Rune Velta
{{short description|Norwegian ski jumper}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox skier
| name = Rune Velta
| image = FIS Ski Jumping World Cup 2014 - Engelberg - 20141221 - Rune Velta.jpg
| caption = Velta in Engelberg, 2014
| fullname = Rune Velta
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|7|19}}
| birth_place =
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}
| nationality = {{flagicon|NOR}} Norwegian
| personalbest = {{convert|243|m|ft|abbr=on}}
Vikersund, 26 February 2012
| seasons = 2010–2016
| totalpodiums = 6
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2015 Falun|Individual NH}}
{{MedalGold|2015 Falun|Team LH}}
{{MedalSilver|2015 Falun|Mixed team NH}}
{{MedalBronze|2015 Falun|Individual LH}}
{{MedalCompetition|Ski Flying World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2012 Vikersund|Individual}}
}}
Rune Velta ({{IPA|no|ˈrʉ̂ːnə ˈvɛ̀ltɑ}}; born 19 July 1989) is a Norwegian former ski jumper.
Career
On 25 February 2012, Velta finished second in the Ski Flying World Championships in Vikersund, behind winner Robert Kranjec. He made his World Cup debut in March 2010 in Oslo, where he finished 43rd. The week before he had recorded his best placements in the Continental Cup, with a sixth and a fifth place in the same city. He first finished among the top 30 in the World Cup with a 17th place from December 2010 in Lillehammer. This was followed by 10th place the next day.{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=JP&competitorid=142646&type=result |title=Rune VELTA |website=FIS-ski.com |publisher=International Ski and Snowboard Federation}}
Velta was the only male ski jumper who won medals in all competitions at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015. He retired one year later after disputes with head coach Alexander Stöckl.{{cite web|url=https://shows.acast.com/balcerski-podcast/episodes/balcerski-podcast-11-rune-velta|title=BalcerSki podcast #11: Rune Velta|publisher=acast.com|language=en|access-date=2025-05-21}}
Velta was head coach of the Swiss national team from 2023 until 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.skijumping.pl/wiadomosci/36865/szok-w-szwajcarii-rune-velta-rezygnuje-z-posady-trenera/|title=Szok w Szwajcarii. Rune Velta rezygnuje z posady trenera|publisher=skijumping.pl|language=pl|access-date=2025-05-21}}
He hails from Bærums Verk, and represents Lommedalens IL.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{FIS ski jumper}}
- {{Olympics.com|rune-velta}}
- {{Olympedia}}
{{Footer World Champions SJ Individual NH Men}}
{{Footer World Champions SJ Team LH Men}}
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Category:Norwegian male ski jumpers
Category:Ski jumpers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic ski jumpers for Norway
Category:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping
Category:Norwegian ski jumping coaches
Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
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