Rune Holta
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| Born |
29 August 1973 Stavanger, Norway |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Poland |
| Website | Official website |
| Current club information | |
| Polish league | ROW Rybnik |
| Swedish league | [Dackarna Malilla ] |
| Career history | |
1991-2001 1994 1996 1997-1998 1999-2000, 2002-2005 2006 2007 2008-2009 2010 2011 1997-2002 1995-2002 2003-2008 2009 2010 2012 |
Norway NMK Sandnes & Jæren Poland Grudziądz Morawski Zielona Gora Unia Tarnów Częstochowa Rzeszów Unia Tarnów Gorzów Wielkopolski Częstochowa Toruń Denmark Outrup Sweden Valsarna Vetlanda Indianerna Dackarna Indianerna |
| Speedway Grand Prix statistics | |
| 2009 Number | 7 |
| Starts | 74[1] |
| Podiums | 5 (2-1-2) |
| Finalist | 8 time |
| Winner | 2 times |
| Individual honours | |
| 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000 2003, 2007 1999, 2000 2009, 2011 2008 2010 |
Norwegian Champion Polish Champion Nordic Champion Golden Helmet of Pardubice (CZE) Swedish Grand Prix Scandinavian Grand Prix |
| Team honours | |
| 2005, 2007, 2010 2003 2007 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2015 1999, 2001 1999 |
World Cup Winner Polish Team Champion Polish Pairs Champion Swedish Elitserien Champion Danish League Champion Polish Div Two Champion |
Rune Holta (born 29 August 1973 in Stavanger, Norway) is a speedway rider. He grew up in Randaberg Norway,[2] but has been a Polish citizen since 2002, allowing him to represent Poland in international competitions and was a member of their Speedway World Cup winning teams in 2005, 2007 & 2010. He has also won the Polish Championship in 2003 and 2007.
For his sport achievements, he received:
Golden Cross of Merit in 2007.
In 2016 he will be riding for Dackarna Malilla in the Swedish Elit League and for ROW Rybnik in the Polish Ekstraliga.
Speedway Grand Prix
| Year | Position | Points | Best Finish | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26th | 8 | 9th | 1 wild card ride |
| 2001 | 14th | 41 | 5th | |
| 2002 | 11th | 80 | 4th | |
| 2003 | 8th | 98 | 4th | |
| 2004 | 14th | 60 | 4th | |
| 2005 | 20th | 6 | 1 wild card ride | |
| 2006 | - | - | - | Did not participate |
| 2007 | 7th | 91 | 3rd |
| Final Championship standings: | 7th | 91+3 | Riding No (14) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 1 /11 |  Italian SGP |
15 | 2 | (X,0,X,2,0) | 4 |
| 2 /11 |  European SGP |
11 | 6 | (1,F,2,3,X) | 6 |
| 3 /11 |  Swedish SGP |
6 | 9 | (3,1,1,1,3) +0 | 1 |
| 4 /11 |  Danish SGP |
12 | 5 | (0,2,3,F,0) | 4 |
| 5 /11 |  British SGP |
11 | 5 | (3,1,E,1,0) | 7 |
| 6 /11 |  Czech Rep. SGP |
3 | 16 | (1,2,3,2,3) +3 +1 | 11 |
| 7 /11 |  Scandinavian SGP |
11 | 5 | (0,0,1,1,3) | 10 |
| 8 /11 |  Latvian SGP |
10 | 7 | (1,1,2,3,0) | 16 |
| 9 /11 | Polish SGP |
6 | 10 | (0,3,2,2,3) +0 | 11 |
| 10 /11 |  Slovenian SGP |
3 | 17 | (2,3,3,3,2) +2 +1 | 13 |
| 11 /11 |  German SGP |
6 | 10 | (1,2,3,1,2) +1 | 15 |
| Final Championship standings: | 13 | 5 | Riding No (7) | ||
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| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 1 | |||||
| 1 /11 | Slovenian SGP |
13 | 5 | (3,1,0,1,0) | 1 |
| 2 /11 | European SGP |
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| 3 /11 | Swedish SGP |
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| 4 /11 | Danish SGP |
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| 5 /11 | British SGP |
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| 6 /11 | Czech Rep. SGP |
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| 7 /11 | Scandinavian SGP |
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| 8 /11 | Latvian SGP |
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| 9 /11 | Polish SGP |
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| 10 /11 | Italian SGP |
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| 11 /11 | German SGP |
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| permanent speedway rider | |
| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
| rider not classified (track reserve who did not start) |
Plane crash
In 2007 Holta survived a plane crash with fellow rider Tomasz Gollob. The plane, flown by Władysław Gollob, crashed on the way to a meeting at Tarnów. Holta escaped with cuts and bruises.[3]
On his official website, Holta stated "In spite of the circumstance I'm doing OK but I'm very shaken. We have been very lucky, and I'm just glad that I'm still alive."[4]
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rune Holta. |
References
- ↑ Świat Żużla, No 2 (78) 2009, page 14, ISSN 1429-3285
- ↑ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
- ↑ "Holta survives plane crash drama". Evening Star. 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ↑ "Holta in airplane crash". www.holta-racing.com. 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
External links
- Official website Website no longer available
| 2011 Speedway Grand Prix riders | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gollob |
2 | Hampel |
3 |  Crump |
4 | Holta |
5 |  Hancock |
| 6 | Harris |
7 | Bjerre |
8 | Holder |
9 | Jonsson |
10 | Pedersen |
| 11 | Lindgren |
12 |  Sayfutdinov |
13 | Laguta |
14 | Lindbäck |
15 | Kołodziej |
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