Darren Burnett

Darren William Burnett (born 27 May 1976 in Arbroath) is a Scottish lawn bowler and indoor bowler.[2]

Darren Burnett
Burnett in 2016
Personal information
Full nameDarren William Burnett
Born (1976-05-27) 27 May 1976[1]
Arbroath, Scotland[1]
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubArbroath & District (indoor)
Arbroath BC (outdoors)
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Christchurch Men's pairs
Gold medal – first place 2012 Adelaide Men's triples
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Adelaide Men's fours
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Christchurch Men's singles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold CoastMen's triples
World Indoor Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 YarmouthSingles
Gold medal – first place2016 YarmouthOpen pairs
Gold medal – first place2016 YarmouthMixed pairs
Gold medal – first place2022 YarmouthOpen pairs
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place2007 Ayrpairs
Gold medal – first place2015 Paphostriples
Silver medal – second place2015 Paphossingles
Silver medal – second place2019 Cardiffsingles
Silver medal – second place2019 Cardifftriples
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place2003singles
Gold medal – first place2006singles

Bowls career

Commonwealth Games

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he won a gold medal in men's singles after defeating Canada's Ryan Bester.[3] In 2018 he was selected as part of the Scottish team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[1] where he claimed another gold medal in the Triples with Ronnie Duncan and Derek Oliver.[4]

In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[5]

World Championships

He has won four medals at the World Bowls Championship. The first came during the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch when he won a silver medal and then four years later won a gold and bronze during the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in the pairs and triples. The fourth medal was in the singles at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[6] In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[7]

World Indoor Championships

He has a good record indoors and was the singles world champion in 2014. Burnett enjoyed a very successful 2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship after securing both the Open Pairs title with Stewart Anderson[8] and the Mixed Pairs title with Katherine Rednall.[9] Burnett claimed a fourth title when winning the open pairs for the second time with Stewart Anderson in 2022.[10]

Nationals

Burnett holds the Scottish National Men's Singles Championship record equally with Robert Sprot, David Dall and Joseph Black, with three titles which he won in 1999, 2002, 2005.[11][12] He subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 2003 and 2006.[13]

Other events

Other major wins include winning the World Singles Champion of Champions in 2006,[14] the 1991 & 2001 Scottish International Open, the 2008 International Open, the 2010 Welsh International Open.[15]

In June 2023, he announced his retirement from international competitions.[1]

Personal life

He works as a policeman in Arbroath, Scotland and is married with two children.[16]

References
  1. "2018 Commonwealth Games profile". Team Scotland.
  2. "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  3. "Glasgow 2014: Darren Burnett clinches gold number 17 for Scotland in men's singles lawn bowls". Daily News. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  4. "Commonwealth Games: Scotland beat Australia to win gold in bowls men's triple final". BBC Sport.
  5. "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
  7. "World Bowls Championships 2020 Team Announcement". Bowls Scotland.
  8. "World Indoor Bowls: Darren Burnett and Stewart Anderson take title". BBC Sport.
  9. "Burnett & Rednall win mixed pairs". BBC Sport.
  10. "Arbroath bowls ace Darren Burnett claims fifth world title after Potters Resort pairs success". The Courier. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  11. "Burnett roars to a famous singles win". The Times.
  12. "BOWLS: HAT-TRICK HERO IS TOO DARREN GOOD". Daily Record.
  13. "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
  14. "Champion of Champion finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
  15. "Bowls: Darren Burnett takes Welsh title". The Scotsman. 6 February 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  16. "Profile". World Bowls Tour.
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