{{Short description|Australian artistic gymnast (born 1993)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox gymnast | name = Tyson Bull | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | full_name = Tyson Leigh Bull | altname = | nickname = Tys | country = {{GYM National Team|AUS|MAG}} | regionsrepresented = | formercountry = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|05|21}}<ref name="illinois">{{Cite web|title=Tyson Bull - 2017-18 - Men's Gymnastics|url=https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-gymnastics/roster/tyson-bull/7774|access-date=11 December 2020|website=Illinois Fighting Illini}}</ref> | birth_place = Wantirna, Victoria, Australia | hometown = | residence = | spouse = | training = | height = 173 cm | weight = <!-- "X kg" or "X lb" plus optional reference (automatic conversion) --> | discipline = MAG | natlteam = | club = Knox Gymnastics Club | gym = | collegeteam = Illinois Fighting Illini (2014–18) | headcoach = | assistcoach = | formercoach = | choreographer = | music = | eponymousskills = | retired = | worldranking = | show-medals = true | medaltemplates = <!-- see Template:MedalRelatedTemplates --> {{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalSilver|2022 Birmingham|Horizontal bar}} {{MedalCompetition|FIG World Cup}} {{MedalCount |total=yes |World Challenge Cup|1|0|0 }} }} '''Tyson Leigh Bull''' (born 21 May 1993) is an Australian retired artistic gymnast. He is the 2022 Commonwealth Games horizontal bar silver medalist. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and became the first Australian male artistic gymnast to advance to an Olympic final.
== Early life == Bull was born on 21 May 1993 in Wantirna to parents Richard and Christine. He has two older brothers, Mitchell and Jayden. He was inspired to start gymnastics by Jayden when he was five years old.<ref name="illinois" /><ref name="figprofile">{{cite web |title=Bull Tyson - FIG Athlete Profile |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=32821 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=21 August 2025}}</ref>
== Gymnastics career == Bull made his international debut at the 2010 Pacific Rim Championships with the Australian team that placed fourth.<ref name="tyson_bull_gymnastics_australia"/><ref>{{cite web |title=2010 Pacific Rim Championships Team Results Men |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_10pacrim_042910_team.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |access-date=20 August 2025 |date=29 April 2010}}</ref> Individually, he won a silver medal on the horizontal bar behind John Orozco.<ref>{{cite web |title=2010 Pacific Rim Championships Finals H Bar Rankings Men - Junior |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_10pacrim_050110_jrevents.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |access-date=20 August 2025 |pages=6 |date=1 May 2010}}</ref> He won the silver medal in the still rings at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games held on the Isle of Man, and he won a bronze medal in the team event.<ref name="tyson_bull_gymnastics_australia">{{Cite web|title=Tyson Bull|url=https://www.gymnastics.org.au/GA/Ga/High_Performance/National_Team/Profiles/MAG/Tyson_Bull.aspx|access-date=25 July 2020|website=Gymnastics Australia|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804231034/https://www.gymnastics.org.au/GA/Ga/High_Performance/National_Team/Profiles/MAG/Tyson_Bull.aspx|archive-date=4 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="tyson_bull_commonwealth_youth_games_2011">{{Cite web|title=Tyson Bull|url=http://www.cyg2011results.com/Competitor.aspx?RegID=21450|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316041251/http://www.cyg2011results.com/Competitor.aspx?RegID=21450|archive-date=16 March 2016|access-date=25 July 2020|website=2011 Commonwealth Youth Games}}</ref> At the 2011 Japan Junior International, he placed sixth on the parallel bars and fourth on the horizontal bar.<ref>{{cite web |title=2011 International Junior Competition Apparatus Finals for Men |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/wm_11jrjapanintl_events.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |access-date=20 August 2025 |pages=2 |date=25 September 2011}}</ref>
Bull left Australia in 2014 to begin competing for the Illinois Fighting Illini men's gymnastics team. During his freshman season, he competed on five different apparatuses throughout the year,<ref name="illinois"/> helping the Illini finish second at the Big Ten Championships.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Collins |first1=Daniel |title=Illinois men's gymnastics fails to place at NCAAs |url=https://dailyillini.com/sports-stories/2015/05/10/illinois-mens-gymnastics-fails-to-place-at-ncaas/ |website=The Daily Illini |access-date=20 August 2025 |date=10 May 2015}}</ref> At the 2015 Australian Championships, he placed ninth in the all-around and won the national titles on the pommel horse and horizontal bar.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bull Wins High Bar and Pommel Horse Competitions at Australian Gymnastics Championships |url=https://fightingillini.com/news/2015/5/28/MGYM_0528155159.aspx?path=mgym |website=Illinois Fighting Illini |access-date=20 August 2025 |date=24 May 2015}}</ref> He then competed at the 2015 World University Games with the Australian team that placed 15th.<ref name="illinois"/>
