12 Facts About Ferry Svan

Ferry Svan was born on 2 October 1996 and is a Swedish professional woodchopper and logging sportsman, and the son of champion skier Gunde Svan.

Ferry Svan is the first Swedish person to compete in a World Championship in logging sports, the first Swede to win a World Championship, and the youngest person to compete in logging sports as a Senior athlete.

Ferry Svan said that full-time training is hard, but pays off, and that doing it alone he spends more time preparing his timber than he does actually practising chopping.

Ferry Svan explained his reason for moving home was mostly financial, but did add that his father has good experience in training regimens that would be helpful.

Ferry Svan expressed an interest in attending training camps around the world to learn from pros.

Ferry Svan was the first Swede to do so, and won the competition after having taken the lead after only two events, becoming the first Swede to win a World Championship.

Ferry Svan was the youngest person to ever compete in the sport as a senior.

At the start of April 2018, Ferry Svan gained sponsorship from Swedish machine guarding safety company Axelent AB, which he explained he has a lot in common with because of both their focuses on precision work and safety.

In early April 2018, Ferry Svan experienced an injury while training.

Ferry Svan dropped an axe after chopping down trees to prepare for training and, to save it from falling down a hill, instinctively tried to catch it on his ankle, in what he calls a "stupid move".

Ferry Svan had severed a tendon and required surgery, which was his first operation, and had to be put in a plaster cast for 6 weeks.

Ferry Svan said that making it to the quarterfinals was beyond his expectations and he was proud of knocking 15 seconds off some of his personal records, calling himself a "giant" for the achievements; in the heat he lost, he attained what was a new Swedish national record.