Kiwi Jason Wynyard wins wood chopping world championship in Germany

Wynyard's consistency shone through at the wood chopping world championships in Germany (PR News Wire image)
Wynyard's consistency shone through at the wood chopping world championships in Germany (PR News Wire image)

Jason Wynyard has been crowned the best individual wood chopper in the world for the eighth time at the Stihl Timbersports 2016 World Championship in Stuttgart, Germany.

From the outset of the competition, Wynyard, the father of Kiwi basketball prodigy Tai Wynyard, was the man to beat, taking the lead and cutting down 12 contestants.

Fighting off fierce competition from American Matthew Cogar, Wynyard's axe disciplines were too strong and the 43-year-old said that his consistency showed through at the end.

"It took a long way and a lot of hard work to get here," he said after receiving the gold medal.

"My consistent performance yielded the title at the end. That is why I am now very delighted."

Second place went to Cogar, while third place was awarded to Czech Martin Komarak.

Meanwhile, the Australians took home the team race after setting a new world record of four logs in 46.45 seconds, ahead of Canada and New Zealand with the Kiwis being eliminated by the Canadians in the quarter-final.

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