Ted Bull Explained

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Birth Date:1898
Birth Place:Cowra, New South Wales.
Death Date:10 April 1967
Death Place:Cowra, New South Wales.[1]
Sport:Rowing
Club:Leichhardt Rowing Club
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Arthur William "Ted" Bull (1898 – 10 April 1967) was an Australian rower. He was twice the Australian national sculling champion who represented at the 1924 Olympics.[2]

Rowing career

Bull joined the Leichhardt Rowing Club after WWI.[3]

In 1922 he was the New South Wales state entrant who contested and won the President's Cup - the Australian single sculls title - at the Interstate Regatta.[4] He won that same title in 1923.[5]

As the prominent Australian sculler of the early 1920s he was selected to compete at 1924 Olympics. He won his heat and reached the final of the single sculls event, but did not finish the race. He was reportedly leading the race till the last 200m.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/olympic-games/1924-Paris.php Olympic Games—Paris 1924
  2. Web site: Ted Bull . Olympedia . 29 October 2021.
  3. http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/club-histories/leichhardt/09.php Leichhardt History at Guerin-Foster
  4. http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/interstate-championships/1922.php#M1x 1922 Interstate Regatta
  5. http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/interstate-championships/1923.php 1923 Interstate Regatta
  6. http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/olympic-games/1924-Paris.php 1924 Olympics