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. She played for Australia in the 2000s as He Tian Tang.

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.

At the 2014 Oceania Badminton Championships, Tang won a gold medal in the mixed team event and a bronze in women's doubles.

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

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United StatesChina Qin YiyuanDenmark Helene Kirkegaard Denmark Rikke Olsen7–15, 15–4, 15–8Bronze

World Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1995Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, SwitzerlandChina Qin YiyuanSouth Korea Gil Young-ah South Korea Jang Hye-ock8–15, 6–15Bronze
1997Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, ScotlandChina Qin YiyuanChina Ge Fei China Gu Jun1–15, 8–15Silver

World Cup

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996Jakarta, IndonesiaChina Qin YiyuanChina Ge Fei China Gu Jun6–15, 12–15Silver
1997Yogyakarta, IndonesiaChina Qin YiyuanChina Ge Fei China Gu Jun10–15, 15–9, 9–15Silver

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, IndiaAustralia Kate Wilson-SmithIndia Jwala Gutta India Ashwini Ponnappa21–12, 13–21, 11–21Bronze

Asian Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1998Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, ThailandChina Qin YiyuanIndonesia Eliza Nathanael Indonesia Deyana Lomban10–15, 5–15Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1995Beijing, ChinaChina Qin YiyuanChina Ge Fei China Gu Jun1–15, 4–15Silver
1998Bangkok, ThailandChina Qin YiyuanChina Ge Fei China Gu Jun8–15, 7–15Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1998Bangkok, ThailandChina Chen GangSouth Korea Kim Dong-moon South Korea Ra Kyung-min1–15, 10–15Bronze

Oceania Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, AustraliaAustralia Renuga VeeranAustralia Jacinta Joe Australia Louisa MaWalkoverBronze

Asian Cup

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1995Qingdao, ChinaChina Qin YiyuanChina Ge Fei China Gu Jun8–15, 6–15Bronze

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

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1992Istora Senayan, Jakarta, IndonesiaChina Yuan YaliChina Gu Jun China Han Jingna9–15, 5–15Silver

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

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1994Dutch OpenChina Qin YiyuanChina Peng Xinyong China Zhang Jin4–15, 7–15Runner-up
1995Indonesia OpenChina Qin YiyuanChina Ge Fei China Gu Jun6–15, 6–15Runner-up
1995Canadian OpenChina Qin YiyuanSouth Korea Gil Young-ah South Korea Jang Hye-ock10–15, 4–15Runner-up
1996China OpenChina Qin YiyuanSouth Korea Kim Mee-hyang South Korea Park Soo-yun15–2, 15–12Winner
1997Korea OpenChina Qin YiyuanChina Ge Fei China Gu Jun10–15, 10–15Runner-up
1997U.S. OpenChina Qin YiyuanJapan Yoshiko Iwata Japan Haruko Matsuda15–6, 15–2Winner
1997China OpenChina Qin YiyuanChina Ge Fei China Gu Jun13–15, 11–15Runner-up
1997Thailand OpenChina Qin YiyuanIndonesia Eliza Nathanael Indonesia Zelin Resiana15–8, 15–2Winner
1997Grand Prix FinalsChina Qin YiyuanChina Ge Fei China Gu Jun1–15, 8–15Runner-up
1998Japan OpenChina Qin YiyuanChina Ge Fei China Gu JunWalkoverRunner-up
1998Singapore OpenChina Qin YiyuanChina Ge Fei China Gu Jun8–15, 13–15Runner-up
1998Denmark OpenChina Qin YiyuanChina Huang Nanyan China Yang Wei15–17, 15–10, 15–11Winner
2009Australian OpenAustralia Huang Chia-chiIndia Aparna Balan India Shruti Kurian21–13, 21–9Winner
2014New Zealand OpenAustralia Renuga VeeranJapan Shizuka Matsuo Japan Mami Naito21–13, 10–21, 21–18Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1998Swedish OpenChina Chen GangSouth Korea Kim Dong-moon South Korea Ra Kyung-min3–15, 3–15Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Altona InternationalAustralia Renuga VeeranAustralia Leanne Choo Australia Kate Wilson-Smith21–15, 21–15Winner
2013Welsh InternationalAustralia Renuga VeeranIndonesia Keshya Nurvita Hanadia Indonesia Devi Tika Permatasari21–15, 21–12Winner
2013Italian InternationalAustralia Renuga VeeranNetherlands Eefje Muskens Netherlands Selena Piek10–21, 8–21Runner-up
2014Maribyrnong InternationalAustralia Renuga VeeranChinese Taipei Chiang Mei-hui Indonesia Setyana Mapasa21–19, 25–23Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013Victorian InternationalAustralia Robin MiddletonAustralia Ross Smith Australia Renuga Veeran21–19, 19–21, 21–19Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

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