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.
| Charlene Wong | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 4, 1966 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Canada |
| Retired | 1990 |
Personal life
editCharlene Wong was born on March 4, 1966, in Montreal.[1] She has two older siblings, a brother and sister.[2]
Career
editWong 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
edit| International | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- ^ "Charlene Wong". Canadian Olympic Committee.
- ^ a b c Elfman, Lois (January 31, 2008). "Behind the scenes of figure skating - Jan. 31". IceNetwork. Archived from the original on June 22, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- ^ "Charlene Wong". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ Victoria Muniz at the International Skating Union
- ^ "2008 champ Nagasu to train with Carroll". ESPN. Associated Press. May 20, 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Zhang latest figure skater to switch coaches". ESPN. Associated Press. June 15, 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
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