Mark Roberts (speedster)

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Mark Roberts (born December 12, 1964 in Liverpool ) is an internationally known British runabout who has pushed himself naked into the action at various major events. By 2005, Roberts had carried out 380 such actions.

inspiration

The starting point for Mark Roberts was a rugby match of the Hong Kong Sevens in 1993 in Hong Kong . There he saw a woman darting naked across the field. This resulted in a wager at the bar that evening - and the next day, Roberts was the one running naked across the same pitch. But that's not all: he repeated this act a day later.

Appearances

Roberts did not disrupt sporting events by appearing during the game, but always uses the end of half-time, just before kick-off.

Roberts became famous in 1995 when he appeared on a live broadcast on the British ITV breakfast television This Morning when he swam naked to a platform on which the weather forecast was presented. He then took part in the weather forecast.

In 2003, disguised as a referee , he sneaked into the interior of the stadium in Seville and raced at the UEFA Cup final . He repeated this coup in the USA in 2004 at the Super Bowl in Houston : almost immediately after the " Nipplegate " scandal of Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake , he ran naked onto the field after half time. Players from both teams ( New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers ) chased him, police and security forces caught him. On this occasion he wore a body painting on his back that advertised an internet casino. Another appearance by Roberts was at a cricket match between England and Australia . At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Roberts disrupted the match between the USA and Great Britain for the bronze medal in curling . At the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, he managed to put himself in the limelight again: wearing only a tutu, he galloped around the race course at a riding competition and jumped over small hurdles.

In 2011, the artist Benedikt Dichgans engaged Roberts to intervene during the awarding of the renowned Turner Prize for Fine Arts.

In 2013 he announced that he was going to retire as a runabout, but he still wanted a big gig.

consequences

Nowadays, Roberts has to hand in his passport and other documents before major football matches to prevent him from “darting” on those occasions.

On the occasion of the Soccer World Cup in Germany in 2006 , Roberts was even banned from traveling by the British government.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Gerd Schild: Mark Roberts . Eleven Friends , December 2014, p. 85
  2. Daily Record: TV streaker Mark Roberts makes nude protest over Sir Fred Goodwin - but ends up in wrong bank , April 7, 2009
  3. ^ The Independent: Mark Roberts: A compulsive streak , Feb. 10, 2013