Elise Wong

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Elise Wong
Personal information
Full name Elise Michaela Vu Wong
Born (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 27)
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Playing position Midfield
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2019– Canada 51 (7)
2020– Canada Indoor 19 (6)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima Team
Pan American Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Santiago Team
FIH Hockey Series
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018–19 Valencia Team
Women's indoor hockey
Indoor Pan American Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Spring City Team

Elise Michaela Vu Wong (born 21 January 1998) [1] is a field and indoor hockey player from Canada. [2] [3]

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Personal life

Elise Wong was born and raised in North Vancouver. [2] [4]

She studied at Princeton University. [5]

Field hockey

Wong made her senior international debut in 2019. She earned her first caps during a test series against China in Panzhihua. [6] She continued to represent the national team throughout 2019, winning silver medals at the Pan American Games in Lima, as well as the FIH Series Finals in Valencia. [4] [7]

In 2022 she was a member of Canada's historic bronze medal winning team at the Pan American Cup in Santiago. The bronze medal secured Canada's qualification to the FIH World Cup for the first time in 28 years. [8] Wong went on to compete at the FIH World Cup held in Terrassa and Amsterdam, with the squad ultimately finishing in last place. [6]

She competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago. [9]

International goals

GoalDateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
121 June 2019 Estadio Beteró, Valencia, SpainFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 8–017–0 2018–19 FIH Series Finals [10]
226 November 2021 United States Olympic Training Center, Chula Vista, United StatesFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1–02–0 Test Match [11]
327 November 20211–01–0 [12]
419 January 2022 Prince of Wales Country Club, Santiago, ChileFlag of Peru.svg  Peru 2–014–0 2022 Pan American Cup [13]
57–0
623 January 2022Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1–013–0 [14]
725 January 2022Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1–01–1 [15]

Indoor hockey

Wong made her indoor hockey debut in 2020. [6]

She has competed in two Indoor Pan American Cups, in 2021 and 2024, winning silver at the former in Spring City. [16] She also competed at the 2023 FIH Indoor World Cup in Pretoria. [6]

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References

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  5. "ELISE WONG". goprincetontigers.com. Princeton University . Retrieved 24 January 2025.
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  12. "United States 0–1 Canada". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  13. "Canada 14–0 Peru". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  14. "Canada 13–0 Trinidad and Tobago". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  15. "Canada 1–1 Uruguay". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  16. "Women: USA PAHF Indoor Champions". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2025.