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Tributes Flow for Alex Pullin

by | Thu, Jul 9 2020

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Australia’s veteran Winter Olympic chef de mission has described dual world champion snowboarder Alex Pullin as a natural leader and called his death “an incredibly sad day”.

Pullin died while spearfishing on an artificial reef off Palm Beach on the Gold Coast on Wednesday morning.

The 32-year-old was the flag-bearer for Australia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Pullin, known affectionately as Chumpy, won world championship titles in 2011 and 2013, and nine World Cup gold medals.

AOC chef de mission Ian Chesterman said he was a champion bloke and would be sorely missed.

“He had great charisma that allowed him to be a natural leader,” Mr Chesterman said.

“His enthusiasm was infectious and his impact on Olympic sport can’t be overstated.”