Editing Streaking (section)

==In sport==
===Australasia===
In the sport of [[cricket]], it is not uncommon for a male streaker to run out to the field purely for shock and entertainment value or political purposes. The first known instance of streaking in cricket took place on 22 March 1974, the first day of the third test between Australia and New Zealand at Auckland. Half an hour before the end of the day's play, while New Zealand was batting, "a dark-haired young man" ran from near the sightscreen, through mid-wicket and disappeared between the stands near the square-leg boundary. The incident occurred quickly and police did not have time to react. Reports differ on whether the man was completely naked, with some accounts stating that he may have been wearing a flesh-coloured T-shirt. On the evening of the second day, while Australian batsman [[Ian Redpath]] was on strike, an "athletic young man" was caught on television cameras running across the ground on the leg side. The streaker ran to the men's restroom and was chased by police. When police entered the restroom, they found 20 people inside—all of whom were clothed—and authorities were unable to identify the streaker.

Another example was in the First Test of the Australia versus the I.C.C. World XI, when a rather drunken man darted out toward the field naked, shocking the Australian and World XI players, halting play until he was [[spear tackle]]d to the ground by field personnel. In one notable incident in 1977, Australian test cricketer [[Greg Chappell]] spanked an invading streaker named Bruce McCauley with his [[cricket bat]]; McCauley then fell to the ground and was arrested by police.<ref>{{cite web | title = Streakers and Streaking | publisher = [[BBC News]]| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A9559678 | date = 5 April 2006 | access-date = 4 August 2007}}</ref>

[[File:Streaker LOL.webm|thumbnail|Streaker at the [[West Coast Eagles]]–[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]] AFL match 2014]]
Streaking became popular at [[Australian rules football]] matches in the 1980s, particularly [[Victorian Football League (1897–1989)|Victorian Football League]] [[AFL Grand Final|Grand Finals]]. The trend was a trend started by [[Adelaide]] [[striptease|stripper]] Helen D'Amico at the [[1982 VFL Grand Final]] between [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] and [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]], in which D'Amico streaked while wearing only a Carlton [[scarf]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.streaking.co.uk/relatednewshelendamico.htm |title=Helen D'Amico |website=Streaking.net|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030208034025/http://www.streaking.co.uk/relatednewshelendamico.htm|archive-date=2003-02-08}}</ref> At the [[1988 VFL Grand Final]], a fully naked woman streaked during the final quarter and was promptly arrested.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://demonwiki.org/tiki-index.php?page=Grand+Final+1988|title=Grand Final 1988|website=Demonwiki – The history of the Melbourne Football Club|access-date=14 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/streaker-runs-onto-the-field-during-the-vfl-grand-final-news-photo/97339900|title=VFL 1988 Grand Final - Hawks v Demons|website=gettyimages.com.au|date=2 March 2010 |access-date=14 February 2018}}</ref> In another Melbourne Demons grand final, the [[2021 AFL Grand Final|2021 Grand final]], held in Perth, a male streaker ran on to the ground wearing only his underwear. He was only on the ground for a few seconds before he was removed and arrested.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/grand-final-streaker-facing-huge-fine-revealed-as-australian-olympic-runner-peter-bols-cousin-ng-b882018879z.amp|title = Streaker facing HUGE fine related to Olympic runner|date = 26 September 2021}}</ref>

In a game against the [[Melbourne Storm]] at [[Olympic Park Stadium (Melbourne)|Olympic Park Stadium]] in 2007, a [[Brisbane Broncos]] fan streaked across the field waving his supporter jersey over his head. He was apprehended at the other side of the field to large applause.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIglobDCXXU | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/eIglobDCXXU| archive-date=2021-11-07 | url-status=live|title=Melbourne Storm Streaker 2007 |publisher=YouTube |date=9 September 2007 |access-date=1 August 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=August 2012}}

