Lydia Ko

South Korea-born New Zealand golfer

Person Human Q6707639

Facts

17 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: female^[8]
Date of birth: April 24, 1997
Place of birth: Seoul
Country of citizenship: New Zealand^[4]
Occupation: golfer
Educated at: Pinehurst School^[5]
Award received: Mark H. McCormack Medal (2011), Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎ (2024)^[6]^[7]
Official website: www.lydiako.co.nz^[11]
Country for sport: New Zealand^[14]
Given name: Lydia^[10]
Height: 167 cm^[17]
Mass: 65 kg^[18]
McCune–Reischauer romanization: Ridia Ko^[15]
Participant in: golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's individual, golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's individual^[12]^[13]
Revised Romanization: Ridia Go^[16]
Sport: golf^[9]

🏷️ Also known as

en Lydia Ko ar ليديا كو fa لیدیا کو ja リディア・コ ko 리디아 코 ko 리디아 고 ru Ко, Лидия ru Лидия Ко uk Лідія Ко zh 高寶璟

🔖 Identifiers · 25

VIAF cluster ID: 300236839
Library of Congress Authorities ID: no2013041543
Image (Wikimedia Commons): 2013 Women's British Open – Lydia Ko (1).jpg ↗
Alexander Turnbull Library ID: 292568
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE): KoLydia1997-
Described at URL: herlegacymatters.de
FAST ID: 1967707
Freebase ID: /m/0j28zsh
Golden ID (archived): Lydia_Ko-ZVV9MY
Instagram username: lydsko
LPGA Tour golf player ID: lydia-ko/98109
Munzinger Sport number: 01000009066

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NBC Olympics athlete ID: lydia-ko-838249
New Zealand Olympic Committee athlete ID: lydia-ko
Olympedia people ID: 131287
Olympics.com athlete ID: lydia-ko
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived): ko/lydia-ko-1
Te Papa agent ID: 64980
Threads username: lydsko
Trading Card Database name ID: 96875
Web The Television person ID: 2000096495
Web feed URL: www.lydiako.co.nz
Women's World Golf Rankings player ID: 3837
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJkdrkryVdwK83YY8mRFrq
WowKorea Person ID: 3113

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🔗 Connections

Participated in 3

golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's individual, golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's individual, golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics – women's individual

Participant in 2

golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's individual, golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's individual

Country for sport 1

New Zealand

Country of citizenship 1

New Zealand

Given name 1

Lydia

Instance of 1

human

Occupation 1

golfer

Place of birth 1

Seoul

Sex or gender 1

female

Sport 1

golf

← Winner 1

golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics – women's individual

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Summary

Lydia Ko was born on April 24, 1997^[1], in Seoul^[2]. She has worked as a golfer^[3].

FAQs

Where was Lydia Ko born?

Lydia Ko's place of birth was Seoul^[2].

What did Lydia Ko do for work?

Lydia Ko worked as a golfer^[3].

Where did Lydia Ko go to school?

Lydia Ko was educated at Pinehurst School^[5].

What awards did Lydia Ko receive?

Honors received include Mark H. McCormack Medal^[6] and Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎^[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Lydia Ko — place of birth (P19): Seoul. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Lydia Ko — sex or gender (P21): female. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Lydia Ko — country of citizenship (P27): New Zealand. dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Lydia Ko — educated at (P69): Pinehurst School. stuff.co.nz. stuff.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Lydia Ko — occupation (P106): golfer. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Lydia Ko — award received (P166): Mark H. McCormack Medal. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Lydia Ko — award received (P166): Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎. dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Lydia Ko — date of birth (P569): April 24, 1997. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Lydia Ko — sport (P641): golf. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Lydia Ko — given name (P735): Lydia. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Lydia Ko — official website (P856): http://www.lydiako.co.nz. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Lydia Ko — participant in (P1344): golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's individual. Olympedia. Retrieved 2021-09-02. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Lydia Ko — participant in (P1344): golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's individual. Olympedia. Retrieved 2021-09-02. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Lydia Ko — country for sport (P1532): New Zealand. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Lydia Ko — McCune–Reischauer romanization (P1942): Ridia Ko. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Lydia Ko — Revised Romanization (P2001): Ridia Go. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Lydia Ko — height (P2048): 167 cm. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Lydia Ko — mass (P2067): 65 kg. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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28d ago · Moerob · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Described at URL → https://herlegacymatters.de/beruehmte-frauen/lydia-ko-golfer

"Created claim: Described at URL: https://herlegacymatters.de/beruehmte-frauen/lydia-ko-golferin-olympiasiegerin/"
7w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Web The Television person ID → 2000096495

"Created claim: Web The Television person ID: 2000096495, Matched to #mix'n'match リディア・コ (#296970141) for Web The Television person ID"
7w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Participant in → golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's individual, golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's individual

Country for sport → New Zealand

Instance of → human

Mass → 65 kilogram

+ 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)

"Created claim: WowKorea Person ID: 3113, Matched to リディア・コ (#323226561) in wowKorea Person ID #mix'n"

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