Tang Hetian (; born 23 December 1975), formerly known as Tang Yongshu (唐永淑), is a

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

player who competed internationally for

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

in the 1990s. She played for

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

in the 2000s as He Tian Tang.

Career

Specializing in women's doubles, Tang earned a bronze medal at the

1995 IBF World Championships The 1995 IBF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) were held in Lausanne, Switzerland, between 22 May and 28 May 1995. Venue *Malley Sports Centre Medalists Medal table Events External linksBWF Results {{World badminton champ ...

and a silver medal at the

1997 IBF World Championships The 1997 IBF World Championships (Badminton) were held in Glasgow, Scotland, between 24 May and 1 June 1997. Venue *Scotstoun Centre Medalists Medal table Events External linksBWF Results {{World badminton champs World Championships ...

with her regular partner,

Qin Yiyuan Qin Yiyuan (; born 14 February 1973) is a Chinese former world level badminton player. Qin played internationally for China from the mid-1990s through the 2000 Summer Olympics, a period during which her fellow countrywomen Ge Fei and Gu Jun dom ...

. Tang and Qin were also bronze medalists at the

1996 Atlanta Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, yet they were overshadowed by fellow countrywomen Ge Fei and

Gu Jun Gu Jun (; born 3 January 1975) is a Chinese former badminton player. Career Gu and her regular partner Ge Fei were the world's dominant women's doubles team from the mid-1990s to their retirement after the 2000 Olympics. They won over thirty t ...

, the dominant women's doubles team of the day, who took gold at the latter two events. Tang won women's doubles at the 1995 Canadian Open in an unusual partnership with

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

Gil Young-ah Gil Young-ah (born April 11, 1970 in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do) is a former female badminton player from South Korea. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, she won the bronze medal in the women's doubles together with Shim Eun-jung. Four years lat ...

(as players on the Chinese national squad rarely partner with foreign players). Tang and Qin won women's doubles at the 1997 Thailand Open and played together on the Chinese team that reclaimed the

Uber Cup The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Women's Team Championships, is a major international badminton competition contested by women's national badminton teams. First held in 1956–1957 and contested at three year intervals, it has been contes ...

(women's world team championship trophy) from

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

. 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 The Australia national badminton team represents Australia in international badminton team competitions. The national team is controlled by Badminton Australia, the top governing body for badminton in the country. They have yet to reach any s ...

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

. At the 2014

Oceania Badminton Championships The Oceania Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Oceania (BO) and is held once every two years to crown the best badminton players and teams in Oceania. Championships This championships established since 1997, and w ...

, Tang won a gold medal in the mixed team event and a bronze in women's doubles.

Major achievements

Representing China. Representing Australia.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tang, Yongshu 1975 births Living people Badminton players from Chongqing Chinese female badminton players Australian female badminton players Chinese emigrants to Australia Australian people of Chinese descent Olympic badminton players for China Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in badminton Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for China Badminton players at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in badminton Asian Games bronze medalists for China Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games