Tang Xingqiang
Tang Xingqiang (Chinese: 汤星强; born 11 August 1995 in Zhouning County, Fujian province) is a Chinese track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 metres. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
 Tang Xingqiang in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | China |
| Born | August 11, 1995 |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 100 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.30 (2016) |
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He made his international senior debut at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships, competing in the 200 metres and reaching the semi-finals.[2]
At the 2016 Rio Olympics he led off a Chinese 4 × 100 metres relay quarter 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,[3][4] but it remains the Chinese record.
Personal bests
- 60 metres – 6.56 (2016)
- 100 metres – 10.30 (2016)
- 200 metres – 20.92 (2015)
- 200 metres indoor – 22.00 (2016)
- 4 × 100 metres relay – 37.82 (2016)
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2017 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.22 |
| 6th | 4 × 200 m relay | 1:22.91 | |||
| Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 8th (sf) | 100 m | 10.431 | |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.38 |
1Disqualified in the final
References
- Tang Xingqiang. Rio2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
- 2015 Asian Athletics Championships Results. Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
- 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.
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