| Tang Yuanting 唐渊渟 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 August 1994 Nanning, Guangxi, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 19 September 2016[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 6 (WD with Ma Jin 23 September 2015) 2 (WD with Yu Yang 14 April 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tang Yuanting (Chinese: 唐渊渟; born 2 August 1994) is a Chinese badminton player specializing in doubles.[2] She is a women's doubles Asian Champion and East Asian Games gold medalist. Tang was part of the China winning team in a Sudirman Cup, Uber Cup, Asia Team Championships, and an East Asian Games. She competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the women's doubles event partnered with Yu Yang, but lost to the Korean pair in the bronze medal match.[3][4] She retired from the international competition at the age of 22 in September 2016.[1]
Tang Yuanting later moved to Australia to pursue her master of education degree at the University of Sydney, and then participated in the national badminton events.[5]
- ^ a b Hearn, Don (20 September 2016). "Tang Yuanting, world #2, quits at 22". www.badzine.net. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Players: Tang Yuanting". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Badminton Day 8: Japan wins women's doubles gold, Marin advances to semifinals". NBC Olympic broadcasts. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Chinese shuttlers suffer triple-strike in badminton as Li out of medal competition". China Daily. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "唐渊渟澳洲求学，退役有遗憾但不后悔". www.aiyuke.com (in Chinese). 6 September 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2021.