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Darren Burnett

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Darren Burnett is a Scottish lawn bowler and indoor bowler, born on 27 May 1976 in Arbroath. He has won the singles gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the triples gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and has taken four medals at the World Outdoor Bowls Championship, including a triples gold in 2012. Indoors he was singles world champion in 2014 and has won several World Indoor Bowls Championship pairs titles, mostly alongside Stewart Anderson. He also won the British Isles singles in 2003 and 2006 and has been a record-equalling winner of the Scottish national singles title. He announced his retirement from international competition in June 2023 and works as a policeman in Arbroath.

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1976 1
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Male 1
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is a Scottish lawn bowler and indoor bowler.
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    Darren William Burnett (born 27 May 1976 in Arbroath)
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    is a Scottish lawn bowler and indoor bowler.
  • Bowls career, event entered
    At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he won a gold medal in men's singles after defeating Canada's Ryan Bester.
  • Competed In: Commonwealth Games, Bowls career, Commonwealth Games
    At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he won a gold medal in men's singles after defeating Canada's Ryan Bester.
  • Competed In: World Bowls Championships, Bowls career, World Championships
    He has won four medals at the World Bowls Championship.
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