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]

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Tang Hetian 唐鹤恬
Personal information
Birth name	Tang Yongshu 唐永淑
Country	Australia
Born	(1975-01-05) 5 January 1975 (age 49) Chongqing, China
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
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
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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 won women's doubles at the 1995 Canadian Open in an unusual partnership with South Korea's Gil Young-ah (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 (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]

Representing China.

Representing Australia.