Derek Horton (born 26 September 1972 in

Tamuning Tamuning, also known as Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon ( ch, Tamuneng) is a village located on the western shore of the United States territory of Guam. The village of Tamuning is the economic center of Guam, containing tourist center Tumon, Harmon Indus ...

, Guam) is a Guam cross-country mountain biker and road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Horton competed at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

in Sydney, Australia, where he became the first, and was only Guamanian mountain biker that has competed at the Olympics until 2016. He failed to finish the course. In 2011, he competed at the Oceanian road cycling championships, what marked his return to cycling after many years of absence. The following year he once again qualified for the Olympics by virtue of his 13th place achieved at the Oceanian cross-country championships. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country, men's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm. He failed to complete the race as he was lapped.

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* * Guamanian male cyclists Cross-country mountain bikers Living people Olympic cyclists of Guam Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics People from Tamuning, Guam 1972 births {{Guam-cycling-bio-stub