Charlene Wong
Charlene Wong | |
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Personal information | |
Country represented | Canada |
Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | March 5, 1966
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Former coach | Peter Dunfield, Sonya Dunfield, Helen Ann Shields |
Retired | 1990 |
Charlene Wong (born March 4, 1966) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 1981 NHK Trophy bronze medalist and competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics. She currently works as a figure skating coach.
Personal life[]
Charlene Wong was born on March 4, 1966 in Montreal and currently resides in Pierrefonds, Quebec.[1] She has two older siblings, a brother and sister.[2] She lives in Hermosa Beach, California.
Career[]
Wong was coached from her early years by Helen Ann Shields and also received lessons from Tommy Litz, Barbara Roles, Kathy Casey, and Osborne Colson.[2] In 1986, she joined Peter Dunfield and Sonya Dunfield who would coach her until 1990.[2]
Wong won five medals at the Canadian Championships — four silver and one bronze. She was selected to compete at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and finished 13th.[3] She retired from competition in 1990.
Wong became a coach in the United States. She has coached the following skaters:
Results[]
International | |||||||||
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Event | 81–82 | 82–83 | 83–84 | 84–85 | 85–86 | 86–87 | 87–88 | 88–89 | 89–90 |
Olympics | 13th | ||||||||
Worlds | 12th | 17th | 16th | ||||||
Nations Cup | 6th | ||||||||
NHK Trophy | 3rd | 7th | |||||||
Skate America | 5th | ||||||||
Skate Canada | 10th | 4th | 4th | ||||||
Skate Electric | 1st | ||||||||
National | |||||||||
Canadian Champ. | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
References[]
- ^ "Charlene Wong". Canadian Olympic Committee.
- ^ a b c Elfman, Lois (January 31, 2008). "Behind the scenes of figure skating - Jan. 31". IceNetwork.
- ^ "Charlene Wong". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ Victoria Muniz at the International Skating Union
- ^ "2008 U.S. champ Nagasu changing coaches". IceNetwork. May 20, 2009.
- ^ "Caroline Zhang changes coaches". IceNetwork. June 15, 2009.
External links[]
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- 1966 births
- Canadian female single skaters
- Canadian figure skating coaches
- Canadian sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic figure skaters of Canada
- Figure skaters from Montreal
- Female sports coaches