Allan Lyburn (born January 6, 1972) is a Scottish-

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curler from Brandon, Manitoba. He does not curl competitively anymore.

Career

Prior to competing in

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, Lyburn previously won the Scottish junior title with his brother

William Lyburn William Lyburn (born May 8, 1975 in Dumfries, Scotland) is a Scottish-Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Career Lyburn won the Scottish junior title with his older brother Allan Lyburn in 1992 and going to the 1992 World Junior Champio ...

in 1992. Lyburn skipped the Scottish rink at the

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, where they finished 6th. He and his family would move to Canada a short time later. His next major victory came when Lyburn won the

2012 Safeway Championship The 2012 Safeway Championship, Manitoba's men's provincial curling championship, was held from February 8 to 12 at the Credit Union Place in Dauphin, Manitoba. The winning team of Rob Fowler, will represent Manitoba at the 2012 Tim Hortons Brier ...

as a third on the Rob Fowler team to represent

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at the

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. Lyburn was named the all-star third for the Brier following their bronze medal victory.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lyburn, Allan Curlers from Manitoba Scottish male curlers Canadian male curlers Living people 1972 births Sportspeople from Brandon, Manitoba Scottish emigrants to Canada Canada Cup (curling) participants