Rune Holta
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 and 2010. He has also won the Polish Championship in 2003 and 2007.
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Born | Stavanger, Norway | 29 August 1973
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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 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 |
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.[4]
Awards
For his sport achievements, he received:
Golden Cross of Merit in 2007.
Speedway Grand Prix
Year | Position | Points | Best Finish | Notes |
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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 |
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15 | 2 | (X,0,X,2,0) | 4 |
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11 | 6 | (1,F,2,3,X) | 6 |
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6 | 9 | (3,1,1,1,3) +0 | 1 |
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12 | 5 | (0,2,3,F,0) | 4 |
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11 | 5 | (3,1,E,1,0) | 7 |
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3 | 16 | (1,2,3,2,3) +3 +1 | 11 |
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11 | 5 | (0,0,1,1,3) | 10 |
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10 | 7 | (1,1,2,3,0) | 16 |
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6 | 10 | (0,3,2,2,3) +0 | 11 |
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3 | 17 | (2,3,3,3,2) +2 +1 | 13 |
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6 | 10 | (1,2,3,1,2) +1 | 15 |
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13 | 5 | (3,1,0,1,0) | 1 |
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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.[5]
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."[6]
See also

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
- "2022 Liga 2 results". Flash Score. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- "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.
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