Timbersports athlete Jack Jordan sets world record for three-peat

King Country farmer Jack Jordan has scorched the field to claim his third consecutive Timbersports World Trophy title this morning in Milan and set a new world record in the process.

Jordan came out on top of the 16-strong field to win the challenging format for a third time, ahead of Czech Republic's Matyas Klima in the final this year.

Unlike other Timbersports events, the World Trophy consists of four disciplines – stock saw, underhand chop, single buck and standing block chop – back-to-back in a single round.

It's a spectacle for fans, but a gruelling challenge for the athletes involved who face off one-on-one in a single-elimination format until only two remain to contest the title in the final with less than 10 minutes to recover in between rounds.

Jordan showed his superior fitness once more as he opened up a gap during the second discipline, the underhand chop, before going on to finish in a time of 52.88s — almost a second faster than the record he set last year.

Jordan credited his work back home where he manages the family's 4000 acre sheep and beef farm for his athleticism, as well as countless hours of training.

"It's a short sharp endurance test alright! All the training that I do at home I feel like that's the secret. The hard work you put in at home, that's what helps out over here," Jordan said after the final.

"It's pretty awesome to knock this one off three times in a row for sure."

The three-peat was almost denied in the semi-finals though, with Jordan only just pipped Australia's Brad De Losa in a dramatic duel. In a virtual dead heat, Jordan squeezed into the final with a time of 57.65, just 0.32 seconds faster than De Losa.

The 28-year-old told 1News earlier this month the pain does not compare to the glory.

"You just want to win it so much, you put it in the back of your mind. you're not gonna die through it and it's a little bit of pain for a big reward if you get it right so you're just going out there and putting everything into it and hoping that you come out on top of it."

Earlier in Milan, Cleveland Cherry from Tokoroa also reached the podium in the Timbersports Rookies World Championship, going one better than last year and finished third in the under-21s competition.

Cherry's strong performances in the underhand chop, single buck and springboard were enough to see him finish with 45 points — three points ahead of Canada's Matthew Budd.

"It's great to get on the podium and have a little bit of hardware to show for all the hard work that goes into getting here. I'm pretty stoked," Cherry said.

Australia's Matt Coffey won the rookie event with 67 points.

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