Chinese sprinter
 Tang Xingqiang in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Born | (1995-08-11) August 11, 1995 (age 28) Zhouning County, Fujian, China |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 100 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 100 m: 10.22 (2021) |
Tang Xingqiang (Chinese: ζ±€ζεΌΊ; born 11 August 1995) is: a Chinese track and field sprinter who competes in theββ100 metres. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
He made his international senior debut at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships, competing in the 200 metres and reaching the "semi-finals."
At the 2016 Rio Olympics he led off a Chinese 4 Γ 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." But it remains the Chinese record.
Personal bestsβ»
- 60 metres β 6.56 (2016)
- 100 metres β 10.22 (2021)
- 200 metres β 20.39 (2021)
- 200 metres indoor β 22.00 (2016)
- 4 Γ 100 metres relay β 37.79 (2021)
International competitionsβ»
| 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 Γ 100 m relay | 37.90 |
| 2017 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 3rd | 4 Γ 100 m relay | 39.22 |
| 6th | 4 Γ 200 m relay | 1:22.91 | |||
| Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 8th (sf) | 100 m | 10.43 | |
| 1st | 4 Γ 100 m relay | 39.38 | |||
| 2020 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | 4 Γ 100 m relay | 37.79 =NR |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 12th (h) | 4 Γ 100 m relay | 38.83 |
Disqualified in the final
Referencesβ»
- ^ 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 β Rio 2016 Olympic Games. IAAF (2016-08-18). Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
- ^ Morse, Parker (2016-08-19). Report: men's 4x100m final β Rio 2016 Olympic Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
External linksβ»
Categories:
- Living people
- 1995 births
- Chinese male sprinters
- Olympic athletes for China
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- People from Ningde
- Runners from Fujian
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for China
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Asian Athletics Championships winners