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{{Short description|Australian rower}}
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| image = Ted Bull 1924.jpg
| caption = Ted Bull c. 1924
| headercolor = skyblue
| birth_date = 1898
| birth_place = [[Cowra]], [[New South Wales]].
| death_date = 10 April 1967
| death_place = Cowra, New South Wales.<ref>[http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/olympic-games/1924-Paris.php Olympic Games—Paris 1924]. rowinghistory-aus.info</ref>
| height =
| weight =
| sport = Rowing
| club = [[Leichhardt Rowing Club]]
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| show-medals = yes
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'''Arthur William "Ted" Bull''' (1898 – 10 April 1967) was an Australian [[Rowing (sport)|rower]]. He was twice the Australian national sculling champion who represented at the [[1924 Summer Olympics|1924 Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/35360 |title=Ted Bull |work=Olympedia |access-date=29 October 2021}}</ref>
==Rowing career==
Bull joined the [[Leichhardt Rowing Club]] after [[WWI]].<ref>[http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/club-histories/leichhardt/09.php Leichhardt History at Guerin-Foster]</ref>
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.<ref>[http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/interstate-championships/1922.php#M1x 1922 Interstate Regatta]</ref> He won that same title in 1923.<ref>[http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/interstate-championships/1923.php 1923 Interstate Regatta]</ref>
As the prominent Australian sculler of the early 1920s he was selected to compete at [[1924 Summer Olympics|1924 Olympics]]. He won his heat and reached the final of the [[single scull]]s event, but did not finish the race.<ref name=r1/> He was reportedly leading the race till the last 200m.<ref>[http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/olympic-games/1924-Paris.php 1924 Olympics]</ref>
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<ref name=r1>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418075209/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/ted-bull-1.html Ted Bull]. sports-reference.com</ref>
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