Peter Hore (prankster)

Peter Hore is an Australian-born man best known for public stunts such as disrupting the 1997 Melbourne Cup by running onto the track during the race, interrupting a tennis match at the Australian Open, and gate-crashing celebrity funerals.[1][2]

Peter Hore
NationalityAustralian

During a World Cup football qualifying match between the national teams of Australia and Iran in 1997, Hore ran onto the field and cut the Iranian team's net.[3][4] According to ESPN FC, the resulting delay was a turning point in the match, allowing the Iranian team to "regain their composure" and go on to win.[5]

In 2007, Hore publicly told Queensland premier Anna Bligh that he would run for her seat in South Brisbane the following year.[2] He ran against Kevin Rudd as an independent in the Division of Griffith in 2007, polling over 2,200 primary votes as "P.M. Howard".[6]

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References
  1. "'Serial troublemaker' bursts into Parliament". ABC. 29 March 2000.
  2. Moore, Tony; Sankey, Daniel (12 September 2007). "Serial pest 'to take on Bligh'". The Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  3. Davidson, John (22 March 2017). "Socceroos' Tehran return revives memories of Iran heartbreak". SBS.
  4. "No Tehran bedlam for Socceroos 20 years on". ABC News. 22 March 2017.
  5. Church, Michael (2 October 2017). "Socceroos' World Cup playoff evokes memories of Uruguay miracle". ESPN FC.
  6. "House of Representatives Division First Preferences: QLD Division: Griffith". Australian Electoral Commission. 14 December 2007.
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