Draft:Cody Park

• Comment: I very much doubt there is notability here, but given the way the article is laid out it's difficult to tell. Under WP:BLP we need inline citations for every fact that could be questioned, and a lot of text is unsupported by a reliable source.
  A reliable source is normally an independent secondary source. A primary source can be used for anything not controversial. LinkedIn cannot be used, it's self-published. See WP:RSP for a list of problem sites.
  I am going to take the view that axe throwing is not covered under sports notability, in which case WP:BASIC is what is needed for notability. If sporting notability applies, then the sourcing still needs improvement and demonstration of sports notability, which at the moment is tenuous.
  Use WP:REFB to guide you on how to source in a more sensible way, including hyperlinks. Look at some other articles to see how it can be improved.
  If you are the subject, have a connection with the subject and/or are an axe-thrower yourself, kindly declared this under the requirements laid out in WP:BLP.
  Final point, this is an encyclopedia, so ask yourself if this is something that someone else would want to use an encyclopedia to look up information, compared to say using LinkedIn. ChrysGalley (talk) 14:20, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

• Comment: I'm not sure that even winning the World Axe Throwing Championships would count for notability, but certainly there is insufficient notability in not having ever won. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 15:05, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

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Cody Park

Cody Allen Park (Born on November 19th, 1990) is an American professional axe thrower for the World Axe Throwing League. He has been the general manager of two axe-throwing locations. He currently works at the Restek Corporation in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.

Early life

Born and raised in Central Pennsylvania, Cody attended Bellefonte Area High School and played football on the offensive and defensive line before transferring to Bald Eagle Area School District. Park attended Commonwealth University–Lock Haven and attained a bachelor's in Business Administration, Management, and Marketing, and maintained a 3.0 Grade Point Average. After graduating, he secured a job as a direct support professional, helping individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. After working there for 3 years, he then started to go through jobs in insurance or coffee shops, before getting his first job in axe-throwing.

Axe-throwing career

After feeling unsatisfied with his work in insurance, Park took a chance at being the general manager of Splitting Edge Axe Throwing in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He would get bored on the job and try throwing the axes himself, which he soon gained quite the skill for. He then took up a job at Angry Jack's Axe Throwing Club and joined the World Axe Throwing League. It was then that he decided to try to join a tournament, after finding much success in local leagues.

In the Summer of 2019, Park competed in the 2019 World Axe Throwing League US Open. After dominating opponents earlier in the tournament, Park advanced to the Quarterfinals against John Bradley, which was a best-of-three match. Bradley took the first round in a classic match that came down to the last throw, but Park came back and won the second round in Sudden Death Overtime. Going into Round 3, it was all tied up until Park won in sudden-death overtime again, advancing him to the semifinals. Park took on Sam Carter in the semifinals, where he lost both of the first two rounds, and fell into the consolation bracket. If he could win the consolation bracket, he would have the opportunity to take on Carter again for the championship. However, in the final round of the bracket, he lost 2-0 to Mike Kump, leaving him with third place and taking home a $250 cash prize.

In February of 2020, Park peaked at third place in the world on the WATL leaderboard and competed in the WATL Championship. Due to COVID, Park fell out of the axe-throwing world and only had a short stint in 2023, where he didn’t find as much success as in previous years. Park has since unofficially retired and will be remembered as a fan favorite in the axe-throwing community.

Life after axe-throwing

After axe-throwing, Park became general manager of the Good Day Cafe in State College, Pennsylvania, a cafe that provides employment opportunities to those with intellectual disabilities. He stayed with this cafe for over two years before taking a job as an Operations Technician with the Restek Corporation.

Accomplishments

• Four-time Regional Axe-Throwing Champion
• Two-Time World Championship Qualifier
• One-time International Championship Qualifier