Tang Chia-hung

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Tang Chia-hung (唐嘉鴻), born 23 September 1996 in Taipei, Taiwan, is a Taiwanese artistic gymnast who competes for Chinese Taipei. He is 174 cm tall, trains at Taiwan Normal University, and is coached by Weng Shih-hang.

Early life
Tang was diagnosed with mild attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in kindergarten. His parents enrolled him in gymnastics to burn off energy, and he was inspired by the 2004 documentary Jump! Boys, which featured Taiwanese gymnasts.

Career highlights
- 2013 Gymnasiade: bronze on floor exercise.
- 2014 Asian Games: part of the Chinese Taipei team that finished sixth; he injured his Achilles tendon and did not compete.
- 2018 Asian Games: gold on the horizontal bar; silver on the floor exercise.
- 2019 Summer Universiade: gold on the horizontal bar; silver in the team event.
- 2019 World Championships: helped Chinese Taipei qualify a team for the Olympics for the first time since 1964; the team finished sixth in the final.
- 2020 Tokyo Olympics: placed seventh in the all-around (a best-ever result for a Chinese Taipei athlete); the team finished 10th in the qualification and was the second reserve for the team final.
- 2022 Asian Championships: bronze team medal; fourth all-around; sixth on pommel horse; eighth on floor and horizontal bar.
- 2022 World Cup series: silver on floor in Paris; bronze on floor in Mersin; won the overall floor exercise title for the 2022 World Challenge Cup series; ninth in the all-around at the World Championships.
- 2023: tore his Achilles tendon at the start of the year; returned at the 2023 Paris World Challenge Cup and won the horizontal bar.
- 2024: strong showing in the World Cup series, winning horizontal bars in Cairo, Cottbus, and Doha to secure Olympic qualification; he was the overall World Cup horizontal bar champion. In the World Challenge Cup circuit, he won horizontal bar gold in Osijek, with silver in Varna and gold in Koper.

Tang is known for his excellence on the horizontal bar and is regarded as one of Taiwan’s top gymnasts in recent years.