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.

History

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

List of WLC competitions

Competitions by year:

1970 Hungary and Yugoslavia
1971 Yugoslavia
1972 Hungary
1973 Romania
1974 Norway
1975 USSR
1976 Bulgaria
1977 Finland
1978 CSSR
1980 Norway
1981 Poland
1982 Hungary
1983 Finland
1984 Sweden
1986 CSSR
1987 Norway
1989 Denmark
1991 USSR
1993 Switzerland
1994 Romania
1995 Finland
1996 Germany
1998 Austria
2000 Norway
2002 Scotland
2004 Italy
2006 Estonia
2008 Germany
2010 Croatia
2012 Belarus
2014 Switzerland

External links

28th WLC, 2008 Germany
World Logging Championships Wiki
"Set of Rules," World Logging Championships, 2014

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World Logging Championship

History

List of WLC competitions

See also

External links