| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Deborah Acason at the 2008 Olympic Homecoming Parade in Brisbane |
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| 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 is Christian[3] and has been active in the Presbyterian church.[4]
She found her love for weightlifting at the age of 12, lifting heavy logs to build tree houses with some of the neighbourhood boys.