Dino Crescentini (22 September 1947 – 22 June 2008) was a Sammarinese

bobsledder Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of 2 to 4 athletes make timed speed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsle ...

and

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. He competed in the two man event at the

1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, were an international winter multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Hav ...

. He was killed while taking part in a motor race in Canada in 2008.

Biography

Crescentini was born in San Marino in 1947, and moved to

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during the 1970s. He was living in Rochester Hills when he qualified to compete at the Winter Olympics. Along with Mike Crocenzi, Crescentini competed in the two man event at the

Lillehammer Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the munici ...

, Norway. Crescentini was also the flag bearers for San Marino at the Winter Olympics. Following the Olympics, Crescentini became a race car driver. In June 2008, at a racing festival at

Mosport Park Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (formerly Mosport Park and Mosport International Raceway) is a multi-Race track, track motorsport venue located north of Bowmanville in Clarington, Ontario, Canada, approximately 75 kilometers (47 miles) east of To ...

, Crescentini was killed after his car flipped over and hit a wall. He was taken to the hospital in

Bowmanville Bowmanville is a community of approximately 40,000 people located in the Municipality of Clarington, Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately east of Toronto, and east of Oshawa along Highway 2. Bowmanville was first incorporated a ...

where he died.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Crescentini, Dino 1947 births 2008 deaths Sammarinese male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for San Marino Bobsledders at the 1994 Winter Olympics Racing drivers who died while racing Sport deaths in Canada

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