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Jason Wynyard

From: MASSEY, AUCKLAND, NZL
Occupation: AXEMAN
Events: ENDURANCE, HOT SAW, WORLD TEAM RELAY TEAM INTERNATIONAL
Participating Since: 1989
Competing Since: 1989

Competitive History

  • 2004 SIDNEY ROYAL EASTER SHOW CHAMPIONSHIPS, AUST TIM OVERALL 2
  • 2003 LUMBERJACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIIPS, WS TIM STANDING CHOP 1
  • 2003 LUMBERJACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, WS TIM DOUBLE BUCK 1
  • 2003 LUMBERJACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, WS TIM SINGLE BUCK 2
  • 2003 LUMBERJACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, WS TIM SPRINGBOARD 3
  • 2003 LUMBERJACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, WS TIM TONY WISE ALL AROUND AWARD
  • 2003 LUMBERJACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, WS TIM UNDERHAND CHOP 1
  • 2003 STIHL SERIES FINALS, OH TIM HOT SAW 9
  • 2003 STIHL SERIES FINALS, OH TIM SINGLE BUCK 2
  • 2003 STIHL SERIES FINALS, OH TIM SPRING BOARD 2
  • 2003 STIHL SERIES FINALS, OH TIM STANDING BLOCK 1
  • 2003 STIHL SERIES FINALS, OH TIM STOCK SAW 7
  • 2003 STIHL SERIES FINALS, OH TIM UNDERHAND 2
  • 2003 STIHL SERIES QUALIFIER 3, OH TIM SPRING BOARD 3
  • 2003 STIHL SERIES QUALIFIER 3, OH TIM STANDING BLOCK 2
  • 2003 STIHL SERIES QUALIFIER 3, OH TIM UNDERHAND 2
  • 2003 STIHL SERIES QUALIFIER 4, OH TIM SINGLE BUCK 2
  • 2003 STIHL SERIES QUALIFIER 4, OH TIM SPRING BOARD 2
  • 2003 STIHL SERIES QUALIFIER 4, OH TIM STANDING BLOCK 1
  • 2003 STIHL SERIES QUALIFIER 4, OH TIM UNDERHAND 1

    Competitive Performance
  • GOG 2004 TIM ENDURANCE 1
  • GOG 2004 TIM HOT SAW 3
  • GOG 2004 TIM SPRINGBOARD 3
  • GOG 2004 TIM TEAM RELAY 4
  • GOG 2003 TIM ENDURANCE 1
  • GOG 2003 TIM HOT SAW 3
  • GOG 2003 TIM SPRINGBOARD 3
  • GOG 2003 TIM TEAM RELAY 6
  • GOG 2002 TIM ENDURANCE 3
  • GOG 2002 TIM HOT SAW 6
  • GOG 2002 TIM SPRINGBOARD 2
  • GOG 2002 TIM TEAM RELAY 5
  • GOG 2001 TIM ENDURANCE 1
  • GOG 2001 TIM HOT SAW 8
  • GOG 2001 TIM SPRINGBOARD 8
  • GOG 2001 TIM TEAM RELAY 4
  • GOG 2000 TIM ENDURANCE 1
  • GOG 2000 TIM HARD HIT 2
  • GOG 2000 TIM HOT SAW 5
  • GOG 2000 TIM TEAM RELAY 3
  • GOG 2000 TIM TWO BOARD JIGGER 11

    Notable
    Wynyard is coming off a shoulder injury, but does not expect it to affect his performance at the Great Outdoor Games this summer. He tore a cartilage in his shoulder during routine training in Auckland. He has done extensive rehabilitation and is training for five to six hours per day at wood chopping. He holds the Great Outdoor Games record time in Springboard with 43.71 from the 2002 Semi-Final round.

    Quotable
    Jason said that his rehab training actually affected his wood chopping in an adverse way initially. "As an axeman, one side of your body tends to be stronger, which may have contributed to my shoulder injury to begin with. But as I began rehab training and strengthening other muscle groups, it affected my swing." He says that he feels pretty confident now, after training hard in wood chopping to correct his swing.