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Allan Douglas "Jack" Horan (born 12 May 1961) is an Olympian oarsman who competed at the1984 Summer Olympics as a representative of New Zealand.

Horan was born in 1961 inTe Awamutu.^[1] His family left Te Awamutu forTauranga. During attendance atOtumoetai College, he began his rowing career.^[2] He had his first podium placement in the Springbok Shield (U18 coxed four), at theMaadi Cup regatta in 1977, where his team came second. At the 1978 Maadi Cup, his coxed four won the competition.^[2] After finishing college he returned to live in Te Awamutu and joined the Waikato Rowing Club, based atLake Karapiro. As of 2003 he lived inCambridge, New Zealand.

Horan represented New Zealand in thecoxless pair, with brotherGeoff Horan, at the1984 Summer Olympics inLos Angeles. They came ninth in the competition.^[1][3]

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• 1979: After successes at club level, he was selected for the NZ junior team for theWorld Championships inMoscow. Overall placed 7th in thecoxless four event.
• 1980: He gained a first win in a national premier event at age 18. represented NZ in the NZ Colt's team againstAustralia. 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 inLucerne,Switzerland.
• 1983: He was selected as reserve for the eight and competed in the men's heavyweightsingle sculls at the World Championships inDuisburg,West Germany. He gained a world ranking of 11th for that year.
• 1984: He was selected in the men'scoxless pair for theLos AngelesOlympic Games, gaining a final placing of 7th.
• 1985: He was selected for the men's elite eight team for the World Championships inHazewinkel,Belgium. 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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