Antonella Bevilacqua

Antonella Bevilacqua
	Bevilacqua in 1996
Personal information
National team	Italy: 29 caps (1991-2004)
Born	15 October 1971 (age 53); Foggia, Italy
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
Club	Snam Gas Metano
Retired	2007
Achievements and titles
Personal best	1.99 m (1996)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games

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]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event	Measure	Notes
1989	European Junior Championships	Varaždin	5th	High jump	1.83 m
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv	8th	High jump	1.81 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona	22nd (q)	High Jump	1.90 m	^[b]
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart	6th	High jump	1.94 m	PB
1994	European Championships	Helsinki	19th (q)	High jump	1.85 m	^[b]
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta	DISQ	High jump	1.99 m	^[c]^[a]
1997	World Championships	Athens	7th	High jump	1.93 m
1997	Mediterranean Games	Bari	1st	High jump	1.95 m
2003	World Championships	Paris	17th (q)	High jump	1.85 m	^[b]
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest	11th (q)	High jump	1.90 m	^[b]

National titles

Antonella Bevilacqua has won 13 times the individual national championship.^[6]^[7]

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)

Notes

^ ^a ^b In 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Results 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.

References

^ ^a ^b "Annuario FIDAL 2010" (PDF). altervista.org (in Italian). Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Antonella Bevilacqua - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ Lauri Tarasti: When can an athlete be punished for a doping offence? Procedural faults and the burden of proof
^ https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/19961127/96112700176.html ^{[dead link]}
^ "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.
^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 29 November 2012.

External links

Antonella Bevilacqua at World Athletics
Antonella Bevilacqua at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
Antonella Bevilacqua at Olympics.com
Antonella Bevilacqua at Olympedia

[DOPING-3] In 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.

[QUALY-7] Results with a q indicate overall position in qualifying round.

[8] Originally placed 4th but after the games it was determined that a doping offence had been committed and her Olympic result was annulled.

[ANNUARIO-1] "Annuario FIDAL 2010" (PDF). altervista.org (in Italian). Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[IAAF_BIO-2] "Antonella Bevilacqua - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

[4] Lauri Tarasti: When can an athlete be punished for a doping offence? Procedural faults and the burden of proof

[5] ttps://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/19961127/96112700176.html ^{[dead link]}

[6] "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.

[9] ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.

[10] "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 29 November 2012.

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