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Tang Xianhu (Thing Hian Hou 汤现虎) was born on 13 March, 1942 in Lampung, Dutch East Indies, is a Chinese badminton player. Discover Tang Xianhu's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?

Popular As Thing Hian Hou 汤现虎
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Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 13 March, 1942
Birthday 13 March
Birthplace Lampung, Dutch East Indies
Nationality Indonesia

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1942

Tang Xianhu (Fuad Nurhadi; born 13 March 1942) is a Indonesia-born Chinese former badminton player and coach.

In the early days of his career, Tang was unable to participate in international competitions due to political factors, but he defeated the world's top players many times during overseas visits and exchanges, and was known as the "Uncrowned King" in badminton.

Tang was born of Chinese descent in Kotabumi, Lampung Province, Dutch East Indies, on 13 March 1942.

He is the third of four children in the family.

He started playing badminton with his family when he was eight years old.

Due to his father's work, he had to move to Bandar Lampung and then Jakarta when he was growing up.

1950

He continued to play badminton and became one of Indonesia’s top junior players in the 1950s.

He was later recommended to Wang Wenjiao who was recruiting members for the Fujian badminton team in China at the time.

1960

As the People's Republic of China had not yet joined the United Nations in the 1960s.

The International Badminton Federation (IBF) only recognises the membership of the Chinese Taipei Badminton Association, so Tang and others cannot represent China in international competitions.

1961

Due to the outbreak of the anti-Chinese movement in Indonesia, Tang then decided to go to China in 1961 after his partner and rival, Hou Jiachang from Surabaya, to continue his studies while playing badminton.

1963

In 1963, China and Indonesia joined some countries to hold the Games of the New Emerging Forces (GANEFO) in Jakarta and Tang was able to participate in the international competition for the first time and won the men's singles and the men's team gold medals.

From 1963 to 1975, Tang was known to be undefeated in international competitions.

1965

In 1965, Tang visited Denmark with the Chinese badminton team and played friendly matches with the Danish team.

He defeated Erland Kops, then the reigning All England men's singles champion easily with the score of 15-5, 15-0.

The Chinese also defeated several of the most powerful countries in the world of badminton at that time, in both Asia and Europe, but because they could not officially participate in international competitions, fans called the Chinese representatives as the "Uncrowned King" of badminton.

1966

In 1966, Tang won three titles, men's team, men's doubles and men's singles at the Asian Games of the New Emerging Forces in Cambodia.

1974

He won the Asian Games men's team gold in 1974 and mixed doubles gold in 1978.

After retiring, he started coaching in China and Indonesia.

Many of the players he coached had won the World Championships and/or Olympic gold medals such as Lin Ying, Wu Dixi, Li Lingwei, Han Aiping, Ji Xinpeng, Xia Xuanze, Sun Jun, Lin Dan, Cai Yun, Fu Haifeng, Alan Budikusuma and Hendrawan.

In 1974, the Chinese Badminton Association officially became a member of the Asian Badminton Federation.

Representing China, Tang won the men's team gold medal and the men's doubles and mixed doubles bronze medals in the 7th Asian Games badminton competition held in the same year.

1978

In 1978, in addition to winning the men's team and men's doubles silver medals at the 8th Asian Games, Tang also won the mixed doubles gold medal with Zhang Ailing.

1979

In 1979, Tang retired from competitive badminton at the age of 37 because of his old age, lack of physical capacity as well as already had successors in place.

1981

In 1981, Tang returned to the national team as the women's team coach.

During this period, he trained Lin Ying and Wu Dixi, who had won the women's doubles at the World Championships and the World Cup several times.

1984

He also led the women's team to win the 1984 and 1986 Uber Cup, as well as the 1986 Asian Games women's team event.

1986

In 1986, Tang went back to Indonesia to take care of his aging parents.

1988

He started coaching at Club Pelita Jaya before being hired as the head coach of the Indonesian national team in 1988.

There, he trained many future stars, such as Alan Budikusuma, Hermawan Susanto and Hendrawan.

1990

Fung Permadi, who moved to the Chinese Tapei in the 1990s and runner-up to China's Sun Jun at the 1999 IBF World Championships, was also trained by Tang.

1997

After Tang's application for Indonesian citizenship was not dealt with properly, he returned to China in 1997.

He first returned to Fujian as the head coach of the Fujian Provincial Team.

1998

At the end of 1998, the head coach of the Chinese national team, Li Yongbo, called Tang and invited him to return to the national team to coach the men's singles in preparation for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

There he trained Dong Jiong, Sun Jun, Ji Xinpeng, Xia Xuanze, Chen Hong and others.

2000

In 2000, Ji Xinpeng, not herald before the competition, managed to beat Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat, Denmark's Peter Gade and another Indonesian player Hendrawan to win China's first ever badminton Olympic men's singles gold.

2002

In 2002, he was inducted into the Badminton Hall of Fame.

In 2002, Tang switched to coaching the men’s doubles after poor performances from the doubles players at the Thomas Cup competition held in May.

2004

There, he groomed Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng to prepare for their successful 2004 Thomas Cup campaign.

The Chinese duo later went on to win three consecutive World Championships titles.