Charlene Wong

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

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. Elfman, Lois (January 31, 2008). "Behind the scenes of figure skating - Jan. 31". IceNetwork.
  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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