Chris Holder
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| Chris Holder | ||
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| Personal Information | ||
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| Nationality |  Australia |
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| Date of birth | September 24, 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | |
| Website | www.redlohracing.co.uk | |
| Current Club Information | ||
| British League | Poole Pirates | |
| Polish League | KS Toruń | |
| Swedish League | Lejonen | |
| Career History | ||
| Isle of Wight Islanders WTS Wrocław (POL) KS Toruń (POL) Lejonen (SWE) Poole Pirates |
2006-2007 2007 2008 2007- 2008 |
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| Individual Honours | ||
| Australian Champion Australian Under-21 Champion Australian Longtrack Champion |
2008 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 2005 |
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| Team Honours | ||
| Premier League Pairs Winner Premier League Fours Champion Allsvenskan League Champion |
2007 2007 2007 |
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Chris Holder (born 24 September 1987 in Australia)[1] is a speedway rider currently riding for the Poole Pirates in the British Elite League.
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[edit] Career History
Holder started racing in the UK with the Isle of Wight Islanders in 2006. In 2007 he rode for Atlas Wrocław in the Polish Speedway Ekstraliga. Holder won the Swedish Allsvenskan League Championship in 2007 for Lejonen and continues to ride for them in 2008. In 2008 Holder has signed for KS Toruń in Poland. In October 2007 the Poole Pirates announced that Holder would ride for them in 2008 in the Elite League.[2]
Holder finished second in the 2007 World Under-21 Championship and was also selected to ride in the Australian team for the 2007 Speedway World Cup, finishing in 3rd place.
Chris won the Australian Championship in 2008 winning all five rounds with a record maximum 100 points.[3] He has won the Australian Under 21 Championship for four consecutive years (2005-08), equalling a record set by Leigh Adams.[4]
[edit] World Final appearances
[edit] World U-21 Championship
- 2006 -
ITA Terenzano - 12th - 5pts - 2007 -
POL Ostrów Wlkp. - 2nd - 14pts
[edit] World Cup
- 2007 - Bronze medal (3 points)
[edit] U-21 World Cup
- 2007 - 7th place (16 pts - Semi-Final A)
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
- ^ Holder delight at Pirates deal. Daily Echo (24 October 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
- ^ World Cup Final Teams. SpeedwayWorld.tv (20 July 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-07.
- ^ Holder Enters Record Books. WorldSpeedway.com (2008-01-27). Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
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