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.[2]
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 Olympics 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.[3][4]
The athlete was however only disqualified for three months and was able to return to competitions already with the beginning of the 1997 indoor season in which she immediately won the national title.[5]
National records
High jump indoor: 1.98 m (Athens, 24 February 1994) - record holder until 13 February 2007.[1]
^ abIn May 1996, Antonella Bevilacqua twice tested positive for ephedrine which carried the penalty of a three-month ban. The IAAF decided to put the case to arbitration and allow her to compete in Atlanta, where she placed 4th. However, after the Olympics the IAAF decided she was guilty of a doping offence and annulled her results from May onwards, including her Olympic performance.
^ abcdResults with a q indicate overall position in qualifying round.
^Originally placed 4th but after the games it was determined that a doping offence had been committed and her Olympic result was annulled.
^"Lewis e quel doping nascosto Graziato come tutti gli altri" (in Italian). repubblica.it. 24 April 2003. Retrieved 12 April 2021. Pagò la saltatrice in alto azzurra, Antonella Bevilacqua, quarta ai Giochi di Atlanta, ma cancellata e poi squalificata per tre mesi.
