Tan Qiang

Tan Qiang
谭强
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1998-09-16) 16 September 1998 (age 26)
Nanjing, China
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Retired20 August 2024[1]
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking10 (MD with He Jiting, 23 July 2019)
156 (XD, 20 April 2017)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Huelva Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 2020 Aarhus Men's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Dubai Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Alor Setar Men's team
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2021 Chengdu Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Lima Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bilbao Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bangkok Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bangkok Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bangkok Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Bangkok Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Tan Qiang (Chinese: 谭强; born 16 September 1998) is a Chinese badminton player.[2] In 2015, he won the bronze medal at the Asian Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event partnered with Ren Xiangyu, and in 2016, won the silver medal partnered with He Jiting.[3][4] In 2017, he became the runner-up at the China International tournament in the mixed doubles event partnered with Xu Ya.[5] In 2023, he helped the national team win the 2023 Asia Mixed Team Championships,[6] and won the postponed Summer World University Games with Ren Xiangyu.[7]

Tan retired from international badminton on 20 August 2024.[1]

  1. ^ a b ""各位,我先下船了" 刘雨辰深情告别". 中國報 China Press (in Chinese). 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Players: Tan Qiang". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  3. ^ "谭强 Tan Qiang 成绩". Badmintoncn (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  4. ^ "China Dominates Badminton Asia Junior Championships". Badminton Asia. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  5. ^ "2017中国(陵水)国际羽毛球挑战赛中国队夺三冠" (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Asia Mixed Team Championships: China reign again". bwfsudirmancup.com. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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