{{short description|American surfer (1964–2020)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox surfer | name = Derek Ho | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1964|09|26}} | birth_place = Kailua, Hawaii, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|07|17|1964|09|26}} | death_place = Hawaii, U.S. | residence = | height = 5 ft 5 in | weight = 133 lb | years_active = 1986–2020 | best_year = | career_earnings = | major_achievements = 1993 World Champion<br />Vans Triple Crown<br />1986/1988/1990/1992 | stance = Goofy foot | shapers = | sponsors = Volcom | quiver = | favorite_waves = | favorite_maneuvers = | website = }}

'''Derek Ho''' (September 26, 1964&nbsp;– July 17, 2020) was a Hawaiian Chinese surfer who won the world surfing championship in 1993. Ho was born in Kailua, Honolulu County, Hawaii. He began surfing at the age of three, and won the world title at age 29, making him the first Native Hawaiian world champion. Derek Ho was the brother of Michael Ho, another champion surfer, and the first cousin of Don Ho, the Hawaiian singer. He was the uncle of professional surfers Mason Ho and Coco Ho.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldchampionsofsurfing.com/derek-ho-biography/ |title=Derek Ho Biography |access-date=October 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814160512/http://www.worldchampionsofsurfing.com/derek-ho-biography/ |archive-date=August 14, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.surfline.com/surfing-a-to-z/derek-ho-biography-and-photos_831/ | title=Derek Ho | date=July 2018 }}</ref>

On July 17, 2020, Ho was hospitalized after suffering a heart attack; he subsequently fell into a coma and died late that afternoon.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.coastalwatch.com/surfing/26102/breaking-93-world-champion-and-pipe-master-derek-ho-has-died/ |title=93 World Champion Has Died |access-date=July 17, 2020 }}</ref>

==See also== *ASP World Tour

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{WSL profile}}

{{s-start}} {{s-ach|ach}} {{Succession box | title = Association of Surfing Professionals World Champion (men's) | years = 1993 | before = Kelly Slater | after = Kelly Slater }} {{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ho, Derek}} Category:1964 births Category:2020 deaths Category:American people of Chinese descent Category:Sportspeople of Chinese descent Category:American surfers Category:People from Hawaii of Chinese descent Category:Surfers from Honolulu County, Hawaii Category:World Surf League surfers

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