During an NRL finals match between the [[Wests Tigers]] and the [[New Zealand Warriors]] at the [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]] on 16 September 2011, a streaker ran onto the playing field forcing the game to come to a halt as security guards attempted to apprehend the man.<ref>{{cite web |last = Walshaw |first= Nick | url = http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/fat-chance-of-anyone-other-than-mr-clumsy-proving-the-difference/story-e6frexnr-1226139390356 | title = Fat chance of anyone other than Mr Clumsy proving the difference | work = [[Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|Daily Telegraph]] | date = 16 September 2011 | location = Australia | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121008120634/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/fat-chance-of-anyone-other-than-mr-clumsy-proving-the-difference/story-e6frexnr-1226139390356 | archive-date = 8 October 2012 }}</ref>

During the final minutes of the third and deciding game of the [[2013 State of Origin series]], a streaker, Wati Holmwood, intruded naked upon the field, interrupting the play and possibly costing the Queensland team a try. He was tackled by security guards, escorted from the field and fined $5,500.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/state-of-origin/streaker-in-state-of-origin-but-it-aint-over-til-the-fat-man-sprints-20130717-2q4y0.html |title=Streaker in State of Origin but it ain't over 'til the fat man sprints|newspaper=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=17 July 2013|access-date=12 February 2014}}</ref>

===United Kingdom===
The first instance of streaking in English football took place on 23 March 1974. Prior to the start of the league match between [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] at [[Arsenal Stadium]], a middle-aged man named John Taylor ran around the field. He was eventually caught by three policemen, forcibly made to wear trousers, and removed from the stadium. Taylor was fined £10 by the North London Court the next day.<ref name="CricStreak"/>

Michael O'Brien was the first-known streaker at a major sporting event when, on 20 April 1974, he ran out naked onto the ground of an England–France [[rugby union]] match at [[Twickenham]]. The 25-year-old Australian was captured by a policeman, PC Bruce Perry, who covered O'Brien's genitals with his police helmet.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/apr/22/gdnsport3.sport |title=Britain's first streaker meets his match |newspaper=The Guardian |date=22 April 2006| access-date=9 February 2014}}</ref> The photograph of O'Brien under arrest became one of the most reproduced photographs of a streaker.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://iconicphotos.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/the-twickenham-streaker/ |title=The Twickenham Streaker |newspaper=Iconic Photos |date=30 July 2009|access-date=12 February 2014}}</ref>

One of the best-known instances of streaking occurred on 5 August 1975, when former [[Royal Navy]] cook Michael Angelow ran naked across [[Lord's]] during an [[The Ashes|Ashes Test]]. This was the first instance of streaking during a cricket match in England, and commonly mistakenly believed to be the first-ever instance of streaking in cricket.<ref name="CricStreak">{{cite web|last1=Sreeram|first1=B|title=No, Michael Angelow was not the first streaker in Test cricket|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/no-michael-angelow-was-not-the-first-streaker-in-test-cricket-589148|website=Cricket Country|access-date=26 March 2017|language=en-us|date=26 March 2017}}</ref>

In 1982, a woman named [[Erika Roe]] ran across the pitch of [[Twickenham Stadium]] in London, England, during an England–Australia [[rugby union]] match, exposing her {{convert|40|in|cm|adj=on}} bust.<ref>{{cite news|title=Where are they now?|url=http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=1356122007|date=26 August 2007|newspaper=Scotland on Sunday|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210055535/http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=1356122007|archive-date=10 December 2007}}</ref> It has been described by the BBC as "perhaps the most famous of all streaks."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/868401.stm|title=Bare without a care|publisher=BBC Sport|date=6 August 2000}}</ref>

[[Linsey Dawn McKenzie]], an English [[glamour model]], performed a topless streak at a televised [[England cricket team|England]] v. [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] cricket match at [[Old Trafford (cricket)|Old Trafford]] in 1995. Wearing only a [[thong]] and a pair of [[athletic shoes|trainers]], she ran onto the field with the words "Only Teasing" written across her breasts.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Naked Truth About Streaking|date=9 July 2007|work=The Independent|last=McSmith|first=Andy}}</ref>

