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{{short description|South Korean baseball player}}
{{family name hatnote|Ko||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Ko Young-min
|image=고영민 코치.jpg
|caption=Ko with the [[Doosan Bears]] in 2020
|position=[[Second baseman]] / [[Coach (baseball)|Coach]]
|team=Lotte Giants
|number=90
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1984|2|8}}
|debutleague=[[Korean Baseball Organization|KBO]]
|debutyear=2002
|debutdate=May 4
|debutteam=[[Doosan Bears]]
|finalleague =
|finaldate =September 2
|finalyear =2016
|finalteam =Doosan Bears
|statyear=
|statleague=KBO
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.252
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
|stat2value=46
|stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat3value=292
|teams=
*[[Doosan Bears]] ([[2002 in baseball|2002]]–[[2016 in baseball|2016]])
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalSport | Men's [[baseball]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Baseball at the Summer Olympics|Olympics]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Baseball Classic]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2009 World Baseball Classic|2009 Los Angeles]] | Team }}
}}

'''Ko Young-min''' ({{Korean|hangul=고영민|hanja=高永民}}; born February 8, 1984) is a retired [[South Korea]]n [[second baseman]] who played for the [[Doosan Bears]] in the [[Korea Baseball Organization]] between 2002 and 2016. He batted and threw [[right-handed]].

==Professional career==

Upon graduation from Seongnam High School, Ko was drafted by the [[Doosan Bears]] in the second round (17th overall) of the 2002 [[Korea Baseball Organization|KBO]] Draft. He had several mediocre season, spending most of his time in the reserve team of the Bears.

In 2006, Ko became a fixture in [[second base]] for the Bears as veteran second baseman [[Ahn Kyung-hyun]] moved to [[first base]] due to deteriorating health. Ko batted a career-high .270 with 85 [[hit (baseball)|hits]], 29 [[Run batted in|RBI]]s, a career-high 5 [[triple (baseball)|triple]]s, and 14 [[stolen base]]s, appearing 116 games as a starting [[second baseman]].

In 2007, Ko batted .268, compiling a career-high 12 [[home run]]s, 119 hits and 66 RBIs while appearing all 126 regular-season games. He led the KBO league in [[run (baseball)|run]]s (89), and 3rd in stolen bases (36). After the season, he won his first Golden Glove Award at [[second base]].

In 2008, Ko batted .267 with a career-high 70 RBIs, 114 hits, 84 runs, 39 stolen bases and 9 home runs. He led the KBO league in [[walk (baseball)|walk]]s (74), and ranked 3rd in runs, 4th in stolen bases and 13th in RBI.

In August 2008, Ko competed for the [[South Korea national baseball team]] in the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], where they won the gold medal in the [[Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|baseball tournament]]. Ko's big hit in the Olympics was a three-run homer off of [[Yang Chien-fu]] in the 8–7 Korean win over [[Chinese Taipei national baseball team|Chinese Taipei]].

Prior to the 2009 KBO season, Ko participated in the [[2009 World Baseball Classic]] in March 2009. In the WBC, he batted .308 with 4 hit in 13 at-bats, sharing the starting second base position with [[Jeong Keun-woo]]. In [[2009 World Baseball Classic#Round 2|Round 2]], Ko smacked a solo home run off [[New York Mets]] starter [[Óliver Pérez]] in the bottom of the 5th inning to lead his team to an 8–2 victory over [[Mexico national baseball team|Mexico]].

