Tang Yongshu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tang.

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]

Tang Hetian 唐鹤恬
Personal information
Birth name	Tang Yongshu 唐永淑
Country	China (1994-1999), Australia (2009-2014)
Born	(1975-01-05) 5 January 1975 (age 50) Chongqing, China
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Handedness	Left
Event	Women's & mixed doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  China Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Women's doubles World Championships 1997 Glasgow Women's doubles 1995 Lausanne Women's doubles World Cup 1997 Yogyakarta Women's doubles 1996 Jakarta Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 1997 Glasgow Mixed team Uber Cup 1998 Hong Kong Women's team 1996 Hong Kong Women's team Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Women's team 1998 Bangkok Women's doubles Asia Championships 1998 Bangkok Women's doubles 1995 Beijing Women's doubles 1998 Bangkok Mixed doubles Asian Cup 1995 Qingdao Women's doubles World Junior Championships 1992 Jakarta Girls' doubles Representing  Australia Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Women's doubles Oceania Championships 2014 Ballarat Women's doubles Oceania Mixed Team Championships 2014 Ballarat Mixed team
BWF profile

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