Nelly Korda is an American professional women's golfer. She was born on 28th July 1998 in Bradenton, Florida, United States. She has taken the LPGA by storm and has already won six championships in 2024. She comes from an athletic family herself. Petr Korda, her father, is a tennis grand slam winner; he won the Australian Open in 1998. Her mother, Regina Rajchrtová, is a professional tennis player. She has two siblings, a brother and a sister, and the Korda siblings are brilliant! Jessica Korda, her elder sister, used to compete on the LPGA Tour, and her brother Sebastian Korda won the 2018 Australian Open boys' title.
By the age of 25, Nelly has earned quite a name for herself. She has won 14 major victories on the LPGA Tour and has a stint as one of the world's top-ranked female golfers. She represented the US in the Olympics and won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo back in 2020. She has also represented the US in various other tournaments and won in most of them, such as the Solheim Cup, where she represented the US in 2019, 2021, and 2023. Nelly shows no sign of slowing down, and this year, we will see her representing the US at the Summer Olympics in Paris.
Has Nelly Korda won any Olympic Medals?
Yes, Nelly Korda has won 1 Olympic Medal; she won gold representing the US in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Nelly Korda completed an amazing summer season by winning a gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after her triumph in a debut major and a second tour title. In Tokyo, Nelly Korda made her Olympic debut by winning the gold medal in the women's individual competition by defeating Inami Mone of Japan by a single stroke. She won the Pelican Championship in a playoff match, defeating Ko, Thompson, and Kim Sei-young to cap off an incredible year.
Will Nelly Korda play in the Summer Olympics 2024?
Yes, Nelly Korda will be seeing teeing up for the Summer Olympics in Paris. She did have a minor injury and recently took a break from playing a few tournaments to recover and be in better form for Paris.
This year's Olympics is all set to take place at the Le Golf National, in Paris. Several prominent tournaments have taken place there, notably the 2018 Ryder Cup. The women's tournament will take place on Wednesday, 7th August. Nelly Korda is going back to the Summer Olympics this year as well in Paris, and she already has had an amazing season, winning several championships in the LPGA circuit this year, and winning another Summer Olympics medal will be another feather added to her cap.
FAQ's On Nelly Korda Olympic Medals
A. Nelly Korda is 25 years old.
A. Yes, she has. She won gold in the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
A. Yes, she will be! She will be participating from Wednesday, 7th August, in Paris.
