Darren Burnett
British lawn bwls player
Intro | British lawn bwls player | |
Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
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Birth | 27 May 1976 | |
Age | 48 years | |
Star sign | Gemini |
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. He also won the 2014 World Indoor Bowls Championship title at the Gravells Welsh International Open. Burnett enjoyed a very successful 2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship after securing both the Open Pairs title with Stewart Anderson and the Mixed Pairs title with Katherine Rednall.
He won a bronze medal in the singles at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.