Agatha Chrystenzen Fernandez Wong (born May 20, 1998) is a Filipino

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athlete who has won medals for the Philippines at the Southeast Asian Games,

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, and the World Wushu Championships.

Early life and education

Agatha Chrystenzen Fernandez Wong was born on May 20, 1998, in Quezon City, Philippines, tracing her roots to Dagupan, Pangasinan. Her father, Christopher Wong Sr. is Filipino-

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, while her mother, Richa Agatha Wong (née Fernandez) is Filipino-

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. Wong also has a younger brother and sister. At a young age, she was encouraged to try various sports including swimming,

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, and

. Wong studied at the College of Holy Spirit in Quezon City and the De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Consular and Diplomatic Affairs. By 2023, Wong would be studying in medical school balancing her schedule with being an athlete. She entered the University of the East.

Career

Specializing in taolu, Wong has been a wushu athlete since she was 8 years old. 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. She won two medals (gold in Taijijian and bronze in Taijiquan) in the following edition held in Inner Mongolia, China. Wong won a bronze medal at the

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held in

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despite the Wushu delegation experiencing financial issues which prevented her from training in China, as customarily done for high-profile competitions. 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. 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 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, and two gold medals for the taijiquan and taijijian events at the

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in the Philippines.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wong, Agatha 1998 births Living people People from Dagupan Filipino people of Chinese descent Filipino wushu practitioners Tai chi practitioners De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde alumni University of the East alumni Wushu practitioners at the 2018 Asian Games Wushu practitioners at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for the Philippines Asian Games medalists in wushu Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines SEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines