Olympian Lydia Ko Honors Historic Triple Medal Achievement With Artistic Tattoo
Lydia Ko has commemorated her unique Olympic achievement with a new fine-line tattoo featuring iconic landmarks from each host city, scaled according to her medal colors. The design incorporates the Eiffel Tower (gold - Paris 2024), Christ the Redeemer (silver - Rio 2016), and Mount Fuji (bronze - Tokyo 2020).
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The New Zealand golfer worked with the same artist who created her Olympic rings tattoo to design this meaningful piece. Ko already has several tattoos, including the Olympic rings on her bicep and Roman numerals on her right wrist marking her first professional win.
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"I really like my Olympic Rings [tattoo]... and when I won the gold, I reached out to the tattoo artist that did my Rings and said, 'Do you have any good ideas for the three [medals]?'" Ko told Olympics.com. The artist suggested incorporating skylines representing each Olympic host city.
Ko, who recently earned her place in the LPGA Hall of Fame following her Paris victory, prefers fine-line tattoo work and says any future pieces will maintain this style. With 22 LPGA Tour wins, including three Majors, the celebrated golfer may have more achievements to commemorate in the future.