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Norwegian ski jumper

FullnameRune Velta

Born (1989-07-19) 19 July 1989 (age 36)

Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Country

Norwegian

Rune Velta

Velta in Engelberg, 2014

Personal information

Full name

Rune Velta

Born

(1989-07-19) 19 July 1989 (age 36)

Height

1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Sport

Country

Norwegian

Sport

Skiing

World Cup career

Seasons

2010–2016

Indiv. podiums

Achievements and titles

Personal best(s)

243 m (797 ft)
Vikersund, 26 February 2012

Medal record

World Championships

	2015 Falun	Individual NH
	2015 Falun	Team LH
	2015 Falun	Mixed team NH
	2015 Falun	Individual LH
Ski Flying World Championships
	2012 Vikersund	Individual

Rune Velta (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈrʉ̂ːnə ˈvɛ̀ltɑ]; born 19 July 1989) is a Norwegian former ski jumper.

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]

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.^[2]

Velta was head coach of the Swiss national team from 2023 until 2025.^[3]

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

References

1 2 "Rune VELTA". FIS-ski.com. International Ski and Snowboard Federation.
↑ "BalcerSki podcast #11: Rune Velta". acast.com. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
↑ "Szok w Szwajcarii. Rune Velta rezygnuje z posady trenera" (in Polish). skijumping.pl. Retrieved 21 May 2025.

External links

Rune Velta at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
Rune Velta at Olympics.com
Rune Velta at Olympedia

World champions in ski jumping individual normal hill

1962: Toralf Engan (NOR)
1966: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR)
1970: Gariy Napalkov (URS)
1974: Hans-Georg Aschenbach (GDR)
1978: Matthias Buse (GDR)
1982: Armin Kogler (AUT)
1985: Jens Weißflog (GDR)
1987: Jiří Parma (TCH)
1989: Jens Weißflog (GDR)
1991: Heinz Kuttin (AUT)
1993: Masahiko Harada (JPN)
1995: Takanobu Okabe (JPN)
1997: Janne Ahonen (FIN)
1999: Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN)
2001: Adam Małysz (POL)
2003: Adam Małysz (POL)
2005: Rok Benkovič (SLO)
2007: Adam Małysz (POL)
2009: Wolfgang Loitzl (AUT)
2011: Thomas Morgenstern (AUT)
2013: Anders Bardal (NOR)
2015: Rune Velta (NOR)
2017: Stefan Kraft (AUT)
2019: Dawid Kubacki (POL)
2021: Piotr Żyła (POL)
2023: Piotr Żyła (POL)
2025: Marius Lindvik (NOR)

World champions in men's ski jumping team large hill

1982: Norway
- Johan Sætre
- Per Bergerud
- Ole Bremseth
- Olav Hansson
1984: Finland
- Markku Pusenius
- Pentti Kokkonen
- Jari Puikkonen
- Matti Nykänen
1985: Finland
- Tuomo Ylipulli
- Pentti Kokkonen
- Matti Nykänen
- Jari Puikkonen
1987: Finland
- Matti Nykänen
- Ari-Pekka Nikkola
- Tuomo Ylipulli
- Pekka Suorsa
1989: Finland
- Ari-Pekka Nikkola
- Jari Puikkonen
- Matti Nykänen
- Risto Laakkonen
1991: Austria
- Heinz Kuttin
- Ernst Vettori
- Stefan Horngacher
- Andreas Felder
1993: Norway
- Bjørn Myrbakken
- Helge Brendryen
- Øyvind Berg
- Espen Bredesen
1995: Finland
- Jani Soininen
- Janne Ahonen
- Mika Laitinen
- Ari-Pekka Nikkola
1997: Finland
- Ari-Pekka Nikkola
- Jani Soininen
- Mika Laitinen
- Janne Ahonen
1999: Germany
- Sven Hannawald
- Christof Duffner
- Dieter Thoma
- Martin Schmitt
2001: Germany
- Sven Hannawald
- Michael Uhrmann
- Alexander Herr
- Martin Schmitt
2003: Finland
- Janne Ahonen
- Tami Kiuru
- Arttu Lappi
- Matti Hautamäki
2005: Austria
- Wolfgang Loitzl
- Andreas Widhölzl
- Thomas Morgenstern
- Martin Höllwarth
2007: Austria
- Wolfgang Loitzl
- Gregor Schlierenzauer
- Andreas Kofler
- Thomas Morgenstern
2009: Austria
- Wolfgang Loitzl
- Martin Koch
- Thomas Morgenstern
- Gregor Schlierenzauer
2011: Austria
- Gregor Schlierenzauer
- Martin Koch
- Andreas Kofler
- Thomas Morgenstern
2013: Austria
- Wolfgang Loitzl
- Manuel Fettner
- Thomas Morgenstern
- Gregor Schlierenzauer
2015: Norway
- Anders Bardal
- Anders Jacobsen
- Anders Fannemel
- Rune Velta
2017: Poland
- Piotr Żyła
- Dawid Kubacki
- Maciej Kot
- Kamil Stoch
2019: Germany
- Karl Geiger
- Richard Freitag
- Stephan Leyhe
- Markus Eisenbichler
2021: Germany
- Pius Paschke
- Severin Freund
- Markus Eisenbichler
- Karl Geiger
2023: Slovenia
- Lovro Kos
- Žiga Jelar
- Timi Zajc
- Anže Lanišek
2025: Slovenia
- Lovro Kos
- Domen Prevc
- Timi Zajc
- Anže Lanišek

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