Alethea Boon

{{Short description|New Zealand artistic gymnast (born 1984)}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Alethea Boon

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| nationality = Fijian New Zealander

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|1|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Suva, Fiji

| country = {{NZL}}

| sport = Artistic gymnastics, weightlifting and CrossFit

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{{MedalSport|Women's weightlifting}}

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{{MedalComp|Oceania Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2017 Gold Coast|58 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2016 Suva|63 kg}}

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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.{{Cite news|url=https://olympic.org.nz/athletes/alethea-boon|title=Alethea Boon {{!}} New Zealand Olympic Team|date=2016-02-09|work=New Zealand Olympic Team|access-date=2018-04-09|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/commonwealth-games/102868242/new-zealands-alethea-boon-swaps-gymnastics-for-weightlifting-at-games|title=New Zealand's Alethea Boon swaps gymnastics for weightlifting at Games|website=Stuff|date=6 April 2018 |language=en|access-date=2018-04-09}}

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