Antonella Bevilacqua

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.

Antonella Bevilacqua
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1971-10-15) October 15, 1971
Foggia, Italy
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
ClubSnam Gas Metano
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • High jump: 1.99 m (1996)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
1997 BariHigh jump

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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 titles

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

References
  1. Lauri Tarasti: When can an athlete be punished for a doping offence? Procedural faults and the burden of proof
  2. https://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.
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