Ko Gi-Hyun (Hangul: 고기현, Hanja: 高基鉉) (born May 11, 1986) is a South Korean short track speed skater. Ko remains the second youngest individual gold medalist after Tara Lipinski in the history of the Olympic Winter Games, winning gold in women's 1500 m event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States, at 15 years and 277 days old. External links 1986 births Living people South Korean female speed skaters South Korean female short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters of South Korea Olympic gold medalists for South Korea Olympic silver medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in short track speed skating Short track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists in short track speed skating Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Short track speed skaters at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists South Korean Buddhists 21st-century South Korean women