David Kelvin Bolstad (12 May 1969 – 19 November 2011) was a New Zealand representative

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. He was

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champion five times between 2001 and 2008. His father

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was also a New Zealand representative axeman. David Bolstad died suddenly in 2011 after winning a competition in the town of

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.World champion axeman passes away
''TV3 News,'' 23 November 2011

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David Bolstad remembered
at stihltimbersports.us
David Kelvin Bolstad
NZ Herald obituary *Hartevelt, A.
Axeman David Bolstad dies suddenly
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