From: TAUMARUNUI, NZL
Occupation: SELF EMPLOYED CONTRACTOR
Events: ENDURANCE, HOT SAW, SPRINGBOARD
Competing Since: 1984
Competitive History
2004 ROYAL SYDNEY SHOW CHAMPIONSHIP, AUST TIM OVERALL 32003 LUMBERJACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, WS TIM HOT SAW 52003 LUMBERJACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, WS TIM SPRINGBOARD 12003 STIHL SERIES QUALIFIER 3, OH TIM SPRINGBOARD 12003 STIHL SERIES QUALIFIER 5, OH TIM SPRINGBOARD 12003 STIHL SERIES QUALIFIER FINALS, WS TIM HOT SAW 22003 STIHL SERIES QUALIFIER FINALS, WS TIM OVERALL 12003 STIHL SERIES QUALIFIER FINALS, WS TIM SPRINGBOARD 32003 STIHL SERIES QUALIFIER FINALS, WS TIM STANDING BLOCK
Competitive Performance
GOG 2003 TIM ENDURANCE 2GOG 2003 TIM HOT SAW 2GOG 2003 TIM SPRINGBOARD 1GOG 2003 TIM TEAM RELAY 4GOG 2002 TIM ENDURANCE 4GOG 2002 TIM HOT SAW 5GOG 2002 TIM SPRINGBOARD 3GOG 2002 TIM TEAM RELAY 8GOG 2001 TIM ENDURANCE 3GOG 2001 TIM HOT SAW 5GOG 2001 TIM SPRINGBOARD 2GOG 2001 TIM TEAM RELAY 1GOG 2000 TIM ENDURANCE 2GOG 2000 TIM HARD HIT 1GOG 2000 TIM TEAM RELAY 1GOG 2000 TIM TWO BOARD JIGGER 2
Notable
David won his 54th World Title at the Sydney Royal Easter Show in April of 2004 (15" Underhand). He also set a new world record in Springboard at the Lumberjack World Championships in Hayward in 2003 with a time of 41.15. Coming into GOG V, he has won the most medals (11) of any competitor in any sport.
Quotable
"You have to give your ax the same respect you might give a wild horse. You can't fear it, but you have to respect it.''