In 1999, a female streaker named Yvonne Robb was arrested for kissing [[Tiger Woods]] on the 18th hole at [[Carnoustie Golf Links|Carnoustie]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/842900.stm | work=BBC News | title=Golfers on high streaker alert | date=23 July 2000 | access-date=24 May 2010}}</ref>

On 22 March 2009, a female streaker ran onto the pitch brandishing a green flag during the televised match between [[London Irish]] and [[Northampton Saints]]. It was in front of the season's largest crowd away from [[Twickenham]], with 21,000 fans bearing witness.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canterbury.com/blog/2014/02/40th-anniversary-of-streaking-top-10/ |title=40th Anniversary of Streaking : Top 10 |website=Canterbury |date=5 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221175913/http://www.canterbury.com/blog/2014/02/40th-anniversary-of-streaking-top-10/ |archive-date=21 February 2014 }}</ref>

===United States===
In the 1970s, at the height of streaking's popularity, a male streaker who broke into the Augusta National golf course in Augusta, Georgia (albeit not while the Masters was in play), was shot with buckshot and slightly wounded. In 1999, a female streaker named Yvonne Robb was arrested for kissing [[Tiger Woods]] on the 18th hole at [[Carnoustie Golf Links|Carnoustie]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/842900.stm | work=BBC News | title=Golfers on high streaker alert | date=23 July 2000 | access-date=24 May 2010}}</ref>
[[File:Streaker Hong Kong 1994.jpg|thumb|Mark Roberts]]
In [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]], streaker [[Mark Roberts (streaker)|Mark Roberts]] disrupted the game by running onto the field. He was eventually leveled by [[New England Patriots]] linebacker [[Matt Chatham]], and was subsequently apprehended. Despite the worldwide audience, this event was largely overshadowed due to that game's [[Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime-show controversy|infamous halftime show]] in which [[Janet Jackson]]'s nude breast was revealed due to what was called a "wardrobe malfunction". Roberts would return in 2007 during the first NFL regular season game held in England between the [[Miami Dolphins]] and [[New York Giants]], streaking during the game at [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Benton |first=Dan |title=Streaker Mark Roberts Strikes Again; Struts His Stuff at Giants/Dolphins Game in London |url=http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/10/29/streaker-mark-roberts-strikes-again-struts-his-stuff-at-giants/ |work=Fanhouse |date=29 October 2007 |access-date=17 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070623105247/http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/10/29/streaker-mark-roberts-strikes-again-struts-his-stuff-at-giants/ |archive-date=23 June 2007 }} Retrieved from Internet Archive 12 February 2014.</ref>

In the [[2006 Winter Olympics]], in [[Turin|Turin, Italy]], Mark Roberts streaked again, this time interrupting the men's bronze medal [[curling]] match between the U.S. team and the UK team, wearing nothing but a strategically placed [[rubber chicken]]. For the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, officials warned visitors against streaking, among other forms of "bad behaviour".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beijing Olympics: Nudity and swearing banned - Telegraph |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2390904/Beijing-Olympics-Nudity-and-swearing-banned.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731210648/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2390904/Beijing-Olympics-Nudity-and-swearing-banned.html |access-date=2023-10-04|archive-date=2008-07-31 }}</ref>

During the 3rd quarter of [[Super Bowl LVIII]], a fan ran onto the field and was apprehended by security. The streaker was not shown on CBS.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Nesbitt |first=Andy |date=2024-02-11 |title=Video Shows Streaker at Super Bowl LVIII Quickly Getting Lit Up by Security |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2024/02/12/super-bowl-streaker-tackled-by-security-chiefs-49ers |access-date=2024-02-12 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en-us}}</ref>