Deborah Acason

Deborah Acason
Medal record

Deborah Acason at the 2008
Olympic Homecoming Parade in Brisbane
Competitor for  Australia
Women's Weightlifting
Commonwealth Games
Silver 2002 Manchester 75 kg
Gold 2006 Melbourne 75 kg
Bronze 2010 Delhi +75 kg

Deborah Acason (née Lovely, born 20 June 1983[1]) is an Australian weightlifter. Initially a discus thrower (she won a bronze medal at the 1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics), she won three silver medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She also participated in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic games.

She married Joshua Acason in December 2008.[2]

She found her love for weightlifting at the age of 12, lifting heavy logs to build tree houses with some of the neighborhood boys.

References

  1. ^ Queensland Weightlifting Association
  2. ^ Deborah Lovely-Acason

External links