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Charlene Wong

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Charlene Wong
Born (1966-03-04) March 4, 1966 (age 58)
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

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Charlene Wong was born on March 4, 1966, in Montreal.[1] She has two older siblings, a brother and sister.[2]

Career

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Charlene Wong". Canadian Olympic Committee.
  2. ^ 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.
  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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