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. (English translation) (English translation) (English translation)

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 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 YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult2010Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India Kate Wilson-Smith Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa21–12, 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 YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult2014Ken Kay Badminton Stadium,Ballarat, Australia Renuga Veeran Jacinta Joe Louisa MaWalkover 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 2014New Zealand Open Renuga Veeran Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito21–13, 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 Result2010Altona International Renuga Veeran Leanne Choo Kate Wilson-Smith21–15, 21–15 Winner2013Welsh International Renuga Veeran Keshya Nurvita Hanadia Devi Tika Permatasari21–15, 21–12 Winner2013Italian International Renuga Veeran Eefje Muskens Selena Piek10–21, 8–21 Runner-up2014Maribyrnong International Renuga Veeran Chiang Mei-hui Setyana Mapasa21–19, 25–23 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result2013Victorian International Robin Middleton Ross Smith Renuga Veeran21–19, 19–21, 21–19 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament

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