Tang Chia-hung

Tang Chia-hung
Tang in 2024
Personal information
Born (1996-09-23) 23 September 1996 (age 28)
Taipei, Taiwan[1]
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country representedChinese Taipei
ClubTaiwan Normal University
Head coach(es)Weng Shih-hang
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Horizontal bar
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Horizontal bar
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Floor exercise
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Ulaanbaatar Horizontal bar
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ulaanbaatar Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Doha Team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples Horizontal bar
Silver medal – second place 2019 Naples Team

Tang Chia-hung (Chinese: 唐嘉鴻; pinyin: Táng Jiāhóng; born 23 September 1996) is a Taiwanese artistic gymnast. He won the gold medal on the horizontal bar and the silver medal on the floor exercise at the 2018 Asian Games. He is the 2019 Summer Universiade horizontal bar champion. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and he won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics on the horizontal bar.

Early life

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Tang was diagnosed with mild attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in kindergarten, and his parents enrolled him in gymnastics after a doctor suggested it to burn off energy.[2] He was inspired by the 2004 documentary Jump! Boys that featured Taiwanese gymnasts including future teammate Lee Chih-kai.[3]

Career

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2013–14

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Tang won the bronze medal on the floor exercise at the 2013 Gymnasiade behind Giarnni Regini-Moran and Botond Kardos.[4] He was selected to represent Chinese Taipei at the 2014 Asian Games and finished sixth with the team.[5] However, he injured his Achilles tendon before the competition and did not actually compete.[6]

2017–18

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Tang won a gold medal on the floor exercise at the 2017 Doha World Cup.[7] He finished in fourth place on the floor exercise at the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, due to going out of bounds.[8] He missed the rest of the season due to an elbow injury the required three surgeries.[6]

Tang returned to competition at the 2018 Asian Games, helping the Chinese Taipei team place fourth.[9] Individually, he won the silver medal on the floor exercise behind South Korea's Kim Han-sol.[10] The next day, he won the gold medal in the horizontal bar final.[11] He then competed at the 2018 World Championships and qualified for the horizontal bar final where he finished in fifth place.[12]

2019

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Tang competed at the 2019 Asian Championships despite an injured foot and won a bronze medal with the Chinese Taipei team. Individually, he won the silver medal on the horizontal bar behind China's Hu Xuwei.[13] At the 2019 Summer Universiade, he won the gold medal on the horizontal bar.[14] He also won the silver medal in the team event with Hsu Ping-chien and Lee Chih-kai.[15] Then at the Paris World Challenge Cup, he won the bronze medal on the horizontal bar.[16] At the 2019 World Championships, Tang and the Chinese Taipei team placed eighth in the qualification round and qualified a team for the Olympic Games for the first time since 1964.[17][18] The team also qualified for its first-ever team final, and they finished sixth.[19]

2020–21

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Tang was scheduled to compete at both the 2020 Stuttgart and Birmingham World Cups.[20][21] However, both of these events were postponed to 2021 and eventually canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22][23] Tang was selected to represent Chinese Taipei at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[24] The team of Tang, Hung Yuan-hsi, Shiao Yu-jan, and Lee Chih-kai finished 10th in the qualification round, making them the second reserve for the team final.[25] In the all-around final, he finished in seventh place, which is the best-ever result for a Chinese Taipei athlete in the individual all-around.[26]

2022–23

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At the 2022 Asian Championships, Tang won the bronze medal with the Chinese Taipei team, and he placed fourth in the all-around. He also finished sixth in the pommel horse final and eighth in the floor exercise and horizontal bar finals.[27] Then at the Paris World Challenge Cup, he won the silver medal on the floor exercise.[28] He then won the floor exercise bronze medal at the Mersin World Challenge Cup.[29] He was the overall floor exercise winner of the 2022 World Challenge Cup series.[30] He qualified for the all-around final at the World Championships and finished ninth.[31]

Tang tore his Achilles tendon at the beginning of 2023.[32] He returned to competition at the 2023 Paris World Challenge and won the horizontal bar gold medal.[33]

2024

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Tang competed in the 2024 World Cup series to earn points for Olympic qualification. He won the horizontal bar gold medals at the events in Cairo,[34] Cottbus,[35] and Doha,[36] securing enough points to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[37] He was the overall horizontal bar winner of the World Cup series.[38] He also competed in the World Challenge Cup series, winning the gold medal on the horizontal bar at the event in Osijek.[39] He then won the silver medal at the event in Varna and the gold medal at the event in Koper.[40][41]

