Ted Bull

Ted Bull
Ted Bull c. 1924
Personal information
Born 1898
Cowra, New South Wales.
Died 10 April 1967
Cowra, New South Wales.[1]
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club Leichhardt Rowing Club

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.

Rowing career

Bull joined the Leichhardt Rowing Club after WWI.[2]

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.[3] He won that same title in 1923.[4]

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.[5] He was reportedly leading the race till the last 200m. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Olympic Games—Paris 1924. rowinghistory-aus.info
  2. ↑ Leichhardt History at Guerin-Foster
  3. ↑ 1922 Interstate Regatta
  4. ↑ 1923 Interstate Regatta
  5. ↑ Ted Bull. sports-reference.com
  6. ↑ 1924 Olympics
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