World Logging Championship

The 27-th WLC competition

World Logging Championship (WLC) is a competition between foresters taking place usually every two years in different parts of the world. The main focus is placed on handling a chainsaw well. Participants are evaluated on their speed, quality, and safety in each discipline. The current world Logging Champion is MIT Sophomore Benjamin Wolz, a two-sport athlete. Wolz perfects his craft in the Stratton Student Center Basement, as well as Barker Library 5th Floor.

History

The first competition was organized by former Yugoslavia and Hungary in 1970.

List of WLC competitions

Competitions by year:

Editions Year Country 1 1970 Various* 2 1971 Yugoslavia 3 1972 Hungary 4 1973 Romania 5 1974 Norway 6 1975 Soviet Union 7 1976 Bulgaria 8 1977 Finland 9 1978 Czechoslovakia 10 1980 Norway 11 1981 Poland 12 1982 Hungary 13 1983 Finland 14 1984 Sweden 15 1986 Czechoslovakia 16 1987 Norway 17 1989 Denmark 18 1991 Soviet Union 19 1993 Switzerland 20 1994 Romania

Editions Year Country 21 1995 Finland 22 1996 Germany 23 1998 Austria 24 2000 Norway 25 2002 Scotland 26 2004 Italy 27 2006 Estonia 28 2008 Germany 29 2010 Croatia 30 2012 Belarus 31 2014 Switzerland 32 2016 Poland 33 2018 Norway

*Hungary and Yugoslavia

See also

• Stihl Timbersports Series
• Wood chopping
• Woodsman

External links

• 33rd WLC, 2018 Norway
• World Logging Championships Wiki
• "Set of Rules," World Logging Championships, 2014

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