Antonella Bevilacqua

Antonella Bevilacqua (* October 15, 1971 in Foggia ) is an Italian former high jumper.

At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona still excreted in qualifying, it was the following year at the Sixth World Athletics Championships in Stuttgart.

In 1996 she arrived at the Olympic Games in Atlanta to fourth place, but was disqualified for a breach of the Doping Rules, as you had previously banned substances ephedrine and pseudo- ephedrine found in this year with her. Bevilacqua made ​​for these findings Chinese slimming pills responsible, and the Italian Association gave her permission to start then, but this was subsequently withdrawn again in a sports court proceedings.

The following year she won at the Mediterranean Games gold and finished seventh at the World Championships in Athens.

After a serious back injury in 1998, they could not find back to their top form, even though they belonged to the national forefront until the mid- 2000s. In 2003, she was able to qualify again for the World Cup in Paris / Saint -Denis, but failed in the first round.

Four times it was outdoors (1992-1994, 1997) and eight times in the Hall (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004) Italian champion.

Antonella Bevilacqua is 1,69 m tall and weighs 54 kg. She studied at the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Foggia and is a graphic designer and web designer.

Personal best

• High Jump: 1.98m, May 4, 1996 Milan Hall: 1.98m, February 28, 1994 Piraeus