Alyssa Bull (born 1 December 1995) is an Australian canoeist. She represented Australia in three

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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

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compete at London 2012, Bull took up kayaking. Bull was also surf lifesaving and competed in the 2012/13 and 2013/14 Ironwoman series. Along with kayaking, she's a full-time

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Achievements

Bull achieved her childhood dream when she made her Olympic debut at the

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in Rio . She competed in the women's K-2 500 metres event . 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. At the

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Olympics, Bull was unable to make the final of the women's K-1 500m being knocked out in the semi-final. Bull paired with Alyce Wood in the Women's K-2 500m. They made it to the final and finished fifth. In Paris 2024, Bull got to the Women's K-2 500m final paired with Ella Beere, finishing in seventh, and along with the rest of Australia's K-4 400m, finished eighth in the final.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bull, Alyssa 1995 births Living people Australian female canoeists Olympic canoeists for Australia Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Canoeists at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century Australian sportswomen