Andrew Heo
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| Born | March 7, 2001 Warrington Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Short track speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Andrew Heo (born March 7, 2001) is an American short track speed skater. He represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Career
[edit]Heo won a bronze medal at the 2020 Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating Championships in the 5000 metre relay.[1]
Heo represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the men's 1000 metres.[2][3]
Heo won a gold medal in 2000 metres mixed relay and silver medal in 500 metres at the 2023 Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating Championships.[4] In 2024, he competed at the 2024 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships and won bronze medal in 2000 metres mixed relay.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Heo's older brother, Aaron, is a short track speed skater and represented the United States at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.[6][7]
World Tour medal record
[edit]| Season | Location | Mixed relay |
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| 2024–2025 |  Beijing |
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Source:[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Andrew Heo". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on May 23, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "Son of South Korean immigrants, Bucks County's Andrew Heo carries family's Olympic dream to Beijing". The Philadelphia Inquirer. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ Bell, Daryl (January 20, 2022). "Warrington speed skater Andrew Heo to compete in the 1,000-, 1,500-meter races in Beijing". Bucks County Courier Times. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "Sarault, Dubois top podium at Four Continents short track championships". CBC.ca. November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "Santos-Griswold Leads Historic U.S. Success at Short Track World Championships". US Speedskating. March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Andrew Heo". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ Price, Karen (March 16, 2021). "Andrew Heo Has Found His Home On And Off The Ice". teamusa.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ Andrew Heo - USA
External links
[edit]- Andrew Heo at the International Skating Union
- Andrew Heo at ShortTrackOnLine.info
- Andrew Heo at Olympics.com
- Andrew Heo at Olympedia
- Andrew Heo at Team USA (archive May 15, 2023)
- 2001 births
- Living people
- American male short-track speed skaters
- Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists
- Short-track speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from Pennsylvania
- Olympic short-track speed skaters for the United States
- American sportspeople of Korean descent
- World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists
- 21st-century American sportsmen