Charlene Wong

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Charlene Wong
Born (1966-03-04) March 4, 1966 (age 57)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country Canada
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.

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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
Event81–8282–8383–8484–8585–8686–8787–8888–8989–90
Olympics 13th
Worlds 12th17th16th
Nations Cup 6th
NHK Trophy 3rd7th
Skate America 5th
Skate Canada 10th4th4th
Skate Electric 1st
National
Canadian Champ. 2nd3rd2nd2nd2nd

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References

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  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.
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