{{short description|Chinese sprinter}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Tang Xingqiang | image = Tang Xingqiang 2017.jpg | caption = Tang in 2017 | sport = Track and field | event = 100 metres | nationality = Chinese | alias = | club = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|08|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = Zhouning County, Fujian, China | collegeteam = | height = {{height|m=1.70}}<ref name=Rio>[https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/xingqiang-tang Tang Xingqiang] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125210414/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/xingqiang-tang |date=2016-11-25 }}. Rio2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.</ref> | weight = 61 kg<ref name=Rio/> | turnedpro = | retired = | pb = 100 m: 10.22 (2021) | olympics = | worlds = | highestranking = | coach = | updated = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}} {{Medal|Bronze|2020 Tokyo|4×100 m relay}} {{Medal|Competition|IAAF World Relays}} {{Medal|Bronze|2017 Nassau|4×100 m relay}} {{Medal|Competition|Asian Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2017 Bhubaneswar|4×100 m relay}} }} '''Tang Xingqiang''' ({{zh|s=汤星强}}; 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.<ref>[http://athleticsasia.org/index.php/results/21st-asian-athletics-championships-3-7-june-2015/41-asian-athletics-championship-2015-final-results/file 2015 Asian Athletics Championships Results]. Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.</ref>
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.<ref>[https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/rio-2016-bolt-eaton Day seven in numbers – Rio 2016 Olympic Games]. IAAF (2016-08-18). Retrieved on 2016-08-21.</ref><ref>Morse, Parker (2016-08-19). [https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/rio-2016-olympic-games-men-4x100m-final Report: men's 4x100m final – Rio 2016 Olympic Games]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 August 2021 |title=Men's 4×100m Relay Final Result |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/the-xxxii-olympic-games-athletics-7132391/results/men/4x100-metres-relay/final/result |access-date=8 August 2021 |website=World Athletics}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=6 August 2021 |title=Men's 4×100m Relay Final Result |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/ATH/OG2020-_ATH_C73E_ATHM4X100M------------FNL-000100--.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009211355/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/ATH/OG2020-_ATH_C73E_ATHM4X100M------------FNL-000100--.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2021 |access-date=26 August 2021 |website=olympics.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=4 October 2019 |title=4×100m Relay Round 1 Results |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-4X1-M-h----.RS6.pdf?v=-1822750985 |access-date=5 October 2019 |work=IAAF}}</ref>
==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== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- |2015 |Asian Championships |Wuhan, China |11th (sf) |200 m |21.06 |- |2016 |Olympic Games |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |4th |4 × 100 m relay |37.90 |- |rowspan=4|2017 |rowspan=2|IAAF World Relays |rowspan=2|Nassau, Bahamas |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |4 × 100 m relay |39.22 |- |6th |4 × 200 m relay |1:22.91 |- |rowspan=2|Asian Championships |rowspan=2|Bhubaneswar, India |8th (sf) |100 m |10.43<sup>1</sup> |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 100 m relay |39.38 |- |2020 |Olympic Games |Tokyo, Japan |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |4 × 100 m relay |align=left|37.79 =NR |- |2022 |World Championships |Eugene, United States |12th (h) |4 × 100 m relay |38.83 |} <sup>1</sup>Disqualified in the final
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tang, Xingqiang}} Category:Living people Category:1995 births Category:Chinese men sprinters Category:Olympic athletes for China Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:People from Ningde Category:Runners from Fujian Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic bronze medalists for China Category:Olympic bronze medalists in athletics Category:Asian Athletics Championships winners