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Cornelius Horan

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The Resume

    (April 22, 1947- )
    Irishman who resides in London
    Ran onto the British Grand Prix
    Attacked Brazilian runner Vanderlei de Lima during the Olympic marathon (August 29, 2004)
    Given a one-year suspended sentence

Why he might be annoying:

    He grabbed the leader of a marathon and bundled him toward spectators before police could get him off.
    He disrupted de Lima's rhythm during the race and de Lima dropped from first to third place.
    He told the police the reason of the attack was to 'prepare for the second coming' (sure, like pushing marathon runners off the track will accomplish that).
    He wore a kilt, green beret, and knee-high socks during the incident.
    He also disrupted the British Grand Prix by running onto the track with the cars forced to swerve around him (he was given two months of jail time for that).
    He tried to disrupt cricket and rugby matches.
    Because of his Olympic action, the Brazilians took the Canadian/South Korean tradition of asking for a duplicate gold for de Lima (they were turned down).
    He was defrocked by the Catholic Church for his radical views (1995).
    He claims these actions have something to do with the second coming of Christ.
    He capitalized by inflicting himself into the achievements of someone else.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His action created a memorable Olympic moment.
    Fortunately, his act was the worst that happened in an Olympics where some feared terrorist attacks.
    His action indirectly led to de Lima getting the Pierre de Coubertin medal for sportsmanship.
    A publisher of his books, Leslie Broad, says of him, 'He comes across as a shy, very intelligent and compassionate man but as is often the way with people who are very intelligent, it sometimes manifests itself in very strange ways.'

Credit: Hoxy


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 32 Votes: 78.12% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 49 Votes: 73.47% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 65 Votes: 78.46% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 110 Votes: 77.27% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 201 Votes: 76.62% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 883 Votes: 69.99% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 590 Votes: 70.51% Annoying