Ko Young-tae

In this Korean name, the family name is Ko.

Ko Young-tae

Personal information
Born	1976 (age 47–48) Gwangju
Sport
Sport	Fencing
College team	Korea National Sport University, Jeonnam Technical High School
Korean name
Hangul	고영태
Revised Romanization	Go Yeong-tae
McCune–Reischauer	Ko Yŏng-t'ae
Stage name
Hangul	고민우
Revised Romanization	Go Min-u
McCune–Reischauer	Ko Min-u

Ko Young-tae (born 1976) is a South Korean businessman and fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1998 Asian Games.

Ko was a close friend of Choi Soon-sil. Ko is suspected of being involved in the management of The Blue K, Widec Sports, and paper companies. Choi set up these companies in Korea and Germany allegedly to funnel money from the foundations.

He became one of the figures in the 2016 South Korean political scandal, and has been described as a whistleblower. He disclosed a documentary showing that his neighbors tried to steal the money from the Mir and the Blue K Foundation by using Choi Soon Shin.

See also

• Host club