Rune Holta
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| Born | 29 August 1973 Stavanger, Norway |
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| Nationality | Poland |
| Website | holta-racing |
| Current club information | |
| Polish league | ROW Rybnik |
| Swedish league | [Dackarna Malilla ] |
| Career history | |
| Norway | |
| 1991–2001 | |
| Poland | |
| 1994 | Grudziądz |
| 1996 | |
| 1997–1998 | Unia Tarnów |
| 1999–2000, 2002–2005 | Częstochowa |
| 2006 | Stal Rzeszów |
| 2007 | Unia Tarnów |
| 2008–2009 | Gorzów Wielkopolski |
| 2010 , 2020 | Częstochowa |
| 2011 | Toruń |
| Denmark | |
| 1997–2002 | |
| Sweden | |
| 1995–2002 | |
| 2003–2008 | Vetlanda |
| 2009 | Indianerna |
| 2010 | Dackarna |
| 2012 | Indianerna |
| Speedway Grand Prix statistics | |
| SGP Number | 7 |
| Starts | 74[1] |
| Podiums | 5 (2–1–2) |
| Finalist | 8 time |
| Winner | 2 times |
| Individual honours | |
| 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000 | Norwegian Champion |
| 2003, 2007 | Polish Champion |
| 1999, 2000 | Nordic Champion |
| 2009, 2011 | Golden Helmet of Pardubice (CZE) |
| 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, 2001 | Danish League Champion |
| 1999 | Polish 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, 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 2020, he will be riding for Dackarna Malilla in the Swedish Elit League and for Włókniarz Częstochowa 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 |
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
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| 1 /11 |  Italian SGP
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15 | 2 | (X,0,X,2,0) | 4 |
| 2 /11 |  European SGP
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11 | 6 | (1,F,2,3,X) | 6 |
| 3 /11 |  Swedish SGP
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6 | 9 | (3,1,1,1,3) +0 | 1 |
| 4 /11 |  Danish SGP
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12 | 5 | (0,2,3,F,0) | 4 |
| 5 /11 |  British SGP
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11 | 5 | (3,1,E,1,0) | 7 |
| 6 /11 |  Czech Rep. SGP
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3 | 16 | (1,2,3,2,3) +3 +1 | 11 |
| 7 /11 | Scandinavian SGP
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11 | 5 | (0,0,1,1,3) | 10 |
| 8 /11 |  Latvian SGP
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10 | 7 | (1,1,2,3,0) | 16 |
| 9 /11 |  Polish SGP
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6 | 10 | (0,3,2,2,3) +0 | 11 |
| 10 /11 |  Slovenian SGP
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3 | 17 | (2,3,3,3,2) +2 +1 | 13 |
| 11 /11 |  German SGP
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6 | 10 | (1,2,3,1,2) +1 | 15 |
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
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| 1 /11 | Slovenian SGP
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13 | 5 | (3,1,0,1,0) | 1 |
| 2 /11 | European 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.[4]
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."[5]
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
- ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 521. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- ^ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
- ^ "Holta survives plane crash drama". Evening Star. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2007.
- ^ "Holta in airplane crash". www.holta-racing.com. 1 June 2007. Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2007.
External links[]
- Official website Website no longer available
| 2011 Speedway Grand Prix riders | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gollob
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2 | Hampel
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3 |  Crump
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4 | Holta
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5 |  Hancock
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| 6 | Harris
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7 | Bjerre
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8 | Holder
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9 | Jonsson
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10 | Pedersen
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| 11 | Lindgren
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12 |  Sayfutdinov
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13 | Laguta
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14 | Lindbäck
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15 | Kołodziej
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- People from Randaberg
- Norwegian speedway riders
- Polish speedway riders
- Sportspeople from Stavanger
- Speedway World Cup champions
- Polish speedway champions
- Naturalized citizens of Poland
- Norwegian emigrants to Poland