Dino Crescentini

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]

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

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. "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. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  7. "Vintage Racer Killed In High-Speed Crash At Mosport Raceway". Jalopnik. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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