Antonella Bevilacqua (born 15 October 1971 in

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) is an Italian

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er, whose personal best jump was 1.98 metres, achieved in May 1996 in

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Biography

In 1996 Bevilacqua tested positive for the prohibited substances

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and

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twice during the same month. The

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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. The athlete was however only disqualified for three months and was able to return to competitions already with the beginning of the 1997

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season in which she immediately won the national title.

National records

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indoor: 1.98 m (

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, 24 February 1994) - record holder until 13 February 2007.

Achievements

National titles

Antonella Bevilacqua has won 13 times the individual

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. *6 wins in the

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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bevilacqua, Antonella 1971 births Living people Italian female high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Italy Doping cases in athletics Italian sportspeople in doping cases Sportspeople from Foggia Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Italian masters athletes Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Italian Athletics Championships winners