Tang Xianhu
| Tang Xianhu 汤仙虎 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Thing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Thing Hian Hou 汤现虎 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 March 1942 Lampung, Dutch East Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Fujian, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's singles, Men's doubles & Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tang Xianhu (Chinese: 汤仙虎; pinyin: Tāng Xiānhǔ; Indonesian: Fuad Nurhadi; born 13 March 1942) is an 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. 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 2002, he was inducted into the Badminton Hall of Fame.