References

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  1. ^ "Tang Chia-hung". Paris 2024. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. ^ "世大運》翻滾吧！唐嘉鴻 過動兒化身成世界盃金牌選手" ["World Universiade" roll over! Tang Jiahong's hyperactive child transforms into a World Cup gold medalist]. Lead Sports News (in Chinese). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Athlete inspiration: Taipei's Tang looks to capitalise on difficulty as 2023 takes off". International Gymnastics Federation. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Gymnasiade 2013 Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). Brasília 2013 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic Men's Qualification And Team Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Incheon 2014. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b "「銀」家唐嘉鴻 何其有幸遇見他" ["Silver" Tang Chia-hung was so lucky to meet him]. The Liberty Times (in Chinese). 24 August 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Liu Tingting wins twice as China continues impressive Gymnastics World Cup showing". International Gymnastics Federation. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  8. ^ "世大運》出界錯失獎牌 唐嘉鴻地板屈居第4 - 體育" [World Universiade: went out of bounds and missed the medal, Tang Chia-hung Flooring ranked 4th]. The China Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team". Jakarta 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  10. ^ "亞運體操地板項目 唐嘉鴻獲銀牌" [Tang Chia-hung wins silver medal in Asian Games gymnastics floor event]. Central News Agency (in Chinese). 23 August 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  11. ^ "唐嘉鴻金銀入懷 奧運夢起飛" [Tang Chia-hung’s Olympic dream takes off with gold and silver in his arms]. The Liberty Times (in Chinese). 25 August 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  12. ^ "體操世錦賽》差0.267分拿牌！唐嘉鴻單槓奪第5" [Gymnastics World Championships: 0.267 points away from winning a medal! Tang Chia-hung won fifth place on horizontal bar]. The Liberty Times (in Chinese). 4 November 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  13. ^ "放眼10月重頭戲 唐嘉鴻先「銀」再說" [Looking at the highlight of October, Tang Chia-hung will talk about "silver" first]. The Liberty Times (in Chinese). 23 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  14. ^ Dexter, Grant (9 July 2019). "Tang Chia-hung claims gold on horizontal bar". The Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  15. ^ "30th Summer Universiade 2019 Artistic Gymnastics Teams Qualification Men" (PDF). 30th Summer Universiade 2019 Main Results. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Eight nations grab gold at Paris World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Taiwan's men's gymnastics team secures spot in 2020 Summer Olympics". Taiwan News. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020.
  18. ^ "'Harvest day': Chinese Taipei turns in Tokyo-worthy performance". International Gymnastics Federation. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Russian men claim first world team title at Stuttgart Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Olympic, World champions gear up for star-studded Stuttgart World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Birmingham World Cup roster bursts with World stars". International Gymnastics Federation. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  22. ^ "New dates set for Doha Apparatus World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  23. ^ "The All-Around World Cup Series is cancelled". International Gymnastics Federation. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  24. ^ "東奧中華體操男子成隊名單確定 蕭佑然、游朝偉入列" [Taiwanese men's gymnastics team for the Tokyo Olympics confirmed, Shiao Yu-jan and Yu Chao-wei added]. Eastern Broadcasting Company (in Chinese). 6 June 2021.
  25. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics: Men's Qualification – Results" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  26. ^ "東奧體操男子全能唐嘉鴻第7名 李智凱排名21" [Olympics gymnastics men's all-around Tang Chia-hung ranked 7th and Lee Chih-kai ranked 21st]. Yahoo! (in Chinese). 28 July 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  27. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (21 June 2022). "2022 Asian Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  28. ^ "FIG World Challenge Cup 2022 Paris (FRA), 24 & 25 September 2022 Men's Floor Exercise Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  29. ^ "Turkish gymnasts primed for 'beautiful' Mersin World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  30. ^ "Asil, Arican, Srbic, Derek: Big names carry off 2022 World Challenge Cup series titles in Artistic Gymnastics". International Gymnastics Federation. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  31. ^ "51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October - 6 November 2022 Men's All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  32. ^ "A spicy Horizontal Bar exercise helps Chinese Taipei's Tang hang on to Paris dream". International Gymnastics Federation. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  33. ^ "In a World Championship warmup, French gymnasts sizzle at Paris World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  34. ^ "Olympic qualification is on as 2024 Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup series comes alive in Cairo". International Gymnastics Federation. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  35. ^ "Champions in Cottbus! All the thrills from a World Cup weekend to remember". International Gymnastics Federation. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  36. ^ "The Doha decider: inside a doubly significant weekend in Artistic Gymnastics". International Gymnastics Federation. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  37. ^ "23 more Artistic gymnasts have earned Olympic berths! See who's headed to Paris here". International Gymnastics Federation. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  38. ^ "Nemour, Derwael, Davtyans top the charts as 2024 World Cup series champions". International Gymnastics Federation. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  39. ^ "French Olympic hopefuls flex at Osijek World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  40. ^ "France, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan each take two titles at Varna World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  41. ^ "Triple titleist Kovtun stars at Koper World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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