Alyssa Bull (born 1 December 1995) is an Australian

canoeist Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle. Common meanings of the term are limited to when the canoeing is the central purpose of the activity. Broader meanings include when it is combined with other acti ...

. She qualified to represent Australia at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

. Bull was unable to make the final of the women's K-1 500m being knocked out in the semi-final. Bull paired with

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in the Women's K-2 500m. They made it to the final and finished fifth.

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.

Achievements

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

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

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

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. 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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bull, Alyssa 1995 births Living people Australian female canoeists Olympic canoeists of Australia Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak