Darren BURNETT
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Lawn Bowls
Lawn Bowls
Birth Date: 27 May 1976Place of Birth: ArbroathCountry of birth: GBRAge: 41Gender:
Men
Height (cm): 176
Weight (Kg): 105
Darren BURNETT - Schedule
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Thu, 5 Apr
9:00
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Men's Triples
Section D - Round 1
SCO Scotland
27
COK Cook Islands
11
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Finished |
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Fri, 6 Apr
9:01
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Men's Triples
Section D - Round 3
SCO Scotland
17
MAS Malaysia
17
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Finished |
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Fri, 6 Apr
12:00
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Men's Triples
Section D - Round 4
SCO Scotland
20
NFK Norfolk Island
11
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Finished |
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Sat, 7 Apr
9:01
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Men's Triples
Section D - Round 5
SCO Scotland
14
NIR Northern Ireland
16
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Finished |
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Sat, 7 Apr
16:01
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Men's Triples
Quarter Final
SCO Scotland
15
WAL Wales
13
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Finished |
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Sun, 8 Apr
9:01
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Men's Triples
Semi Final
NFK Norfolk Island
8
SCO Scotland
20
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Finished |
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Sun, 8 Apr
12:30
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Men's Triples
Gold Medal Match
SCO Scotland
19
AUS Australia
14
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Finished |
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Mon, 9 Apr
12:15
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Men's Singles
Section C - Round 1
SCO Darren BURNETT
21
SAM Edward BELL
2
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Finished |
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Mon, 9 Apr
17:01
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Men's Singles
Section C - Round 2
SCO Darren BURNETT
21
NIU Dalton TAGELAGI
3
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Finished |
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Tue, 10 Apr
9:01
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Men's Singles
Section C - Round 3
SCO Darren BURNETT
21
GGY Todd PRIAULX
13
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Finished |
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Tue, 10 Apr
12:00
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Men's Singles
Section C - Round 4
SCO Darren BURNETT
21
BRU Abd Rahman OMAR
8
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Finished |
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Tue, 10 Apr
16:01
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Men's Singles
Section C - Round 5
SCO Darren BURNETT
21
MAS Muhammad Soufi RUSLI
19
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Finished |
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Thu, 12 Apr
9:01
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Men's Singles
Quarter Final
SCO Darren BURNETT
21
MAS Muhammad Soufi RUSLI
13
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Finished |
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Fri, 13 Apr
12:30
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Men's Singles
Semi Final
CAN Ryan BESTER
21
SCO Darren BURNETT
19
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Finished |
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Fri, 13 Apr
17:31
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Men's Singles
Bronze Medal Match
ENG Robert PAXTON
21
SCO Darren BURNETT
14
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Finished |
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ENGBiographical Information
Highlights:
| Year | Location | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Glasgow, SCO | Men's Singles | 1 |
| 2014 | Glasgow, SCO | Men's Triples | QF |
| 2010 | Delhi, IND | Men's Pairs | 4 |
| 2006 | Melbourne, AUS | Men's Singles | 9 |
| 2002 | Manchester, ENG | Men's Singles | QF |
| Year | Location | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Christchurch, NZL | Men's Singles | 1 |
| 2003 | Moama, AUS | Men's Singles | 2 |
| Year | Location | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Christchurch, NZL | Men's Singles | 3 |
| 2016 | Christchurch, NZL | Men's Triples | 5 |
| 2012 | Adelaide, AUS | Men's Triples | 1 |
| 2012 | Adelaide, AUS | Men's Fours | 3 |
| 2008 | Christchurch, NZL | Men's Singles | QF |
| 2008 | Christchurch, NZL | Men's Pairs | 2 |
Hobbies: Watching football clubs (Aberdeen, Manchester United, Arbroath FC), golf. (taylorbowls.com, Dec 2016; worldbowlstour.tv, 23 Oct 2016)
Occupation: Police officer (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Languages spoken: English
Coach:
NATIONAL: David GOURLAY (SCO) (bbc.com, 3 Oct 2017)
Sporting relatives: His father Willie represented Scotland in lawn bowls. His younger brother Ryan plays lawn bowls and won a gold medal in the men's singles at the 2015 Youth World Championships at Broadbeach, Australia, and, with Darren, won the men's pairs at the 2016 British Championships. (taylorbowls.com, Dec 2016)
Reason: "Bowls always seemed to play a big part in our family. I was just five years of age when my father won his first international honours and it was only three years later when I took up the game." (heraldscotland.com, 13 Mar 1999)
Ambition: "To become world number one." (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Memorable: Winning a gold medal at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. "It's probably the best feeling ever, to win the Commonwealth Games gold medal in the singles event in your own country, probably tops anything I've ever done." (PoliceScotland YouTube, 2 Aug 2014)
Hero: Scottish footballer and manager Sir Alex FERGUSON, English rower Sir Steve REDGRAVE and Scottish cyclist Sir Chris HOY. (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Influence: His father Willie. (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Ritual: "Won't shave until the next day (after competition)." (Athlete, 4 Jun 2017)
Additional information:
NO LEAVE
During the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Police Scotland cancelled leave for all officers. BURNETT applied for an exemption to compete and won gold in the men's singles. "There's a lot of officers around the place right now and if they didn't know I was a policeman before, most of them know now. As you come through the security gates, you get the old 'You better win' sort of thing. I'm due to go back to work next week sometime. My immediate boss said I might get an extra day off if I won the gold, so I'll hold him to that." (dailyrecord.co.uk, 1 Aug 2014)
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Legend
: Gold
: Silver
: Bronze- : Gold Medal Event
- : Bronze Medal Event
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