Agatha Chrystenzen Fernandez Wong[1] (born May 20, 1998) is a Filipino wushu athlete who has won medals for the Philippines at the Southeast Asian Games, Asian Games, and the World Wushu Championships.
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Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Quezon City, Philippines | May 20, 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wushu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Taijijian, Taijiquan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life and education
editAgatha Chrystenzen Fernandez Wong was born on May 20, 1998, in Quezon City, Philippines,[2][failed verification] tracing her roots to Dagupan, Pangasinan.[3] Her father, Christopher Wong Sr. is Filipino-Chinese, while her mother, Richa Agatha Wong (née Fernandez) is Filipino-American.[4] Wong also has a younger brother and sister. At a young age, she was encouraged to try various sports including swimming, karate, and wushu.[5]
Wong studied at the College of Holy Spirit in Quezon City[6] and the De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Consular and Diplomatic Affairs.[7]
By 2023, Wong would be studying in medical school balancing her schedule with being an athlete. She entered the University of the East.[8][9]
Career
editSpecializing in taolu,[10] Wong has been a wushu athlete since she was 8 years old.[11]
She won her first medal in an international competition at the 2013 Asian Junior Wushu Championships in Makati, Philippines by besting the under-15 women's 32 form taijiquan of the Taolu competitions.[6] She won two medals (gold in Taijijian and bronze in Taijiquan) in the following edition held in Inner Mongolia, China.[1]
Wong won a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta–Palembang despite the Wushu delegation experiencing financial issues which prevented her from training in China, as customarily done for high-profile competitions.[5] She also sustained a grade 2 slipped disc injury prior to the games and has not yet fully recovered by the time she competed in the continental competition.[11]
At the 2018 Asian Traditional Wushu Championships in Nanjing, China, Wong clinched two medals for the Philippines by besting the Group B women's Taijijian and Group B women's Taijiquan events[12]
Wong also competed at the 2017 and 2019 Southeast Asian Games; clinching the gold medal for the taijiquan event and silver for taijijian at the 2017 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,[13] and two gold medals for the taijiquan and taijijian events at the 2019 SEA Games in the Philippines.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b "Agatha Chrystenzen F. Wong". De La Salle Alumni Association. 29 April 2019. Archived from the original on August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ Giongco, Mark (December 8, 2019). "Agatha Wong: 'My last name's Chinese yet I'm Filipina more than anything'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Champion Agatha is Filipina, a Dagupeña". The Sunday Punch. December 17, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ Alinea, Eddie (December 15, 2019). "Agatha Wong: The new 'Darling of PH Sports'". Manila Times. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ a b "Agatha Wong: For the love of wushu". BusinessWorld. September 10, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ a b "Wong atones for shock Omengan setback, gives PH second wushu gold". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. August 9, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ "Agatha Chrystenzen F. Wong". De La Salle Alumni Association. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ Navarro, June (12 May 2023). "Agatha Wong, balancing med school and training, surprises self with fifth SEA Games gold". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ Garcia, John Mark (15 August 2024). "'We're worth it': Palacios, Wong discuss plight of Pinay athletes". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Agatha Wong hopeful another SEAG gold will boost wushu in PH". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ a b Go, Beatrice (August 20, 2018). "Long journey for wushu wonder Wong". Rappler. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ Dioquino, Delfin (December 3, 2018). "PH wushu team hauls 11 medals from Asian tilt". Rappler. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ "2017 SEA Games: Agatha Wong captures gold for PH in wushu". CNN Philippines. August 22, 2017. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ de los Reyes, Sara (December 3, 2020). "6 Quick Facts About Agatha Wong, Wushu Gold Medalist At The 2019 SEA Games". Metro Style. Retrieved August 17, 2020.