Rune Velta Explained

Rune Velta
Fullname:Rune Velta
Birth Date:1989 7, df=yes
Nationality: Norwegian
Personalbest:243m (797feet)
Vikersund, 26 February 2012
Seasons:2010–2016
Totalpodiums:6

Rune Velta (in Norwegian pronounced as /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.

He hails from Bærums Verk, and represents Lommedalens IL.