Tyson Bull (born 21 May 1993) is an Australian artistic gymnast. He competed at both the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
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| Nickname(s) | Tys | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 May 1993[1] Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Illinois Fighting Illini (2014–18)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBull won the silver medal in the rings at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games held on the Isle of Man.[3][4]
In 2018, he competed in the horizontal bar event at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Doha, Qatar; he did not qualify to compete in the final.
In 2019, Bull qualified to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan after finishing in 7th place in the horizontal bar event at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Stuttgart, Germany.[5][6]
Bull qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He competed on the horizontal bar and qualified for the final. In the final his total of 12.566 was just off the pace and he finished fifth. Bull also competed on the parallel bars but failed to make the cut.[7] Full details.
At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Bull won the silver medal in the Horizontal bar.
Competition results
edit| Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | RG | VT | PB | HB |
| 2017 | World Championships, CAN | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23rd |
| 2015 | World University Games, KOR | 15th | 40th | 81st | 70th | 55th | - | 53rd | 18th |
| 2011 | Japan Junior, JPN | N/A | 11th | - | - | - | - | 6th | 4th |
| 2011 | Youth Commonwealth Games, IOM | 3rd | - | 17th | 8th | 2nd | 6th | 21st | 5th |
| 2010 | Pacific Rim Championships, AUS | 4th | 13th | - | - | - | - | 6th | 2nd |
| Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | RG | VT | PB | HB |
| 2017 | World Championships, CAN | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23rd |
| 2015 | World University Games, KOR | 15th | 40th | 81st | 70th | 55th | - | 53rd | 18th |
| 2011 | Japan Junior, JPN | N/A | 11th | - | - | - | - | 6th | 4th |
| 2011 | Youth Commonwealth Games, IOM | 3rd | - | 17th | 8th | 2nd | 6th | 21st | 5th |
| 2010 | Pacific Rim Championships, AUS | 4th | 13th | - | - | - | - | 6th | 2nd |
| Best National Performance: | 2015 National Championships | ||||||||
| Best International Performance: | 2017 World championships |
| Commonwealth Games: | N/A | ||||||||
| World Championships: | 2017 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, CAN | ||||||||
| Olympic Games: | N/A |
References
edit- ^ "Tyson Bull - 2017-18 - Men's Gymnastics". University of Illinois Athletics. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Tyson Bull - 2017-18 - Men's Gymnastics".
- ^ "Tyson Bull". Gymnastics Australia. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Tyson Bull". 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Gymnast Bull qualifies for Tokyo Olympics". Hepburn Advocate. 14 October 2019. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "Bull qualifies for 2020 Tokyo Olympics following World Championships". The Daily Illini. 10 October 2019. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
