| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born | 27 October 1970 (age 54) Westmeath, Ireland |
| Home town | Kenagh, County Longford |
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Ireland |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Event | Trap |
Derek Burnett (born 27 October 1970)[1] is an Irish sport shooter from County Longford, who specialises in the trap.
At the 2004 Olympic Games he finished in joint ninth place in the trap qualification, missing a place among the top six, who progressed to the final round. He also competed at the 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2020 Olympic Games as well as the 2015 and 2019 European Games.
| Olympic results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 |
| Trap | 18th 111 |
9th 119 |
29th 110 |
27th 116 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympic athlete profile: Derek Burnett". Yahoo!7. Retrieved 11 August 2008.[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit]- Derek Burnett at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Derek Burnett at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
- Derek Burnett at Olympics.com
- Derek Burnett at Olympedia (archive)
 | This biographical article relating to sport shooting in Ireland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |