Peter Hore (prankster)

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Peter Hore
NationalityAustralian

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]

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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