Allan Douglas "Jack" Horan (born 12 May 1961) is an Olympian oarsman who competed at the

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as a representative of New Zealand.

Life

Horan was born in 1961 in

Te Awamutu Te Awamutu is a town in the Waikato, Waikato region in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the council seat of the Waipā District and serves as a service town for the farming communities which surround it. Te Awamutu is located some south ...

. His family left Te Awamutu for

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. During attendance at

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, he began his rowing career. He had his first podium placement in the Springbok Shield (U18 coxed four), at the

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regatta in 1977, where his team came second. At the 1978 Maadi Cup, his coxed four won the competition. After finishing college he returned to live in Te Awamutu and joined the Waikato Rowing Club, based at

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. As of 2003 he lived in

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. Horan represented New Zealand in the

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, with brother

Geoff Horan Geoffrey Raymond Horan (born 18 May 1960) is a retired New Zealand rower. Early life Horan was born in 1960 in Hamilton, New Zealand. He received his education at Otumoetai College in Tauranga. Rowing career Starting his career as a high sch ...

, at the

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. They came ninth in the competition.

Career highlights

*1979: After successes at club level, he was selected for the NZ junior team for the

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. Overall placed 7th in the

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event. *1980: He gained a first win in a national premier event at age 18. represented NZ in the NZ Colt's team against

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. They won the series 3 nil. *1981: He was selected for the NZ Colt's team again. *1982: He gained a trial selection for the world championship NZ men's eight. He was unsuccessful that year; however the men's eight crew went on to win gold in

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. *1983: He was selected as reserve for the eight and competed in the men's heavyweight

single scull A single scull (or a scull), abbreviated as a 1x, is a racing shell designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular in cross-se ...

s at the World Championships in

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. He gained a world ranking of 11th for that year. *1984: He was selected in the men's

for the

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, gaining a final placing of 7th. *1985: He was selected for the men's elite eight team for the World Championships in

Hazewinkel The Hazewinkel is a 2000-meter rowing and regatta course belonging to Sport Vlaanderen in Heindonk, municipality of Willebroek, near Mechelen, Belgium. The site consists of a finish tower, boathouses, a cafeteria, and eight basic huts that ho ...

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. The crew were placed fourth in the final with 5min 36.64 seconds. Only 2.93 seconds behind first place. *1986: He retired from active competition, after gaining 8 National elite titles (red coats). *2011: He was inducted into the Waikato Rowing Hall of Fame. *2022 : Inducted into New Zealand Amateur Rowing Assoc Legacy Medal presentation, Athlete number 148.

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* * * 1961 births Living people Olympic rowers for New Zealand Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Te Awamutu Rowers from Waikato New Zealand male rowers People educated at Otumoetai College 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-rowing-bio-stub