Athlete Profile: Min Ho Heo — World Triathlon

Min Ho Heo

Korea, South
Born: 1990

Rankings
World Ranking	400
World Triathlon Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking	244
Continental Ranking	46

Starts

74

Podiums

9

Wins

5 Biography

I began triathlon when I was eight years old at the suggestion of my personal coach. The people who have had the most influence on my sporting career are Mr. Kwak and Kyung Ho. My father, who owns a small business, was also an athlete in his youth.

In 2007 I participated in the ITU Junior Camp in Hungary, and was part of the 2009 ITU Scholarship program. My favorite ITU race is the World Championship, because all the best athletes compete, and I can see where I stand. My personal best swim time (1500m) is 17 minutes, bike (40km) 55 minutes, and run (10km) 31 minutes. During an average training week, I swim 12 hours, bike 300 km, and run between 70-80 km. My triathlon goal is to win an Olympic gold medal.

The biggest obstacle I have overcome is when I returned to triathlon after finishing a six-month career as a soccer player when I was twelve years old.

Latest Athlete Results

10	2019 KOR Triathlon National Championships 08 Oct, 2019 - Elite Men - 01:58:05
DNF	2019 Almaty ASTC Sprint Triathlon Asian Cup 03 Aug, 2019 - Elite Men - DNF
DNF	2019 Subic Bay NTT ASTC Triathlon Asian Cup 28 Apr, 2019 - Elite Men - DNF
14	2019 Gold Coast OTU Sprint Triathlon Oceania Cup 07 Apr, 2019 - Elite Men - 00:53:28
15	2018 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup 27 Oct, 2018 - Elite Men - 00:54:34
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DNF	2018 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 2018-07-27 - Elite Men - DNF
48	2016 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 2016-07-16 - Elite Men - 00:54:49
32	2015 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 2015-09-05 - Elite Men - 00:54:59
40	2015 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 2015-07-18 - Elite Men - 00:54:14
53	2012 ITU World Triathlon Madrid 2012-05-26 - Elite Men - 02:00:57
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9	2018 Palembang Asian Games 2018-08-31 - Elite Men - 01:54:21
DNF	2014 Incheon Asian Games 2014-09-25 - Elite Men - 00:00:00
54	2012 London Olympic Games 2012-08-04 - Elite Men - 01:54:30
5	2010 Guangzhou Asian Games 2010-11-13 - Elite Men - 01:54:09
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Japan doubles up on gold at Asian Beach Games
Japan capped off a successful International Games campaign this weekend with a win in the Mixed Relay at the 2014 Phuket Asian Beach Games and a 1-2 finish in the women's triathlon headed by Ai Ueda.
17 Nov, 2014
Japan, Korea highlight 2012 Tateyama Asian Championships this weekend
With the Continental Championships offer of two guaranteed Olympic spots, Japan will take a lot of beating at the 2012 Tateyama Asian Championships, but Korea will be giving its all
03 Apr, 2012
Plenty for Team ITU to take away from tough Auckland World Cup
Team ITU athletes had a learning experience at the tough 2011 Auckland World Cup yesterday, and ITU Development Director Libby Burrell states they will all be prepared for a bigger and better…
20 Nov, 2011
Team ITU announced for 2011 Auckland ITU World Cup
Six athletes from six different developing national federations are part of Team ITU for the final ITU World Cup in Auckland on November 20, including Slovenia's first World Cup medallist.
27 Oct, 2011
Preview: 2011 Tongyeong World Cup
Korea's southern port city Tongyeong plays host to the next round of the 2011 ITU Triathlon World Cup this Saturday
11 Oct, 2011