ESPN Great Outdoor Games 2004

Jason Wynyard

From: MASSEY, AUKLAND, NZL
Occupation: AXEMAN
Events: ENDURANCE, HOT SAW, SPRINGBOARD
Participating Since: 1989
Competing Since: 1989

Competitive History

2004 SIDNEY ROYAL EASTER SHOW CHAMPIONSHIPS, AUST TIM OVERALL 2

2003 LUMBERJACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIIPS, WS TIM STANDING CHOP 1

2003 LUMBERJACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, WS TIM DOUBLE BUCK 1

2003 LUMBERJACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, WS TIM SINGLE BUCK 2

2003 LUMBERJACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, WS TIM SPRINGBOARD 3

2003 LUMBERJACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, WS TIM TONY WISE ALL AROUND AWARD

2003 LUMBERJACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, WS TIM UNDERHAND CHOP 1

2003 STIHL SERIES FINALS, OH TIM HOT SAW 9

Competitive Performance

GOG 2003 TIM ENDURANCE 1

GOG 2003 TIM HOT SAW 3

GOG 2003 TIM SPRINGBOARD 3

GOG 2003 TIM TEAM RELAY 6

GOG 2002 TIM ENDURANCE 3

GOG 2002 TIM HOT SAW 6

GOG 2002 TIM SPRINGBOARD 2

GOG 2002 TIM TEAM RELAY 5

GOG 2001 TIM ENDURANCE 1

GOG 2001 TIM HOT SAW 8

GOG 2001 TIM SPRINGBOARD 8

GOG 2001 TIM TEAM RELAY 4

GOG 2000 TIM ENDURANCE 1

GOG 2000 TIM HARD HIT 2

GOG 2000 TIM HOT SAW 5

GOG 2000 TIM TEAM RELAY 3

GOG 2000 TIM TWO BOARD JIGGER 11

Notable
Wynyard is coming off a shoulder injury, but does not expect it to affect his performance at the Great Outdoor Games this summer. He tore cartilage in his shoulder during routine training in Auckland. He has done extensive rehabilitation and is training 5 - 6 hours per day at wood chopping. He holds the Great Outdoor Games record time in Springboard with 43.71 from the 2002 Semi-Final round.

Quotable
Jason said that his rehab training actually affected his wood chopping in an adverse way initially. "As an axeman, one side of your body tends to be stronger, which may have contributed to my shoulder injury to begin with. But as I began rehab training and strengthening other muscle groups, it affected my swing." He says that he feels pretty confident now, after training hard in wood chopping to correct his swing.