Jason Wynyard of West Auckland won four of six disciplines to take the world lumberjack crown in Switzerland. Photo / Supplied
He's a lumberjack and he's okay - in fact, New Zealander Jason Wynyard is a world champion.
Wynyard has chopped a field of 19 lumberjacks down to size to win the world championship in Brienz, Switzerland, this week.
For the second time since 2006, the West Aucklander triumphed, winning four
of six disciplines to take the overall title.
Australian Brad Delosa was second with German Robert Ebner third.
It caps a big year for Wynyard, who took out the Stihl Timbersports series in the US in June.
"It was nice to win over in Switzerland, it's really put the icing on the cake for my season. It's been a great season, probably one of my best - I'm really, really happy with the results," said Wynyard.
"It's probably the closest event we get to the Olympics in our sport, really, so winning was a really special moment to me."
The 36-year-old, an ambassador for Stihl New Zealand, said that after the disappointment of finishing second in his last world championship event in Germany in 2007, following a mishap in the final discipline, he was delighted to get it right this time around.
"It's nice to come back this year and take the title out, especially sealing the deal with my hot saw, which has been a bit of an Achilles heel over the last couple of years, and it actually cost me the event last time I competed."
Wynyard is back in Auckland for a week before leaving for France next Thursday to take part in a charity event outside Paris.
