Category: Photos

Poor old Streakerama. This site has been dreadfully neglected for months. Thankfully a man without pants at the Australian Open has prompted me to add a long-overdue post.

Streaker interrupts match at Australian Open – AFP

Serena Williams couldn’t believe what she was seeing. A nearly naked man had just run on court while she and sister Venus were playing doubles at the Australian Open, prancing around before being arrested.

“I just thought, my eyes, my innocent eyes,” Williams said Saturday, still chuckling at the memory…

The man, wearing only a shirt, jumped onto the court, sprinted across the sidelines and made several dance moves.

“First, I saw him jump over and then I noticed he didn’t have underwear on,” Williams said after her third-round singles victory over China’s Peng Shuai. “I thought, `OK, I must be seeing things.’

“He ran out on the court. I was thinking, `I hope he doesn’t come,’ because he was pretty close to me and V. I was like, `I hope he doesn’t come, he’s too close.’ Then I thought, `This is crazy.’ Doesn’t really happen too much.”

As he headed toward an exit, the man was met by security guards, arrested and banned for the event. He was not immediately identified.

Australian Open officials said the streaker was on the court for 14 seconds.

Unfortunately I haven’t been able to find a pic of the streaker himself. Here’s a quick video:




Also, check out this piece about streakers being tolerated in Queenstown: What’s so wrong with being naked?

I found this great photo on this site, but I can’t find any further info about this guy, or when it was. Still, it’s a great pic.

Ex All Black footballer Marc Ellis has not been charged for streaking at a rugby match in Greymouth, New Zealand, if only because nobody complained.

Stuff.co.nz reports that Ellis ran 200m across the field with his fist in the air, whooping. The crowd were appreciative.

A spectator said he thought most of the crowd of about 300 found the sprint amusing.

“I thought it was quite legendary, a bit of fun. Even though he’s famous, he’s a bit of a larrikin. I didn’t see any harm in it – some people would, though,” he said.

The New Zealand Herald says that Ellis was there to film his role in a TV series when he made the decision to streak:

“It was just a beautiful day and a glorious opportunity. You are down south, people have got a sense of humour down there. And they appreciate that unbridled passion.

“Judging by the reception I got when I went to the after-match [function], it was pretty warmly received.”

In anticipation of his antics being on television, Ellis added: “It was bloody chilly down there, and I was nervous.”

There’s a video of Marc streaking at Youtube here (embedding was disabled, unfortunately)

A pre-season rugby game in Invercargill, New Zealand saw a streaker brave the minus 3 degree temperatures to do a nude run across the field.

The lack of security at the small game meant he ran the length of the field. There were only 300 people at the game, but, thanks to the Southland Times, a whole lot more people have seen him nude.

Apparently NZ is looking to tighten up the pitch invasion fines to prevent streaking at major sporting events.

What a pity. It’s almost a dead art here in Australia. I liked that the Kiwis were still giving it ago. Especially in bloody Invercargill.

I found this page on the BBC website featuring some of the more famous streaking photos from the last thirty years, including Michael O’Brien, Erica Roe and Mark Roberts.