Aaron Heo
United States
| Sport | Short Track | |
| FederationID | STUSA12302199901 | |
| NOC | United States | |
| Born | 23 Feb 1999
in Philadelphia, PA  |
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| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | |
| Occupation | Student | |
| Languages | English |
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Main Achievements |
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World Junior Championships
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| 3000m Relay | 1 | |||||
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning bronze in the 3000m relay at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Innsbruck, Austria. (Athlete, 05 Nov 2018) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | "My cousin's skating club was having a summer camp." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hero / Idol | US basketball player Kyrie Irving. (Athlete, 05 Nov 2018) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Wilma Boomstra [national] | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating in 2007 in Wheaton, MD, United States of America. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Famous relatives | His younger brother Andrew has represented the United States of America in short track. He was part of the 3000m relay team that placed fifth at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland. (SportsDeskOnline, 03 Dec 2018; teamusa.org, 22 Jun 2018; washingtonpost.com, 18 Feb 2010) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/aaron.heo |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2016/2017 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 3 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 5 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Junior Championships | Overall | 20 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2018/2019 | Calgary, AB | 5000m Relay | 7 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | 5000m Relay | 9 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1000m | 27 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Calgary, AB | 500m | 29 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Calgary, AB | 1500m | 29 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 30 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Dresden | 1500m | 36 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Dresden | 500m | 39 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 63 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 73 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 85 | |||