{{Short description|Australian weightlifter (born 1983)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2015}} {{MedalTableTop|Deborah Lovely 1 - Craig Franklin.jpg|150px|Deborah Acason at the 2008<br /> Olympic Homecoming Parade in Brisbane|}} {{MedalSport | Women's Weightlifting}} {{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalGold | 2006 Melbourne |75 kg}} {{MedalSilver | 2002 Manchester |75 kg snatch}} {{MedalSilver | 2002 Manchester |75 kg clean & jerk}} {{MedalSilver | 2002 Manchester |75 kg combined}} {{MedalBronze | 2010 Delhi |+75 kg}} {{MedalBottom}}
'''Deborah Esther Ainslie Acason''' (née '''Lovely''', born 20 June 1983<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.qwa.org/Alist/lovely.ASP |title=Queensland Weightlifting Association |access-date=24 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909011409/http://www.qwa.org/Alist/lovely.ASP |archive-date=9 September 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>) 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, a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She also participated in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic games. She also won awards in cycling, winning the 2005 Queensland open Keirin title, as well as gold medals in the 1 Lap Time Trial and Team Sprint. She competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where she placed 4th. This was her 5th Commonwealth Games Appearance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/weightlifting/athlete-profile-n6025320-deb-lovely-acason.htm|title=Weightlifting {{!}} Athlete Profile: Deb LOVELY-ACASON - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=results.gc2018.com|language=en-AU|access-date=2018-06-01}}</ref>
Starting her sports career in throwing Acason has been coached in weightlifting by Michael Keelan since her beginnings.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rawbarbellclub.com/podcast/podcast-episode-31/|title=Deborah Lovely Acason - Two time Olympian & 5 Times Commonwealth Games Athlete|date=2018-05-13|work=RAW Barbell Club|access-date=2018-06-01|language=en-US}}</ref>
She married Joshua Acason in December 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.women.qld.gov.au/q150/2000/#item-deborah-lovely-acason|title= Deborah Lovely-Acason|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110330012137/http://www.women.qld.gov.au/q150/2000/#item-deborah-lovely-acason|archive-date=30 March 2011|url-status=usurped|publisher=Queensland Government|website=Our Women, Our State|access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref> They have three daughters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://challengenews.online/2016-au-393-august/life-is-more-than-sport/|title=Life is more than sport|website=challengenews.online|language=EN|access-date=2017-08-13|archive-date=13 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813144248/https://challengenews.online/2016-au-393-august/life-is-more-than-sport/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
She is Christian<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biblesocietynsw.com.au/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=19951 |title=Deb Lovely, Weight Lifting Testimony |publisher=Bible Society of NSW |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426041419/http://www.biblesocietynsw.com.au/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=19951 |archivedate=26 April 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> and has been active in the Presbyterian church.
In terms of her faith, she states "Without Jesus' love and forgiveness I know my life would be very different. I would have lived my life my way and made me the centre of everything and most likely made a mess of it all. I would not be married to my loving husband with three beautiful girls."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://challengenews.online/2016-au-393-august/life-is-more-than-sport/|title=Life is more than sport|website=challengenews.online|language=EN|access-date=2017-08-13|archive-date=13 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813144248/https://challengenews.online/2016-au-393-august/life-is-more-than-sport/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Acason was an unsuccessful Family First Party candidate for Bundamba at the 2012 Queensland state election.{{cn|date=February 2023}}
Acason has a double degree from Griffith University in Laws and Criminology and Criminal Justice, which she studied from 2002 to 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.griffith.edu.au/sport/griffith-gold/our-griffith-gold|title=Our Griffith gold|website=www.griffith.edu.au|language=en|access-date=2017-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813154220/https://www.griffith.edu.au/sport/griffith-gold/our-griffith-gold|archive-date=13 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20130128014809/http://lovelydeb.com/ |date=28 January 2013 |itle=Official website}} * {{IWF|name=Deborah Esther Ainslie Acason}} * {{AOC profile|name=Deborah Acason}} * {{CGF profile|name=Deborah Acason}} * {{CGA profile|deborah-acason|Deborah Acason}} * {{2006 Commonwealth Games profile|name=Deborah Esther Ainslie Lovely}} * {{2010 Commonwealth Games profile|437075|Deborah Acason}} * {{2014 Commonwealth Games profile|weightlifting/1030779/d_acason|Deborah Acason}} * {{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|weightlifting/athlete-profile-n6025320-deb-lovely-acason|Deb Lovely-Acason}}
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