At Mosport Raceway". Jalopnik. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.