Tang Xingqiang (; born 11 August 1995) is a Chinese track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 metres. He represented his country at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Career He made his international senior debut at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships, competing in the 200 metres and reaching the semi-finals.2015 Asian Athletics Championships Results. Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he led off a Chinese 4 × 100 metres relay quartet including Xie Zhenye, Su Bingtian, and Zhang Peimeng. The team set an Asian record of 37.82 seconds in qualifying and finished fourth in the final. The record was quickly broken by Japan in the following relay heat.Day seven in numbers – Rio 2016 Olympic Games. IAAF (2016-08-18). Retrieved on 2016-08-21.Morse, Parker (2016-08-19). Report: men's 4x100m final – Rio 2016 Olympic Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-21. In the 2020 Summer Olympics, he also led off the same Chinese relay quartet, with Zhang replaced with Wu Zhiqiang, winning a bronze medal and equaling the Chinese record set at the 2019 World Championships.
Personal bests 60 metres – 6.56 (2016) 100 metres – 10.22 (2021) 200 metres – 20.39 (2021) 200 metres indoor – 22.00 (2016) 4 × 100 metres relay – 37.79 (2021)
International competitions 2015Asian ChampionshipsWuhan, China11th (sf)200 m21.062016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil4th4 × 100 m relay37.902017IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas3rd4 × 100 m relay39.226th4 × 200 m relay1:22.91Asian ChampionshipsBhubaneswar, India8th (sf)100 m10.4311st4 × 100 m relay39.382020Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan3rd4 × 100 m relay37.79 =NR2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States12th (h)4 × 100 m relay38.83 1Disqualified in the final
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