Alethea Boon

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Alethea Boon
Personal information
NationalityFijian New Zealander
Born (1984-01-07) 7 January 1984 (age 38)
Suva, Fiji
Sport
CountryFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
SportArtistic gymnastics and weightlifting
Medal record

Alethea Boon is an athlete from New Zealand. She represented New Zealand in artistic gymnastics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and in weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [1] [2]

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Boon was born in Suva, Fiji, and grew up in Auckland, New Zealand. [1] She competed in artistic gymnastics, attending two Commonwealth Games, and studied exercise science at Brigham Young University while continuing to compete while at university. She retired at the age of 24. [2]

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 CrossFit, participating at the 2016 and 2017 Crossfit Games, and in 2013 she began competing in Olympic-style weightlifting. [2] She achieved two 2nd-place finishes in the Australian Weightlifting Open, and the 2017 Oceania Weightlifting Championships. [1] [2] In 2018, she competed in the Women's 58 kg event at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. [1]

CrossFit Games results

YearGamesRegionalsOpen (Worldwide)
2014 [3] (Individual)DNP149th
2014 [3] (Team)6th [4] 2nd (Australia)149th
2015 [3] 20th2nd (Pacific)154th
2016 [3] 40th3rd (Pacific)38th
2017 [3] 21st3rd (Pacific)196th
2018 [3] 29951st [lower-alpha 1]
YearGamesQualifierOpen
2019 5th
(Masters 35–39)
3rd (Asia)
2nd (Masters 35–39 qualifier)
149th (world)
11th (New Zealand)
10th (Masters 35–39)
2020 65th (world)
5th (New Zealand)
4th (Masters 35–39)
  1. Injured during Open and had to sit out the season. [5]

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References

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