# Tang Xingqiang > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tang_Xingqiang > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tang_Xingqiang.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_Xingqiang > Source revision: 1331534314 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Chinese sprinter}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Tang Xingqiang | image = Tang Xingqiang 2017.jpg | caption = Tang in 2017 | sport = [Track and field](/source/Track_and_field) | event = [100 metres](/source/100_metres) | nationality = Chinese | alias = | club = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|08|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Zhouning County](/source/Zhouning_County), [Fujian](/source/Fujian), [China](/source/China) | collegeteam = | height = {{height|m=1.70}}[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 }}. 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Retrieved on 2016-08-19. | weight = 61 kg | turnedpro = | retired = | pb = 100 m: 10.22 (2021) | olympics = | worlds = | highestranking = | coach = | updated = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Competition|[Olympic Games](/source/Summer_Olympic_Games)}} {{Medal|Bronze|[2020 Tokyo](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics)|[4×100 m relay](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay)}} {{Medal|Competition|[IAAF World Relays](/source/IAAF_World_Relays)}} {{Medal|Bronze|[2017 Nassau](/source/2017_IAAF_World_Relays)|[4×100 m relay](/source/2017_IAAF_World_Relays_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay)}} {{Medal|Competition|[Asian Championships](/source/Asian_Athletics_Championships)}} {{Medal|Gold|[2017 Bhubaneswar](/source/2017_Asian_Athletics_Championships)|[4×100 m relay](/source/2017_Asian_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay)}} }} '''Tang Xingqiang''' ({{zh|s=汤星强}}; born 11 August 1995) is a Chinese [track and field](/source/track_and_field) [sprint](/source/sprint_(running))er who competes in the [100 metres](/source/100_metres). He represented his country at the [2016](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) and [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics). ==Career== He made his international senior debut at the [2015 Asian Athletics Championships](/source/2015_Asian_Athletics_Championships), competing in the [200 metres](/source/200_metres) and reaching the semi-finals.[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. At the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics), he led off a Chinese [4 × 100 metres relay](/source/4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay) quartet including [Xie Zhenye](/source/Xie_Zhenye), [Su Bingtian](/source/Su_Bingtian), and [Zhang Peimeng](/source/Zhang_Peimeng). The team set an [Asian record](/source/List_of_Asian_records_in_athletics) of 37.82 seconds in qualifying and finished fourth in the final. The record was quickly broken by Japan in the following relay heat.[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.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. In the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics), he also led off the same Chinese relay quartet, with Zhang replaced with [Wu Zhiqiang](/source/Wu_Zhiqiang_(sprinter)), winning a bronze medal and equaling the [Chinese record](/source/List_of_Chinese_records_in_athletics) set at the [2019 World Championships](/source/2019_World_Athletics_Championships).{{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}}{{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}}{{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}} ==Personal bests== *[60 metres](/source/60_metres) – 6.56 (2016) *[100 metres](/source/100_metres) – 10.22 (2021) *[200 metres](/source/200_metres) – 20.39 (2021) *[200 metres](/source/200_metres) indoor – 22.00 (2016) *[4 × 100 metres relay](/source/4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay) – 37.79 (2021) ==International competitions== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- |2015 |[Asian Championships](/source/2015_Asian_Athletics_Championships) |[Wuhan](/source/Wuhan), China |11th (sf) |[200 m](/source/2015_Asian_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_200_metres) |21.06 |- |2016 |[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics) |[Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), Brazil |4th |[4 × 100 m relay](/source/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay) |37.90 |- |rowspan=4|2017 |rowspan=2|[IAAF World Relays](/source/2017_IAAF_World_Relays) |rowspan=2|[Nassau, Bahamas](/source/Nassau%2C_Bahamas) |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |[4 × 100 m relay](/source/2017_IAAF_World_Relays_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay) |39.22 |- |6th |[4 × 200 m relay](/source/2017_IAAF_World_Relays_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_200_metres_relay) |1:22.91 |- |rowspan=2|[Asian Championships](/source/2017_Asian_Athletics_Championships) |rowspan=2|[Bhubaneswar, India](/source/Bhubaneswar%2C_India) |8th (sf) |[100 m](/source/2017_Asian_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metres) |10.431 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |[4 × 100 m relay](/source/2017_Asian_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay) |39.38 |- |2020 |[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics) |[Tokyo, Japan](/source/Japan_National_Stadium) |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |[4 × 100 m relay](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay) |align=left|[37.79](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay) =[NR](/source/List_of_Chinese_records_in_athletics) |- |2022 |[World Championships](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships) |[Eugene, United States](/source/Eugene%2C_Oregon) |12th (h) |[4 × 100 m relay](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay) |38.83 |} 1Disqualified in the final ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{sports links}} {{Authority control}} {{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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tang Xingqiang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_Xingqiang) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_Xingqiang?action=history)). 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