Darren Lehto (born May 17, 1968) is a Canadian-American curler from

Athabasca, Alberta Athabasca ( 2021 population 2,759), originally named Athabasca Landing, is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Edmonton at the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 55, on the banks of the Athabasca River. It is the cen ...

. He won the

2013 United States Men's Curling Championship The 2013 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from February 9 to 16 at the Cornerstone Community Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It was held in conjunction with the 2013 United States Women's Curling Championship. The winning team ...

, earning the chance to compete at the 2013 World Men's Championship in

Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. Th ...

. They finished ninth at World's. At the national level Lehto has also won the 2005

United States Mixed Curling Championship The United States Mixed Curling Championship is the annual national curling championship for mixed curling teams in the United States. A mixed curling team consists of two men and two women with the throwing order alternating by gender. The United ...

and the 2020 United States Senior Curling Championship. 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 Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word ''ki� ...

in April, 2020.

Teams

Men's

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.

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* Living people 1968 births Curlers from Alberta People from Athabasca, Alberta American male curlers American curling champions Canadian emigrants to the United States {{US-curling-bio-stub