Pullin was born on 20 September 1987 inMansfield, Victoria.[2] He startedsnowboarding at a young age, and came to prefersnowboard cross, because he considered it "the most pure form of competition".[2] His parents owned a ski hire shop.[5]
Pullin competed forAustralia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in snowboard cross (boardercross). He had the fastest qualifying time (1:20.15) inhis event,[6] but was eliminated in the first round of competition, finishing in 17th place by virtue of his qualifying time.[7]
Pullin was the flag bearer for the Australian Winter Olympic team at the2014 Winter Olympics inSochi, Russia,[3][8] and competed in themen's snowboard cross. One of the favourites in that event, Pullin was eliminated in the quarterfinals.[1][9] The Australian government had given Pullin$500,000 in funding for the event, more than any other Australian competitor.[10] At the2018 Winter Olympics, Pullin again competed in the Men's Snowboard Cross and came in sixth place, having crashed out during the final race.[11] He was the number one ranked competitor in the event according to the world rankings prior to the Games.[12] Fellow AustralianJarryd Hughes came second at the event, but Pullin did not congratulate him due to a personal feud between them.[13]
In 2011, he became an ambassador forSuzuki Australia as part of a sponsorship with the vehicle manufacturer.[18] Outside of snowboarding, Pullin fronted areggae band called Love Charli.[19]
In 2020, Pullin announced his retirement from the sport.[20]
On 25 October 2021, fifteen months after Pullin's death, his partner Ellidy Pullin gave birth to their daughter, conceived byin vitro fertilisation.[23]
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