Lumberjack championships By Alee muñoz 1800 In the Basque region of Spain, lumberjacks start playing some kind of games 1870 First lumberjacks competition (Australia) Jun 2, 1919 Lumberjack championships is recognized a sport 1920 First official competition in North America (Wisconsin) Lake 1946 Lumberjack sports incorpors new rules and events like cross-cut-sawing and log chopping 1952 Lumberjack championships are shown on TV 1985 Stihl timbersports was founded 1991 Jason Wynyard won The New Zealand Juniors Underhand Championship 1997 Jason Wynyard wins his first professional timbersports championships title in Scotland 1998 US lumberjack sports have gained international recognition 2005 Stihl Timbersports became very popular in Europe Oct 4, 2023 Jason Wynyard dies at the age of 49