Alethea Boon is an athlete from New Zealand. She represented New Zealand in artistic gymnastics at the

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and the

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, and in weightlifting at the

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. Boon was born in Suva, Fiji, and grew up in Auckland, New Zealand. She competed in artistic gymnastics, attending two Commonwealth Games, and studied exercise science at

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while continuing to compete while at university. She retired at the age of 24. In 2010, Boon suffered a blockage in the arteries of her lungs after surgery and she was initially unable to walk due to lack of breath. She began to compete in

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, participating at the

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and

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, and in 2013 she began competing in Olympic-style weightlifting. She achieved two 2nd-place finishes in the Australian Weightlifting Open, and the

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. In 2018, she competed in the Women's 58 kg event at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.

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