Derek Ho |
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Personal information | |
Born | September 26, 1964 Kailua, Hawaii, U.S.A. |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Weight | 133 lb (60 kg) |
Surfing career | |
Years active | 1986–present |
Major achievements | 1993 World Champion Vans Triple Crown 1986/1988/1990/1992 |
Surfing specifications | |
Stance | Goofy foot |
Derek Ho (born September 26, 1964) is an American surfer who won the world surfing championship in 1993. Ho was born in Kailua, Hawaii. He began surfing at the age of three, and won the world title at age 29. Derek Ho is the brother of Michael Ho, another American champion surfer, and the second cousin of Don Ho, the legendary Hawaiian singer.[1] [2]