Darren Burnett

Darren Burnett
Personal information
Nationality  Scotland
Born (1976-05-27) 27 May 1976
Sport
Sport Lawn bowls
Club Arbroath BC
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
World Outdoor Championships
2008 Christchurch Men's pairs
2012 Adelaide Men's triples
2012 Adelaide Men's fours
2016 Christchurch Men's singles
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Men's singles
World Indoor Bowls Championships
2014 Yarmouth Singles
2016 Yarmouth Mixed pairs and open pairs
Darren Burnett playing an exhibition match against Alex Marshall during the Arbroath & District Indoor Bowling Club's 50th anniversary evening.

Darren William Burnett (born 27 May 1976 in Arbroath, Scotland) is a Scottish lawn bowler and indoor bowler. He works as a policeman in Arbroath, Scotland.

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he won a gold medal in men's singles after defeating Canada's Ryan Bester.[1] He also won the 2014 World Indoor Bowls Championship title at the Gravells Welsh International Open.[2] Burnett enjoyed a very successful 2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship after securing both the Open Pairs title with Stewart Anderson[3] and the Mixed Pairs title with Katherine Rednall.[4]

He won a bronze medal in the singles at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Glasgow 2014: Darren Burnett clinches gold number 17 for Scotland in men's singles lawn bowls". Daily News. Aug 1, 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Bowls: Darren Burnett takes Welsh title". The Scotsman. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "World Indoor Bowls: Darren Burnett and Stewart Anderson take title". BBC Sport.
  4. ↑ "Burnett & Rednall win mixed pairs". BBC Sport.
  5. ↑ "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
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