Agatha Wong

Agatha Chrystenzen F. Wong[1] is a Filipino wushu athlete who has represented the Philippines at the Southeast Asian Games, Asian Games, and the World Wushu Championships.

Agatha Wong

Personal information
Nationality	Filipino
Sport
Country	Philippines
Sport	Wushu
Event(s)	Taijijian, Taijiquan
Medal record Representing  Philippines World Championships 2015 Jakarta Taijiquan Compulsory Asian Games 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Taijiquan Southeast Asian Games 2019 Philippines Taijijian 2019 Philippines Taijiquan 2017 Kuala Lumpur Taijiquan 2017 Kuala Lumpur Taijijian

Early Life and Education

Agatha Chrystenzen Wong was born on May 20, 1998 in Quezon City, Philippines,[2] 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 St. Benilde where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Consular and Diplomatic Affairs.[7]

Career

Specalizing in taolu,[8] Agatha Wong has been a wushu athlete since she was 8 years old.[9]

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.[9]

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[10]

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,[11] and two gold medals for the taijiquan and taijijian events at the 2019 SEA Games in the Philippines.[12]

References

1. "Agatha Chrystenzen F. Wong". De La Salle Alumni Association. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
2. 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.
3. "Champion Agatha is Filipina, a Dagupeña". The Sunday Punch. December 17, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
4. Alinea, Eddie (December 15, 2019). "Agatha Wong: The new 'Darling of PH Sports'". Manila Times. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
5. "Agatha Wong: For the love of wushu". BusinessWorld. September 10, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
6. "Wong atones for shock Omengan setback, gives PH second wushu gold". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. August 9, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
7. "De La Salle Alumni Association". Retrieved November 13, 2020.
8. "Agatha Wong hopeful another SEAG gold will boost wushu in PH". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
9. Go, Beatrice (August 20, 2018). "Long journey for wushu wonder Wong". Rappler. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
10. Dioquino, Delfin (December 3, 2018). "PH wushu team hauls 11 medals from Asian tilt". Rappler. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
11. "2017 SEA Games: Agatha Wong captures gold for PH in wushu". CNN Philippines. August 22, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
12. 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.