Jason Wynyard
Jason Wynyard MNZM is a champion woodchopper from New Zealand who has won over a hundred world titles in the sport. He is the father of former Kentucky University men's basketball player Tai Wynyard.
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Wynyard formerly held the world record time for the standing block chop. He recorded a time of 12.11 seconds in the 2003 Stihl Timbersports.
Along with this Jason Wynyard has earned a legendary status within the competitive woodchopping community by winning the Stihl Timbersports Series 14 times. The years in which he has won the title are: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
In the 2017 New Year Honours, Wynyard was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the sport of wood chopping.[1]
References
- "New Year honours list 2017". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2019.