Jack Holder
{{Short description|Australian speedway rider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox speedway rider
| name = Jack Holder
| image = Jack Holder.jpg
| caption =
| nationality =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|3|23}}
| birth_place = Appin, New South Wales, Australia
| career1 = Great Britain
| career2 = Plymouth
| years2 = 2015–2016
| career3 = Peterborough
| years3 = 2017
| career4 = Poole
| years4 = 2017, 2019
| career5 = Somerset
| years5 = 2018
| career6 = Sheffield
| years6 = 2020–2025
| career8 = Poland
| career9 = Toruń
| years9 = 2018–2022
| career10 = Gorzów
| years10 = 2020
| career11 = Lublin
| years11 = 2023–2024
| career12 = Sweden
| career13 = Västervik
| years13 = 2019, 2023
| SGP No = 25
| SGP starts = 33
| SGP finals = 8
| SGP win = 1
| indivhonour1 = Australian Championship
| indivyear1 = 2023
| indivhonour2 = Australian Under-21 Champion
| indivyear2 = 2016
| indivhonour3 = NSW champion
| indivyear3 = 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024
| teamhonour1 = 2022 Speedway of Nations
| teamyear1 = 2022
| teamyear2 = 2023
| teamhonour2 = British champions
| teamhonour3 = Fours Champions
| teamyear3 = 2016
| teamhonour4 = British KO Cup
| teamyear4 = 2018, 2024
| teamyear5 = 2022
| teamhonour5 = UK League Cup
| teamyear6 = 2023, 2024
| teamhonour6 = Polish champions
}}
Jack Holder (born 23 March 1996) is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider.{{Cite web|title=Jack Holder : Profil Zawodnika - w ZUZELEND.com - Żużel: Informacje, wyniki, tabele, społeczność - Świat Speedway -a|url=https://www.zuzelend.com/zaw,657,jack-holder|access-date=2021-05-28|website=www.zuzelend.com}} Jack is a World team champion and his brother Chris Holder is a former World individual champion.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=27 June 2023}}
Career
A successful rider in Australia, he came to England and first rode for Plymouth Devils in 2015.{{cite web |url=https://plymouthsportsgazette.com/2016/09/14/devils-will-be-without-top-scorer-holder-for-final-meet-of-the-season/ |title=Devils will be without top scorer Holder for final meet of the season |website=Plymouth Sports Gazette |access-date=29 September 2022}} He was part of the Plymouth team that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 23 and 24 July 2016, at the East of England Arena.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2016fixtures.pdf |title=2016 fixtures and results |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=9 July 2023}}
After two seasons, he rode for both Peterborough Panthers and Poole Pirates in 2017, helping Poole to win the Elite Shield.{{cite web |url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/15008609.poole-pirates-jack-holder-unfazed-by-expectation-ahead-of-wimborne-road-plunge/ |title=Poole Pirates: Jack Holder unfazed by expectation ahead of Wimborne Road plunge |website=Bournemouth Daily Echo |access-date=29 September 2022}}
Jack Holder finished in sixth place at the 2017 Speedway Under-21 World Championship{{cite news|url=http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/calendar/speedway-under-21/|title=2017 FIM Speedway Under 21 World Championship Calendar|publisher=FIM}} and 4th in the Jason Crump Classic Cup - considered a warm-up for the Australian Senior Solo Championship. The Boxing Day event (2018) was held in front of more than 2,500 fans and he rode through to the B Final where he beat Jye Etheridge, Mason Campton and Erik Riss and went through to the A Final. However, he finished at the back, while the race was won by older brother Chris Holder.{{cite web |url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/17325084.pirates-star-jack-holder-reaches-jason-crump-classic-cup-final-older-brother-chris-holder-wins/ |title=Pirates star Jack Holder reaches Jason Crump Classic Cup A final... but older brother Chris Holder wins it |website=Bournemouth Daily Echo |access-date=29 September 2022}} In 2018, he helped Somerset Rebels win the KO Cup.
In 2019, he started the season as number 1 for Poole Pirates but had a shaky start, and his friend and co-rider Brady Kurtz asked fans to be patient while he settled in. “I am sure Jack’s copped enough off social media and everything. He doesn’t need me asking him about it as well. Everyone just needs to let him get on with it – he’s just a kid, let him race his bike!"
