Rune Velta

Rune Velta
Velta in Engelberg, 2014
Country	Norwegian
Full name	Rune Velta
Born	(1989-07-19) 19 July 1989
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Ski club	Lommedalens IL
Personal best	243 m (797 ft) Vikersund, 26 Feb 2012
World Cup career
Seasons	2010–2016
Indiv. podiums	5
Medal record World Championships 2015 Falun Individual NH 2015 Falun Team LH 2015 Falun Mixed NH 2015 Falun Individual LH Ski Flying World Championships 2012 Vikersund Individual

Rune Velta (Norwegian pronunciation: [rʉːneː vɛltɑː]; 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.^[1]

He hails from Bærums Verk, and represents Lommedalens IL.^[1]

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