Antonella Bevilacqua

Antonella Bevilacqua

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1971-10-15) October 15, 1971 Foggia, Italy
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	High jump
Club	Snam Gas Metano
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	High jump: 1.99 m (1996)
Medal record Mediterranean Games 1997 Bari High jump

Antonella Bevilacqua (born 15 October 1971 in Foggia) is an Italian high jumper, whose personal best jump was 1.98 metres, achieved in May 1996 in Milan.

Biography

In 1996 Bevilacqua tested positive for the prohibited substances ephedrine and pseudoephedrine twice during the same month. The IAAF decided to put the case to arbitration and allowed Bevilaqua to compete at that year's Olympic Games where she cleared 1.99m to finish 4th. However, after the games it was decided that a doping offence had been committed and her Olympic result was annulled.^[1][2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Italy
1989	European Junior Championships	Varaždin, Yugoslavia	5th	High jump	1.83 m
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	8th	High jump	1.81 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	22nd (q)	High Jump	1.90 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	6th	High jump	1.94 m =PB
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	19th (q)	High jump	1.85 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	DISQ [3]	High jump	1.99 m[4]
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	7th	High jump	1.93 m
	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	1st	High jump	1.95 m

• Results with a Q indicate overall position in qualifying round.
• originally placed 4th in the final in 1996.

National championships

Antonella Bevilacqua has won 13 times the individual national championship.^[5][6]

• 6 wins in the high jump (1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003)
• 7 wins in the high jump indoor (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2004)

See also

• Italian all-time top lists - High jump
• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

References

1. ↑ Lauri Tarasti: When can an athlete be punished for a doping offence? Procedural faults and the burden of proof
2. ↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/19961127/96112700176.html
3. ↑ She was fourth.
4. ↑ After the games it was determined that a doping offence had been committed and her Olympic result was annulled.
5. ↑ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012. 
6. ↑ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 29 November 2012. 

External links

• Antonella Bevilacqua profile at IAAF
• Antonella Bevilacqua at Sports Reference