| Charlene Wong | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Canada |
| Born | March 5, 1966 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.