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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| Born | 29 August 1973 Stavanger, Norway |
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| Nationality | Norwegian & Polish |
| Career history | |
| Norway | |
| 1991-2001 | NMK 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 Number | 7 |
| Starts | 74[1] |
| Podiums | 5 (2–1–2) |
| Finalist | 8 times |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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: 
Golden Cross of Merit in 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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 /11 | Slovenian SGP | 13 | 5 | (3,1,0,1,0) | 1 |
| 2 /11 | European SGP | ||||
| 3 /11 | Swedish SGP | ||||
| 4 /11 | Danish SGP | ||||
| 5 /11 | British SGP | ||||
| 6 /11 | Czech Rep. SGP | ||||
| 7 /11 | Scandinavian SGP | ||||
| 8 /11 | Latvian SGP | ||||
| 9 /11 | Polish SGP | ||||
| 10 /11 | Italian SGP | ||||
| 11 /11 | German SGP |
| permanent speedway rider | |
| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
| rider not classified (track reserve who did not start) |
See also
References
| 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 |