Alyssa Bull

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Alyssa Bull
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 (age 28)
Buderim, Australia
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryAustralia
Sport Canoe sprint
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Dartmouth K-1 1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Dartmouth K-2 Mix 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Duisburg K-1 1000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Dartmouth K-4 500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 Duisburg] K-2 Mix 500 m

Alyssa Bull (born 1 December 1995) is an Australian canoeist. She qualified to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [1] Bull was unable to make the final of the women's K-1 500m being knocked out in the semi-final. [2] Bull paired with Alyce Wood in the Women's K-2 500m. They made it to the final and finished fifth. [3]

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Early years

At the age of 16 Bull started ski paddling for surf lifesaving. In 2012 she was the Under 17 Australian Ironwoman Champion. Inspired after watching her surf lifesaving idol Naomi Flood compete at London 2012, Bull took up kayaking.

Bull was also surf lifesaving and competed in the 2012/13 and 2013/14 Ironwoman series. [4]

Achievements

Bull achieved her childhood dream when she made her Olympic debut at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio . She competed in the women's K-2 500 metres event . [5]

Bull also competed with K-2 partner Alyce Wood. The pair won both K-2 selection events, defeating their idol Naomi Flood and her partner Olympian Jo Brigden-Jones. This was a major upset. They then made the A-Finals of the K-2 500m by finishing third in their semi-final. In the final they came eighth and finished with a time of 1min 51.915sec. [5]

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References

  1. "Aly Bull". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. "Alyssa BULL". Olympics.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. "Aly Bull". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Alyssa Bull". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.