Corrado Hérin (; 4 August 1966 – 31 March 2019) was an Italian

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r and mountain bike racer. He died on 31 March 2019 in an ultralight flight accident in Torgnon, Italy.Aosta, dramma alla festa dello sci club: ultraleggero precipita, muore ex campione di slittino
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Biography

Originally from

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, he competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. A natural track luger, he won four medals at the

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with two gold in the doubles (

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) and two silvers at the

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event (singles, doubles). Hérin also won three medals in the men's doubles event at the

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with one gold (

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) and two silvers (

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1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

). Hérin was involved with

mountain biking Mountain biking (MTB) is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durability ...

during his career in luge during the 1990s, winning a bronze medal in the downhill event at the 1994 World Mountain Biking Championships in

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. He remained active in mountain biking from 1997 to 2002 after retiring from luge. He won the UCI mountain bike Downhill World cup in 1997 racing for the Sintesi Verlicchi team. In 2016 he returned to racing at the age of 50 and won the Mountain Bike Downhill Masters World Championships in Val Di Sole, Italy.

References

Sources

Natural track European Championships results 1970–2006.

External links

Official website
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