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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.

Charlene Wong
Personal information
Country represented	Canada
Born	(1966-03-05) March 5, 1966 (age 56) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Former coach	Peter Dunfield, Sonya Dunfield, Helen Ann Shields
Retired	1990

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:

• Victoria Muniz[4]
• Amber Corwin
• Mirai Nagasu[5]
• Caroline Zhang[6]

Results

International
Event	81–82	82–83	83–84	84–85	85–86	86–87	87–88	88–89	89–90
Olympics							13th
Worlds		12th					17th	16th
Nations Cup									6th
NHK Trophy	3rd				7th
Skate America		5th
Skate Canada				10th	4th			4th
Skate Electric								1st
National
Canadian Champ.		2nd		3rd			2nd	2nd	2nd

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