Rune Holta

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Rune Holta
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Born (1973-08-29) 29 August 1973 (age 51)
Stavanger, Norway
NationalityNorwegian & Polish
Career history
Norway
1991-2001NMK Sandnes & Jæren
Poland
1994 Grudziądz
1996, 2012 Zielona Góra
1997-1998, 2007 Tarnów
1999-2000, 2002-2005, 2010, 2013-2014, 2017, 2020 Częstochowa
2006 Rzeszów
2008-2009 Gorzów
2011, 2018-2019 Toruń
2015 Ostrów
2016, 2021 Rybnik
2022 Poznań
2023 Łódź
Denmark
1997–2004, 2013 Outrup
2008 Grindsted
Sweden
1995-2002 Valsarna
2003-2008, 2015, 2021 Vetlanda
2009, 2012-2013 Indianerna
2010-2011, 2016 Dackarna
2014 Västervik
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
SGP Number7
Starts74 [1]
Podiums5 (2–1–2)
Finalist8 times
Winner2 times
Individual honours
1994, 1996, 1997, 2000 Norwegian Champion
2003, 2007 Polish Champion
1999, 2000Nordic Champion
2009, 2011 Golden Helmet of Pardubice
2008 Swedish Grand Prix
2010 Scandinavian Grand Prix
Team honours
2005, 2007, 2010 World Cup Winner
2003 Polish Team Champion
2007 Polish Pairs Champion
1998, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2015 Swedish Elitserien Champion
1999, 2001Danish League Champion
1999Polish Div Two Champion

Rune Holta (born 29 August 1973 in Stavanger, Norway) is a speedway rider. [2] He grew up in Randaberg, Norway, [3] but has been a Polish citizen since 2002.

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Career

In 1994, Holta finished runner-up to Mikael Karlsson in the final of the 1994 Speedway Under-21 World Championship following a run-off for the title. [4] This was the same year that Holta won the first of his four Norwegian Individual Speedway Championships. [5]

In 2002, he took Polish citizenship, allowing him to represent Poland in international competitions and was a member of their Speedway World Cup winning teams in 2005, 2007 and 2010. He has also won the Polish Championship in 2003 and 2007.

In 2020, he rode for Dackarna Malilla in the Swedish Elit League and for Włókniarz Częstochowa in the Polish Ekstraliga. In 2022, he helped PSŻ Poznań win the 2022 2.Liga. [6]

Awards

For his sport achievements, he received:
POL Zloty Krzyz Zaslugi BAR.svg Golden Cross of Merit in 2007.

Plane crash

Place of 2007 plane crash. Gollob awionetka2.jpg
Place of 2007 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. [7]

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." [8]

Major results

Speedway Grand Prix

YearPositionPointsBest FinishNotes
200026th89th1 wild card ride
200114th415th
200211th804th
20038th984th
200414th604th
200520th61 wild card ride
2006–––Did not participate
20077th913rd
2007 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 14)
Race no.Grand PrixPos.Pts.HeatsDraw No
1 /11 Flag of Italy.svg Italian SGP 152(X,0,X,2,0)4
2 /11 Flag of Europe.svg European SGP 116(1,F,2,3,X)6
3 /11 Flag of Sweden.svg Swedish SGP 69(3,1,1,1,3) +01
4 /11 Flag of Denmark.svg Danish SGP 125(0,2,3,F,0)4
5 /11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British SGP 115(3,1,E,1,0)7
6 /11 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Rep. SGP 316(1,2,3,2,3) +3 +111
7 /11 Flag of Sweden.svg Scandinavian SGP 115(0,0,1,1,3)10
8 /11 Flag of Latvia.svg Latvian SGP 107(1,1,2,3,0)16
9 /11 Flag of Poland.svg Polish SGP 610(0,3,2,2,3) +011
10 /11 Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenian SGP 317(2,3,3,3,2) +2 +113
11 /11 Flag of Germany.svg German SGP 610(1,2,3,1,2) +115

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2008 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 7)
Race no.Grand PrixPos.Pts.HeatsDraw No
1 /11 Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenian SGP 135(3,1,0,1,0)1
2 /11 Flag of Europe.svg European SGP
3 /11 Flag of Sweden.svg Swedish SGP
4 /11 Flag of Denmark.svg Danish SGP
5 /11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British SGP
6 /11 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Rep. SGP
7 /11 Flag of Sweden.svg Scandinavian SGP
8 /11 Flag of Latvia.svg Latvian SGP
9 /11 Flag of Poland.svg Polish SGP
10 /11 Flag of Italy.svg Italian SGP
11 /11 Flag of Germany.svg German SGP
 permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
 rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

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References

  1. ↑ Świat Żużla, No 2 (78) 2009, page 14, ISSN   1429-3285
  2. ↑ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 521. ISBN   0-316-72645-1.
  3. ↑ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN   0-9552376-1-0
  4. ↑ "Wolves' Karlsson trumphant as King of the Under-21s" . Birmingham Daily Post. 15 August 1994. Retrieved 10 March 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Speedway History Info - Historia Zuzla". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "2022 Liga 2 results". Flash Score. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Holta survives plane crash drama". Evening Star. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2007.
  8. ↑ "Holta in airplane crash". www.holta-racing.com. 1 June 2007. Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2007.
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