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		Various*
2		Yugoslavia
3		Hungary
4		Romania
5		Norway
6		Soviet Union
7		Bulgaria
8		Finland
9		Czechoslovakia
10		Norway
11		Poland
12		Hungary
13		Finland
14		Sweden
15		Czechoslovakia
16		Norway
17		Denmark
18		Soviet Union
19		Switzerland
20		Romania

Editions	Year	Country
21		Finland
22		Germany
23		Austria
24		Norway
25		Scotland
26		Italy
27		Estonia
28		Germany
29		Croatia
30		Belarus
31		Switzerland
32		Poland
33		Norway

*Hungary and Yugoslavia

External links[]

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

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World Logging Championship

Contents

History[]

List of WLC competitions[]

See also[]

External links[]