Charlene Wong
Born (1966-03-04) March 4, 1966
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
CountryCanada
Retired1990

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.[1] She has two older siblings, a brother and sister.[2]

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
Event 81–82 82–83 83–84 84–85 85–86 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90
Olympics13th
Worlds12th17th16th
Nations Cup6th
NHK Trophy3rd7th
Skate America5th
Skate Canada10th4th4th
Skate Electric1st
National
Canadian Champ.2nd3rd2nd2nd2nd

References

  1. ↑ "Charlene Wong". Canadian Olympic Committee.
  2. 1 2 3 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.
  3. ↑ "Charlene Wong". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  4. ↑ Victoria Muniz at the International Skating Union
  5. ↑ "2008 champ Nagasu to train with Carroll". ESPN. Associated Press. May 20, 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Zhang latest figure skater to switch coaches". ESPN. Associated Press. June 15, 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
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