Darren Lehto Explained

Darren Lehto
Gender:M
Birth Date:17 May 1968
Birth Place:Athabasca, Alberta, Canada
Curling Club:Granite CC, Seattle, WA
World Championship Appearances:1
Other Appearances:World Senior Curling Championships

1 (2024)

Show-Medals:yes

Darren Lehto (born May 17, 1968) is a Canadian-American curler from Athabasca, Alberta.[1]

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.[2]

At the national level Lehto has also won the 2005 United States Mixed Curling Championship and the 2020 United States Senior Curling Championship.[3] 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

Men's

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
2002–03 Darren Lehto USMCC 2003
2006–07 Darren Lehto
2009–10 Craig Brown Darren Lehto
2011–12 Craig Brown Darren Lehto Leon Romaniuk USMCC 2012 (4th)
2012–13 Darren Lehto Phil Tilker Greg Persinger (WCC) USMCC 2013
(9th)
2013–14 Brady Clark Sean Beighton Phil Tilker Darren Lehto
2019–20 Darren Lehto John Rasmussen USSCC 2020

Mixed

Personal life

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.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Curling couple leaps for the topmost rung. 2000-03-09. Desert News. 2020-03-02.
  2. Web site: Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2013. World Curling Federation. 2020-03-02.
  3. News: Stickells. Laura. Teams Smith and Larway win Senior National Championship. 2020-02-24. Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. 2020-03-02.
  4. Web site: Home . redbuilt.com.