Antonella Bevilacqua

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.

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.

National records High jump indoor: 1.98 m ( Athens, 24 February 1994) - record holder until 13 February 2007. 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)