Tang Yongshu

Tang Hetian (; 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

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 Bronze 1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Qin Yiyuan Ge Fei Gu Jun 1–15, 8–15 Silver 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 Silver 1997 Yogyakarta, Indonesia Qin Yiyuan Ge Fei Gu Jun 10–15, 15–9, 9–15 Silver Silver

Commonwealth Games Women's doubles

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 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 Silver 1998 Bangkok, Thailand Qin Yiyuan Ge Fei Gu Jun 8–15, 7–15 Silver 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 Bronze

Oceania Championships Women's doubles

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 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 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

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

Mixed doubles BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament