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Rune Holta (born 29 August 1973 in Stavanger, Norway) is a speedway rider. He grew up in Randaberg Norway, 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 | ||
| 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) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | ||
| 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 | ||||
Plane crash
In 2007 Holta survived a plane crash with fellow rider Tomasz Gollob. The plane, flown byWładysław Gollob, crashed on the way to a meeting at Tarnów. Holta escaped with cuts and bruises.
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."