===Career stats===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-bgcolor="#000080"
|<span style="color:white;">Year</span>
|<span style="color:white;">Team</span>
| <span style="color:white;">Pos</span>
| <span style="color:white;">G</span>
| <span style="color:white;">AB</span>
|<span style="color:white;"> R</span>
|<span style="color:white;"> H</span>
|<span style="color:white;"> 2B</span>
| <span style="color:white;">3B</span>
| <span style="color:white;">HR</span>
| <span style="color:white;">RBI</span>
| <span style="color:white;">TB</span>
| <span style="color:white;">SB</span>
|<span style="color:white;"> CS</span>
| <span style="color:white;">SH</span>
| <span style="color:white;">BB</span>
|<span style="color:white;"> HBP</span>
| <span style="color:white;">K</span>
| <span style="color:white;">GIDP</span>
| <span style="color:white;">E</span>
| <span style="color:white;">AVG</span>
| <span style="color:white;">OBP</span>
| <span style="color:white;">SLG</span>
| <span style="color:white;">OPS</span>
|- 
|2002 
|rowspan=7|[[Doosan Bears|Doosan]]     
|[[Second Baseman|2B]] 
|16
|10 
|1
|1
|0 
|0 
|0 
|1 
|1 
|1 
|1 
|0
|0
|0
|1
|0
|0
|.100
|.100
|.100
|.200 
|-
|2003  
|2B 
|32
|13 
|2
|3 
|0 
|0 
|0 
|0 
|3 
|1 
|0 
|0
|0
|0
|3
|0
|1
|.231
|.231
|.231
|.462 
|-
|2005      
|2B 
|16
|17
|2 
|2
|0 
|0
|0 
|0 
|2
|0
|0 
|0
|0
|1
|9
|0
|0
|.118
|.167
|.118
|.285 
|-
|2006     
|2B 
|116
|315
|38
|85
|15
|5
|2 
|29 
|116
|14
|10 
|8
|24
|12
|59
|6
|11
|.270
|.337
|.368
|.705 
|-
|2007    
|2B 
|'''126'''
|444
|'''89'''
|119
|29
|1
|12 
|66 
|186
|36
|10
|14
|61
|17
|105
|9
|9
|.268
|.368
|.419
|.787 
|-
|2008
|2B
|'''126'''
|427
|84
|114
|15
|3
|9 
|70 
|162
|39
|9
|13
|'''74'''
|14
|'''109'''
|10
|9
|.267
|.383
|.379
|.762 
|-

|2009    
|2B 
|85
|281
|59
|66
|11
|3
|6 
|29 
|101
|12
|4
|4
|33
|13
|76
|3
|6
|.235
|.339
|.359
|.689 
|-
|-bgcolor="ffff00"
|Total 
|
|2B 
|432
|1226
|216
|324
|59
|9
|23
|166 
|470
|91
|30
|35
|159
|44
|286
|25
|30
|.264
|.360
|.383
|.743
|-
|}
'''Bold''' = led KBO

=== Notable international careers ===
{| class="wikitable"
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Year</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Venue</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Competition</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Team</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Individual Note</span>
|-
|2007
|{{bb|TPE}}
|[[Asian Baseball Championship]]
|style="text-align:center"| [[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]]
|.462 BA (6-for-13), 2 HR, 5 RBI, 6 R
|-
|2008
|{{bb|TPE}}
|[[Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification#Final Qualifying Tournament|Final Olympic Qualification Tournament]]
|style="text-align:center"| [[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]]
|.368 BA (7-for-19), 4 RBI, 10 R
|-
|2008
|{{bb|CHN}}
|[[Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|style="text-align:center"| [[Image:Gold medal icon.svg]]
|.208 BA (5-for-24), 1 HR, 3 RBI, 6 R
|-
|2009
|{{bb|USA}}
|[[2009 World Baseball Classic|World Baseball Classic]]
|style="text-align:center"| [[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]]
|.308 BA (4-for-13), 1 HR, 1 RBI, 4 R
|-
|}

==External links==
* [http://www.koreabaseball.com/Record/Player/HitterDetail/Total.aspx?playerId=72214 Profile and stats at the KBO official website] {{in lang|ko}}

{{Lotte Giants roster navbox}}
{{South Korea baseball roster 2008 Summer Olympics}}
{{South Korea roster 2009 World Baseball Classic}}

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[[Category:1984 births]]
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[[Category:Members of Sōka Gakkai]]
[[Category:South Korean Buddhists]]
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[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for South Korea]]
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[[Category:Olympic medalists in baseball]]
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