Tang Yongshu
Chinese badminton player
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Tang Hetian (Chinese: 唐鹤恬; born 5 January 1975), formerly known as Tang Yongshu (唐永淑), is a badminton player who competed internationally for China in the 1990s.[1] She played for Australia in the 2000s as He Tian Tang.[2][3][4]
Career
Specializing in women's doubles, Tang earned a bronze medal at the 1995 IBF World Championships and a silver medal at the 1997 IBF World Championships with her regular partner, Qin Yiyuan. Tang and Qin were also bronze medalists at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, yet they were overshadowed by fellow countrywomen Ge Fei and Gu Jun, the dominant women's doubles team of the day, who took gold at the latter two events. Tang and Qin won women's doubles at the 1997 Thailand Open and played together on the Chinese team that reclaimed the Uber Cup (women's world team championship trophy) from Indonesia in 1998.
After 1998, Tang retired from the Chinese national badminton team and later married her national teammate Yu Qi. They immigrated to Australia in the early 2000s. Tang played for the Australia national badminton team at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, where she won a bronze medal in the women's doubles event. The same year, she also represented Australia in the Uber Cup.[5][6][7]
At the 2014 Oceania Badminton Championships, Tang won a gold medal in the mixed team event and a bronze in women's doubles.[8]
Her daughter Angela Yu followed in her footsteps as an Olympic athlete in Paris 2024 for Australia in the Women's doubles event. Also her son Jack Yu has been competing for Australia for the last five years.
Achievements
Olympic Games
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States |  Qin Yiyuan |
 Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen |
7–15, 15–4, 15–8 |  Bronze |
World Championships
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland | Qin Yiyuan |
 Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock |
8–15, 6–15 |  Bronze |
| 1997 | Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | Qin Yiyuan |
Ge Fei Gu Jun |
1–15, 8–15 |  Silver |
World Cup
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Qin Yiyuan |
Ge Fei Gu Jun |
6–15, 12–15 | Silver |
| 1997 | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | Qin Yiyuan |
Ge Fei Gu Jun |
10–15, 15–9, 9–15 | Silver |
Commonwealth Games
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India |  Kate Wilson-Smith |
 Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa |
21–12, 13–21, 11–21 | Bronze |
Asian Games
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand |
Qin Yiyuan |
 Eliza Nathanael Deyana Lomban |
10–15, 5–15 | Bronze |
Asian Championships
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Beijing, China | Qin Yiyuan |
Ge Fei Gu Jun |
1–15, 4–15 | Silver |
| 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | Qin Yiyuan |
Ge Fei Gu Jun |
8–15, 7–15 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | Chen Gang |
Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min |
1–15, 10–15 | Bronze |
Oceania Championships
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia |
Renuga Veeran |
Jacinta Joe Louisa Ma |
Walkover | Bronze |
Asian Cup
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Qingdao, China | Qin Yiyuan |
Ge Fei Gu Jun |
8–15, 6–15 | Bronze |
World Junior Championships
The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Yuan Yali |
Gu Jun Han Jingna |
9–15, 5–15 | Silver |
IBF/BWF World Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Dutch Open | Qin Yiyuan |
Peng Xinyong Zhang Jin |
4–15, 7–15 |  Runner-up |
| 1995 | Indonesia Open | Qin Yiyuan |
Ge Fei Gu Jun |
6–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
| 1995 | Canadian Open | Qin Yiyuan |
Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock |
10–15, 4–15 | Runner-up |
| 1996 | China Open | Qin Yiyuan |
Kim Mee-hyang Park Soo-yun |
15–2, 15–12 |  Winner |
| 1997 | Korea Open | Qin Yiyuan |
Ge Fei Gu Jun |
10–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 1997 | U.S. Open | Qin Yiyuan |
 Yoshiko Iwata Haruko Matsuda |
15–6, 15–2 | Winner |
| 1997 | China Open | Qin Yiyuan |
Ge Fei Gu Jun |
13–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1997 | Thailand Open | Qin Yiyuan |
Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana |
15–8, 15–2 | Winner |
| 1997 | Grand Prix Finals | Qin Yiyuan |
Ge Fei Gu Jun |
1–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 1998 | Japan Open | Qin Yiyuan |
Ge Fei Gu Jun |
Walkover | Runner-up |
| 1998 | Singapore Open | Qin Yiyuan |
Ge Fei Gu Jun |
8–15, 13–15 | Runner-up |
| 1998 | Denmark Open | Qin Yiyuan |
Huang Nanyan Yang Wei |
15–17, 15–10, 15–11 | Winner |
| 2009 | Australian Open | Huang Chia-chi |
Aparna Balan Shruti Kurian |
21–13, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2014 | New Zealand Open | Renuga Veeran |
Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito |
21–13, 10–21, 21–18 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Swedish Open | Chen Gang |
Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min |
3–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
- IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Altona International | Renuga Veeran |
Leanne Choo Kate Wilson-Smith |
21–15, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2013 | Welsh International | Renuga Veeran |
Keshya Nurvita Hanadia Devi Tika Permatasari |
21–15, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2013 | Italian International | Renuga Veeran |
 Eefje Muskens Selena Piek |
10–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Maribyrnong International | Renuga Veeran |
 Chiang Mei-hui Setyana Mapasa |
21–19, 25–23 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Victorian International | Robin Middleton |
Ross Smith Renuga Veeran |
21–19, 19–21, 21–19 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
