Médailles olympiques
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Participations2
Première participationRio 2016
Année de naissance1997
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Biographie

A former child prodigy, Lydia Ko quickly ascended to the top of the world rankings. After marked dip in form, the New Zealander returned to winning ways and is seeking a third Olympic medal at Paris 2024.

Lydia Ko: Journey from Seoul to New Zealand

Ko was born in the Korean capital Seoul in 1997. When she was just four, her family moved to New Zealand where she grew up and eventually obtained citizenship at 12.

While her birthplace has produced a wealth of talented women golfers in the past couple of decades, Ko had to overcome the difficulties of training in a country where the sport is not hugely popular.

“When I was growing up, [golf] wasn’t a big thing, especially in New Zealand," she recalled in an interview with Olympics.com. "Trying to go to golf courses was difficult, as was trying to get the right practice facilities. I remember my parents getting a pair of sneakers, and then they would take them to a shoe alteration place and get spikes put on them rather than buy junior golf shoes, as they weren’t readily available."

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