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Adam Wong
About Adam
Date of Birth: March 29, 1985
Home Town: Calgary, Alberta
Club: Calgary Gymnastics Center
Coaches: Mark Van Wyk, Bin Fan |
| Adam's Competitive Results |
1999 Canadian Championships - 1st AA (Under 15)
1999 Vienna Youth Invitational - 7th AA (1985 age group)
2000 Peter Vidmar Invitational - 1st AA (Class 3, 14-16)
2000 Canadian Championships - 1st AA (Under 16)
2001 Canadian Championships - 1st AA (Novice HP)
2001 Canada vs Germany - 2nd T
2001 Elite Canada - 2nd AA (Junior)
2002 Pacific Alliance Championships - Junior Team Reserve
2002 Canadian Championships - 1st AA (Junior)
2002 Junior Pan Am Championships - 3rd T, 3rd R
2002 Junior International Dual against Germany - 4th AA
2002 Junior Pan American Championships - 3rd Team, R, 6th FX
2002 Elite Canada - 1st AA, R, PB, 2nd V and FX (Junior)
2003 OBI Cup (Berlin, Germany) - 1st AA
2003 Canadian Championships - 7th AA, PB, 4th FX, 6th HB (Senior)
2003 Canada Winter Games - 1st T (Alberta), 2nd AA, 1st FX, 1st R, 1st PB,
1st HB
2003 Canada - Germany - USA - 3rd T, 6th AA
2003 Pan American Games - 7th Team
2003 Elitle Canada - 2nd AA, FX, 3rd HB, 8th V, 4th R, PB, 5th PH
2003 Valeri Luikin Invitational - 1st AA, PB, 1st(t) FX, Rings
2004 Jurassic Classic - 1st Team
2004 Pacific Alliance Championships - 4th Team
2004 Canadian Championships - 4th AA, 2nd FX, 3rdPH, 3rd R, PB
2004 Athens Test Event -
2004 Canadian Olympic Trials - 3rd AA
2004 Olympic Games - 11th Team, 29th AA qualifications
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2005 Winter Cup - 40th AA
2005 Jurassic Classic - 3rd R, 3rd HB
2005 Canadian Championships - 1st AA, 3rd PH, 3rd R, 4th PB, 4th HB, 6th
FX
2005 Pre-Pan Am Games - 3rd FX, 7th R, 2nd PB
2005 Elite Canada - 4th AA, 5th FX, 6th PH, 5th PB, 6th HB
2006 Commonwealth Games - 1st T, 4th AA, 1st FX, 5th R
2006 Pacific Alliance Championship - 2nd T, 4th FX
2006 Canadian Championships - 3rdt AA, 2nd R, 1st PB (tie)
2006
World Championships: 5th T (prelims), 6th T (finals), 9th AA
2007 American Cup: 10th AA (prelims)
2007 World Championships (alternate - inured)
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Adam Wong had a remarkable career at the junior level, winning four consecutive all-around titles at the Canadian Championships from 1999-2002 - twice in age group categories (under 15 and under 16), then twice at the high performance level (novice and junior). He also got a very early start to his international career, competing at the Vienna Invitational in 1999 and the Peter Vidmar invitational in 2000.
In 2003, Wong’s strong performance at the Canada Winter Games gave him nation wide exposure, featuring prominently in TSN’s television coverage of the event, where he finished a close second in the all-around, but helped his Alberta team take gold in the team event. He also dominated the apparatus finals. He finished a strong seventh all-around in his first year competing at the senior level at the Canadian Championships, and also made the Canadian Pan American Games team. Also that year, he won an all-around gold at the the OBI Junior International meet in Germany and competed for the last time at the junior level with his team at the USA-Canada-Germany tri meet in Burlington.
In 2004, Wong made a rapid rise at the senior level, competing in Greece at the Olympic test event where he qualified for the all-around final and two apparatus finals; an unfortunately ankle injury during the all-around final forced him to withdraw from the remainder of the competition. Wong recovered quickly however, finishing fourth with his team at the Pacific Alliance Championships in Honolulu, fourth all-around at the Canadian Championships in Mississauga and qualifying for the Canadian Olympic team, where he ranked as the top all-around competitor for the team.
In 2005, Wong affirmed his Olympic all-around position by winning the all-around title at the Canadian Championships, matching his previous achievements at the junior level.
2006 has been a busy year internationally for Wong. He helped his team win the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne,
and also picked up an individual gold medal on the floor exercise and finished fourth in the all-around. Wong also participated at the Pacific Alliance Championships, earning a silver medal in the team competition.
Wong led the all-around after day one at the Canadian Championships in 2006 in Quebec City, but dropped to third overall after day two. Wong will look to compete in his first world championships later this year.
Adam’s gymnastics: Wong has seemingly no weak events. On floor, he combines intricate combination work (whip-2 ½-front full; a back 1 ½ punch front rudi) with strong individual skills (front 1 ¾, layout Arabian 1 ¾; full-in last line). His impressive strength work on rings includes an L-cross pull to Maltese bounce to cross. On parallel bars he throws a peach ½ peach to Belle combination, a Morisue, and a double pike dismount.
| Dave Kikuchi and Adam
Wong around Melbourne
2006 Commonwealth Game
Courtesy of Grace Chiu |
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