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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. She has two older siblings, a brother and sister.

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. In 1986, she joined Peter Dunfield and Sonya Dunfield who would coach her until 1990.

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. She retired from competition in 1990.

Wong became a coach in the United States. She has coached the following skaters:

• Victoria Muniz
• Amber Corwin
• Mirai Nagasu
• Caroline Zhang

Results

References

1. "Charlene Wong". Canadian Olympic Committee.
2. ^ 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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• 1966 births
• Canadian female single skaters
• Canadian figure skating coaches
• Canadian sportspeople of Chinese descent
• Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics
• Living people
• Olympic figure skaters for Canada
• Figure skaters from Montreal
• Female sports coaches
• Sportswomen from Quebec
• 20th-century Canadian sportswomen