Darren Lehto (born May 17, 1968) is a Canadian-American curler from Athabasca, Alberta.[1][2]
| Darren Lehto | |
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| ♂ | |
| Born | May 17, 1968 Athabasca, Alberta, Canada |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Granite CC, Seattle, WA |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  United States |
| World Championship appearances | 1 (2013) |
| Other appearances | World Senior Curling Championships: 1 (2024) |
Medal record | |
He won the 2013 United States Men's Curling Championship, earning the chance to compete at the 2013 World Men's Championship in Victoria, British Columbia. They finished ninth at World's.[3]
At the national level Lehto has also won the 2005 United States Mixed Curling Championship and the 2020 United States Senior Curling Championship.[4] The latter means he will again play on the world level, representing the United States at the 2020 World Senior Curling Championships in Kelowna, British Columbia in April, 2020.
Teams edit
Men's edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Craig Brown | Leon Romaniuk | Greg Romaniuk | Darren Lehto | USMCC 2003 
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| 2006–07 | Phil Tilker | Darren Lehto | Paul Lyttle | Doug Kauffman | |||
| 2009–10 | Craig Brown | Rich Ruohonen | Darren Lehto | Pete Annis | |||
| 2011–12 | Craig Brown | Darren Lehto | Leon Romaniuk | Steve Lundeen | Wes Johnson | USMCC 2012 (4th) | |
| 2012–13 | Brady Clark | Sean Beighton | Darren Lehto | Phil Tilker | Greg Persinger (WCC) | Ken Trask | USMCC 2013  WCC 2013 (9th) |
| 2013–14 | Brady Clark | Sean Beighton | Phil Tilker | Darren Lehto | |||
| 2019–20 | Joel Larway | Doug Kauffman | Darren Lehto | John Rasmussen | USSCC 2020
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Mixed edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Brady Clark | Cristin Clark | Darren Lehto | Bev Walter | USMxCC 2005
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Personal life edit
Darren Lehto started curling in 1984 at the age of 16.
He moved from Canada to the United States in 1996 and became an American citizen in 1998.
He is employed as regional sales manager with RedBuilt.[5]
References edit
- ^ Darren Lehto on the World Curling database
- ^ "Curling couple leaps for the topmost rung". Desert News. 2000-03-09. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ "Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2013". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ Stickells, Laura (2020-02-24). "Teams Smith and Larway win Senior National Championship". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ "Home". redbuilt.com.
External links edit
- Darren Lehto at World Curling
- Darren Lehto at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (archived)
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