HUNGARY · TIMBERSPORTS
Member of the Hungarian STIHL TIMBERSPORTS team.
HUN / URBÁN ÁDÁM02 / ABOUT ME
I’m Ádám Urbán, a member of the Hungarian STIHL TIMBERSPORTS team. I was born in 2008 and live in Göd, Hungary.
I started chopping wood at twelve, making kindling for our fireplace in the back garden. Working with wood, the age-old craft, the axe and the saw fascinated me from the very beginning.
To me, woodchopping is also about being close to nature, tradition and freedom. Even then, I knew that working with wood would be a defining part of my life.
OFFICIAL ATHLETE PROFILE ↗HOW IT ALL STARTED
In 2021, my parents and I contacted the Hungarian STIHL TIMBERSPORTS team, who invited me to a training camp. Back then, even handling the professional axes and saws was a challenge. But the experience and the people I met made it clear where I wanted to go.
Over the following years, I spent almost every spare moment practising TIMBERSPORTS disciplines on the stage we had set up in our garden. I combined technical practice with regular strength and endurance training, which remain part of my routine today. I also began competing in Hungary and became an official rookie athlete for the Hungarian team.
Alongside competing, I completed my carpentry studies in Vác. That meant I could spend my time at school doing what truly interests me, too: working with wood.
In 2026, I finished sixth at the Rookie World Championship in Budapest, before claiming my first victory in Poland in September. That year also gave me the chance to test myself in Italy, France and Germany.
03 / MY RESULTS
My key competition results,
from the official records.
My first victory · Barzkowice, Poland
Rookie World Championship · Hungary
Hungarian national pro championship
International competition · Poland
International rookie competition · Netherlands
Source: STIHL TIMBERSPORTS database · Checked: 20 October 2026
BARZKOWICE / 11 SEPTEMBER 2026
At the International Polish Newcomer Cup, I stood on the top step of the podium for the first time in my life. The long hours in the garden, the preparation and the training came together in a moment I will never forget.
OFFICIAL RESULTS ↗04 / VIDEO GALLERY
Competitions, interviews and moments from the world of TIMBERSPORTS.
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05 / GALLERY
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06 / THE SPORT
STIHL TIMBERSPORTS is a competitive sport rooted in traditional logging skills. Athletes race to cut through mounted logs using axes, hand saws or chainsaws. Technique, precision and rhythm matter just as much as strength.
A classic professional individual competition has six disciplines: three with axes and three with saws. Valid times determine the points awarded in each discipline; the overall points total decides the winner.
Standing on a horizontal log, the athlete chops through it with an axe from both sides, between their feet. It recreates cutting a felled tree into sections.
DETAILS ON THE STIHL WEBSITE ↗The athlete chops through a vertically mounted log from both sides with an axe. This discipline recreates the action of felling a tree.
DETAILS ON THE STIHL WEBSITE ↗Athletes cut pockets into an upright pole and insert boards to climb it, then chop through the log at the top. Professionals use two boards; rookies use one.
DETAILS ON THE STIHL WEBSITE ↗In individual competition, athletes use the same model of standard chainsaw to cut two complete discs within a marked area: one downward cut and one upward cut.
DETAILS ON THE STIHL WEBSITE ↗Using a hand saw about two metres long, the athlete cuts a complete disc from a horizontal log. A smooth motion and a steady rhythm are especially important.
DETAILS ON THE STIHL WEBSITE ↗Professionals use custom-built, high-powered chainsaws to cut three complete discs within a narrow marked area. Controlling the saw precisely is just as important as its speed.
DETAILS ON THE STIHL WEBSITE ↗The rookie category helps young athletes develop their skills. Standard rookie competitions feature four disciplines: Stock Saw, Standing Block Chop, Single Buck and Underhand Chop. At the Rookie World Championship, the final also includes the one-board Springboard. Hot Saw is not part of rookie competitions.
OFFICIAL ROOKIE FORMAT GUIDE ↗07 / CONTACT
Have a question or want to work together? Send me an email or find me on Instagram.