Ko Young-tae

In this Korean name, the family name is Ko.

Ko Young-tae (Korean: 고영태; born 1976) is a South Korean businessman and fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1998 Asian Games.^[1]

Ko Young-tae

Personal information
Born	1976 (age 48–49) Gwangju
Sport
Sport	Fencing
College team	Korea National Sport University, Jeonnam Technical High School
Korean name
Hangul	고영태
RR	Go Yeongtae
MR	Ko Yŏngt'ae
Stage name
Hangul	고민우
RR	Go Minu
MR	Ko Minu

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.^[2][3][4]

He became one of the figures in the 2016 South Korean political scandal involving former President Park Gyun-Hae, and has been described as a whistleblower.^[5][6][7] 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