What is Derek Ho?
'''Derek Ho''' (September 26, 1964 — July 17, 2020) was an American surfer. He won the [[World Surf League]] championship in 1993. Ho was born in [[Kailua, Honolulu County, Hawaii|Kailua]], [[Hawaii]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldchampionsofsurfing.com/derek-ho-biography/ |title=Site is under construction |access-date=2011-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814160512/http://www.worldchampionsofsurfing.com/derek-ho-biography/ |archive-date=2016-08-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On July 17, 2020, Derek Ho suffered a [[heart attack]] and died at a [[Honolulu]] hospital, aged 55.<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=2020-07-17 |archive-date=2020-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718133950/https://www.coastalwatch.com/surfing/26102/breaking-93-world-champion-and-pipe-master-derek-ho-has-died/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ho, Derek}} [[Category:1964 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Hawaii]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] {{sports-bio-stub}}