Bull placed sixth on the horizontal bar at the 2016 NCAA Championships and earned All-American status.<ref>{{cite web |title=@IlliniMGym Brings Home Fourth Place from NCAA Championships |url=https://fightingillini.com/news/2016/4/17/mens-gymnastics-illinimgym-brings-home-fourth-place-from-ncaa-championships |website=Illinois Fighting Illini |access-date=20 August 2025 |date=17 April 2016}}</ref> He placed third on the horizontal bar at the 2017 Big Ten Championships.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gerard |first1=Will |title=Illinois men’s gymnastics finishes on high note at Big Ten championship |url=https://dailyillini.com/sports-stories/2017/04/10/illinois-mens-gymnastics-finishes-high-note-big-ten-championship/ |website=The Daily Illini |access-date=20 August 2025 |date=10 April 2017}}</ref> He then won the horizontal bar title at the 2017 Australian Championships.<ref>{{cite web |title=Golden final day for Brown at Australian Championships |url=https://www.olympics.com.au/news/golden-final-day-for-brown-at-australian-championships/ |website=Austrian Olympic Committee |access-date=20 August 2025}}</ref> He competed on the horizontal bar for Australia at the 2017 World Championships, finishing 23rd.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tyson Bull Has Strong Showing at 2017 World Championships |url=https://fightingillini.com/news/2017/10/20/mens-gymnastics-tyson-bull-has-strong-showing-at-2017-world-championships.aspx |website=Illinois Fighting Illini |access-date=20 August 2025 |date=20 October 2017}}</ref>
During his senior season at Illinois, Bull won the horizontal bar at five meets.<ref name="illinois" /> At the 2018 Australian Championships, he won a bronze medal on the pommel horse and also placed fifth on the parallel bars and fourth on the horizontal bar.<ref name="tyson_bull_gymnastics_australia"/> He competed on the horizontal bar at the 2018 World Championships held in Doha, Qatar, and was the third reserve for the final after finishing 11th in qualifications.<ref>{{cite web |title=Illini Gymnasts Wrap Up Qualifications at 2018 World Championships |url=https://fightingillini.com/news/2018/10/26/mens-gymnastics-illini-gymnasts-wrap-up-qualifications-at-2018-world-championships.aspx |website=Illinois Fighting Illini |access-date=21 August 2025 |date=26 October 2018}}</ref>
Bull qualified to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, after finishing in seventh place in the horizontal bar event at the 2019 World Championships held in Stuttgart, Germany.<ref name="hepburn_bull_qualifies_tokyo_2019">{{cite news| url=https://www.hepburnadvocate.com.au/story/6436868/gymnast-bull-qualifies-for-tokyo-olympics/ |publisher=Hepburn Advocate |title=Gymnast Bull qualifies for Tokyo Olympics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622003452/https://www.hepburnadvocate.com.au/story/6436868/gymnast-bull-qualifies-for-tokyo-olympics/ |archive-date=22 June 2020 |date=14 October 2019 |access-date=22 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="bull_qualifies_following_world_championships">{{Cite news |url=https://dailyillini.com/sports/2019/10/10/bull-qualifies-for-2020-tokyo-olympics-following-world-championships/ |publisher=The Daily Illini |date=10 October 2019 |title=Bull qualifies for 2020 Tokyo Olympics following World Championships |access-date=22 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622004227/https://dailyillini.com/sports/2019/10/10/bull-qualifies-for-2020-tokyo-olympics-following-world-championships/ |archive-date=22 June 2020}}</ref> At the Olympics, he advanced to the horizontal bar final in seventh place, becoming the first Australian male artistic gymnast to advance into an Olympic final.<ref name="retirement"/> He went on to finish fifth in the final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bull stamps his name in the record books with fifth placed finals finish |url=https://www.olympics.com.au/news/bull-stamps-his-name-in-the-record-books-with-fifth-placed-finals-finish/ |website=Australian Olympic Committee |access-date=21 August 2025 |date=3 August 2021}}</ref>
Bull won the horizontal bar title at the 2022 Koper World Challenge Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=Golden girl Zsofia Kovacs steals the show in Koper |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3550535 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=21 August 2025 |date=20 June 2022}}</ref> He then represented Australia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games despite competing on an injured ankle and helped the team place fourth, only 0.650 away from a medal.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lorenzin |first1=Zoe |title=Aussie men's artistic gymnastics finish agonising fourth on Day 1 |url=https://commonwealthgames.com.au/aussie-mens-artistic-gymnastics-finish-agonising-fourth-on-day-1/ |website=Commonwealth Games Australia |access-date=26 May 2024 |date=30 July 2022}}</ref> He initially did not advance to the horizontal bar final due to a mistake in the qualifications, but when teammate Clay Stephens withdrew, he was given the chance to compete. He won the silver medal behind Cypriot Ilias Georgiou.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shalala |first1=Amanda |title=Australia's Kate McDonald produces stunning gold, Tyson Bull defies injury for silver on final day of artistic gymnastics |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-03/kate-mcdonald-and-tyson-bull-defy-the-odds-at-commonwealth-games/101294434 |website=ABC |access-date=21 August 2025 |date=2 August 2022}}</ref> He finished eighth in the horizontal bar final at the 2022 World Championships.<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 FIG World Artistic Gymnastics Championships apparatus finals – Results Sunday 6 November |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/2022-fig-world-artistic-gymnastics-championships-apparatus-finals-results-6-nov |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=21 August 2025 |date=6 November 2022}}</ref>
Bull announced his retirement from the sport in 2025.<ref name="retirement">{{cite web |title=Bullseye: Tyson calls time on history-making career |url=https://www.gymnastics.org.au/content/bull-by-the-horns |website=Gymnastics Australia |access-date=21 August 2025}}</ref>
== Personal life == In 2023, Bull graduated with a master's degree in physiotherapy from the Swinburne University of Technology.<ref name="figprofile"/> He spent ten weeks training at the Cirque du Soleil headquarters in Montreal.<ref name="retirement"/>
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