Charlene Wong (born March 4, 1966) is a Canadian former competitive

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are m ...

. She is the 1981

NHK Trophy The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Organized by the Japanese Skating Federation, it began in 1979 and was added to the Grand Prix series in 1995 ...

bronze medalist and competed at the

1988 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 57 , athletes = 1,423 (1,122 men, 301 women) , events = 46 in 6 sports (10 disciplines) , opening = February 13, 1988 , closing = February 28, 1988 , opened_by = Governor General Jeanne Sauvé , cauldron ...

. She currently works as a figure skating coach.

Personal life

Charlene Wong was born on March 4, 1966, in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...

. 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 Sonya Klopfer (married name: Dunfield, born December 26, 1934) is an American former competitive figure skater and coach. She is a two-time World medalist ( bronze in 1951, silver in 1952) and the 1951 U.S. national champion. Personal life K ...

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

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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 Victoria Muniz (born January 25, 1989, Agana Heights, Guam) is an American figure skater who skated internationally for Puerto Rico. She qualified to the free skate at three ISU Championships — 2007 Junior Worlds, 2011 Four Continents, and ...

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Caroline Zhang Caroline Zhao Zhang (born May 20, 1993) is an American figure skater. She is a two-time (2010 and 2012) Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2007 World Junior Champion, the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a three-time U.S. national ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wong, Charlene 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 of Canada Figure skaters from Montreal Female sports coaches