In 2021 and 2022, he rode for the Sheffield Tigers in the SGB Premiership 2021 and SGB Premiership 2022.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/player/holder-jack/ |title=British Speedway rider profile |website=British Speedway |access-date=29 September 2022}} He helped Sheffield win the 2022 League cup and reach the Play off final.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/premiership/tigers-win-league-cup/ |title=Tigers win League Cup |website=British Speedway |access-date=5 November 2022}}
Also in 2022, he competed in every round of the 2022 Speedway Grand Prix and scored 12 points at the British Grand Prix, he eventually finished in 12th place during the 2022 Speedway World Championship, after securing 67 points. He qualified for the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix by virtue of finishing 3rd in the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification.{{cite web |url=https://fimspeedway.com/sgp/results |title=2022 Speedway Grand Prix results |website=FIM |access-date=5 October 2022}} However, the highlight of his season was winning the 2022 Speedway of Nations for Australia with Max Fricke.{{cite web |url=https://www.mcnews.com.au/aussies-win-2022-fim-speedway-of-nations/ |title=Aussies win 2022 FIM Speedway of Nations |website=MC News |access-date=5 October 2022}}{{cite magazine |author= |title=Awesome Aussies |url=|magazine=Speedway Star |pages=3–10 |location= |publisher= |date=6 August 2022 |access-date=}} In December, he won his fifth successive New South Wales Individual Speedway Championship.{{cite web |url=https://www.cessnockadvertiser.com.au/story/8024096/jack-holder-upstages-three-former-aussie-champs-two-win-fifth-nsw-crown-in-a-row/ |title=Jack Holder upstages three former Aussie champs two win fifth NSW crown in a row |website=Cessnock Advertiser |access-date=2 August 2023}}
In January 2023, Holder won the Australian Championship for the first time.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/miscellaneous/holder-is-aussie-champ/ |title=Holder is Aussie Champ |website=British Speedway |access-date=17 January 2023}} In 2023, he was part of the Australian team that finished fourth in the 2023 Speedway World Cup final.{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/speedway/poland-win-speedway-world-cup-ahead-of-great-britain-as-maciej-janowski-claims-victory-in-decisive-h_sto9723229/story.shtml |title=POLAND WIN SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP AHEAD OF GREAT BRITAIN AS MACIEJ JANOWSKI BEATS ROBERT LAMBERT IN DECISIVE HEAT 20 |website=Eurosport |access-date=31 July 2023}} He completed a career best finish of fourth in the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix but would have finished even higher had it not been for a hand injury suffered during the Swedish round, which forced him to sit out the Latvian round.{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/speedway/speedway-gp/2022/speedway-gp-round-10-torun-live-bartosz-zmarzlik-fredrik-lindgren-battle-it-out-for-title_sto9817870/story.shtml |title=BARTOSZ ZMARZLIK WINS 2023 SGP CHAMPIONSHIP WITH VICTORY IN TORUN, FREDRIK LINDGREN FINISHES SECOND |website=Eurosport |access-date=1 October 2023}} On the domestic front he helped Sheffield win the 2023 league title{{cite web|url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/sports-insure-premiership/tigers-champions-in-grand-final-drama/ |title=Tigers champions in Grand Final drama |website=British Speedway |access-date=14 October 2023}}
After re-signing for Sheffield for 2024{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/sports-insure-premiership/tigers-name-gp-duo/ |title=Tigers name GP duo |website=British Speedway |access-date=20 November 2023}} he recorded the first Grand Prix win of his career, winning the opening round in Croatia.{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/speedway/speedway-gp/2024/fim-speedway-grand-prix-jack-holder-opens-season-with-thrilling-maiden-victory-in-croatia_sto10119875/story.shtml |title=FIM Speedway Grand prix: Jack Holder opens season with thrilling maiden victory in Croatia |website=Eurosport |access-date=28 April 2024}} In 2024, he also helped Australia secure a silver medal at the 2024 Speedway of Nations in Manchester{{cite web |url=https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/great-britain-wins-fim-speedway-of-nations-world-title-in-manchester-thriller |title=Great Britain wins FIM Speedway of Nations World Title in Manchester Thriller |website=FIM Speedway |access-date=14 July 2024}} and won the Knockout Cup with Sheffield.{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/other-sport/speedway-sheffield-battle-back-to-draw-at-ipswich-and-lift-ko-cup-4771234 |title=Speedway: Sheffield battle back to draw at Ipswich and lift KO Cup |website=The Star |access-date=5 October 2024 }} Also in 2024, he helped Lublin win the Ekstraliga during the 2024 Polish speedway season{{cite web |url=https://gazetawroclawska.pl/orlen-oil-motor-lublin-betard-sparta-wroclaw-5238-deklasacja-w-finale-sparta-wicemistrzem-polski/ar/c2-18861029 |title=ORLEN Oil Motor Lublin - Betard Sparta Wrocław 52:38. Deklasacja w finale, Sparta wicemistrzem Polski |website=Gazeta Wrocławska |access-date=12 October 2024}} and won the NSW title for the sixth successive year.{{cite web|url=https://motorcycling.com.au/holder-brothers-shine-at-this-years-nsw-speedway-solo-championships-held-at-tamworth/ |title=Holder brothers shine at this year's NSW Speedway Solo Championships held at Tamworth |website=Motorcycling New South Wales |access-date=12 January 2025 }}
Major results
= World individual Championship =
- 2020 Speedway Grand Prix - 17th
- 2022 Speedway Grand Prix - 12th
- 2023 Speedway Grand Prix - 4th
- 2024 Speedway Grand Prix - 6th
= Grand Prix wins =
= World team Championships =
- 2022 Speedway of Nations - Winner
- 2023 Speedway World Cup - 4th
- 2024 Speedway of Nations - Runner Up
References
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Category:Australian speedway riders
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
Category:Peterborough Panthers riders
Category:Sheffield Tigers riders