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Rune Holta
Runeholta.jpg
Born
(1973-08-29) 29 August 1973 (age 45)
Stavanger, Norway
Nationality
Poland Poland
Website Official website
Current club information
Polish league ROW Rybnik
Swedish league [Dackarna Malilla ]
Career history
Norway
1991-2001 NMK Sandnes & Jæren
Poland
1994 Grudziądz
1996 Morawski Zielona Gora
1997-1998 Unia Tarnów
1999-2000, 2002-2005 Częstochowa
2006 Rzeszów
2007 Unia Tarnów
2008-2009 Gorzów Wielkopolski
2010 Częstochowa
2011 Toruń
Denmark
1997-2002 Outrup
Sweden
1995-2002 Valsarna
2003-2008 Vetlanda
2009 Indianerna
2010 Dackarna
2012 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 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. 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 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.




Contents






  • 1 Speedway Grand Prix


  • 2 Plane crash


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





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
















 

permanent speedway rider
 

wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
 

rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)


Plane crash




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.[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







  • List of Speedway Grand Prix riders

  • Norway national speedway team

  • Poland national speedway team



References





  1. ^ Świat Żużla, No 2 (78) 2009, page 14, .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
    ISSN 1429-3285



  2. ^ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac.
    ISBN 0-9552376-1-0



  3. ^
    "Holta survives plane crash drama". Evening Star. 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2007-10-24.



  4. ^ "Holta in airplane crash". www.holta-racing.com. 2007-06-10. Archived from the original on 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2007-10-24.




External links



  • Official website Website no longer available








































2011 Speedway Grand Prix riders
1
Poland Gollob
2
Poland Hampel
3
Australia Crump
4
Poland Holta
5
United States Hancock
6
United Kingdom Harris
7
Denmark Bjerre
8
Australia Holder
9
Sweden Jonsson
10
Denmark Pedersen
11
Sweden Lindgren
12
Russia Sayfutdinov
13
Russia Laguta
14
Sweden Lindbäck
15
Poland Kołodziej








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