Antonella Bevilacqua [SEP] place of birth
Antonella Bevilacqua
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.
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 Olympic Games where she cleared 1.99m to finish 4th. However, after the games it was decided that a doping offence had been committed
's Marathon
- Emma Scaunich — 2:46.14 (→ 18th place)
- Anna Villani — 2:46.44 (→ 20th place)
- Bettina Sabatini — 2:50.09 (→ 23rd place)
Women's Long Jump
- Valentina Uccheddu
- Antonella Capriotti
Women's 10 km Walk
- Annarita Sidoti
- Elisabetta Perrone
- Ileana Salvador
Women's Discus Throw
- Agnese Maffeis
Women's High Jump
- Antonella Bevilacqua
Baseball.
Italy was not very successful at the premier of Olympic baseball