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4 December, 2024
Australian Chopperoos carve out historic win
The Australian Chopperoos team have made history, being the first team to win five consecutive Stihl Timbersports Team World Championships, taking the trophy last month in Toulouse, France.
Two locals made up the strong woodchopping team of five: Burpengary stock saw woodchopper, Jamie ‘Jim’ Head, and Blackbutt standing block woodchopper, Mitch Argent.
Mitch said it was an honour to represent Australia in the Stihl Timbersports championship for the sixth time in his career.
“I think that’s what every sports person dreams about, representing Australia on the biggest format, so it’s awesome every time you go up to represent Australia,” Mitch said.
“It’s always a proud moment when you pull the Australian jersey on and compete, I love doing it and love being able to cut for Australia.
“It was an awesome feeling every time we win, it’s probably the biggest format in woodchopping so it’s a pretty special moment and something that you remember forever.”
He has cut for the Chopperoos six times, winning five championships and placed third once.
Mitch has also won the Sydney Royal Easter Show World Title for the 375mm standing block in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2024.
But what he enjoys the most about woodchopping, is the long lasting friendships he’s formed along the way.
“I enjoy the mates I have in woodchopping, like the whole team we went away with we are all pretty good mates,” Mitch said.
“I’ve known Jim my whole life, and then Brayden I think we started chopping in the boys chop when we were about ten years old.
“Being able to travel around the world doing what you love is pretty cool as well.”
Mitch, 30, has been woodchopping since he was around six or seven years old, when he would accompany his father at work.
“I started doing woodchopping through my father,” he said.
“He worked in the bush as a logger and we used to chop on the weekends.
“Me and my brother used to go around with him to all of the shows and chopped everything up.”
Australia has won the Stihl Timbersports Team World Championships nine times and had 12 podium finishes since the inaugural event in 2010. This year’s championships were held on November 8 in France.
