Alex Pullin
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About
Australian snowboarder known for competing in the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. He was a two-time snowboard cross world champion. He also competed in other competitions such as the Winter X Games, and in 2011 he won a gold medal at the New Zealand Winter Games. In 2020, he retired from the sport.
Before Fame
His parents owned a ski hire shop and he started snowboarding from a young age. He considered snowboard cross to be the purest form of competition.
Trivia
His nickname was Chumpy. Outside of snowboarding he fronted the reggae band Love Charli. In July 2020, he drowned on the Gold Coast in Queensland at the age of 32 after free diving and spearfishing.
Family Life
In October 2021, nearly 16 months after his death, his partner Ellidy Pullin gave birth to their daughter, Minnie, conceived through in vitro fertilization.
Associated With
He was an Australian snowboarder like Torah Bright.
