1961 Thomas Cup squads

none This article lists the squads for the 1961 Thomas Cup participating teams. The age listed for each player is on 1 June 1961 which was the first day of the tournament. Teams Australia Five players represented Australia in the 1961 Thomas Cup.21 January 1961 Australian Thomas Cup team in training for big June contest https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19580604-1.2.76 16 July 2024 The Singapore Free Press 10 en NewspaperSG22 May 1961 Off to Bad Start https://books.google.com/books?id=t4RVAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA4&article_id=7017,3184445 16 July 2024 The Age 4 en Name DoB/Age Ken Turner 1961 6 1 1933 8 20 y Don Murray 1961 6 1 1929 7 18 y Ron Young 1940 (aged 20–21) Ted Anderson 1939 (aged 21–22) George Robotham 1935 (aged 25–26) Denmark Six players represented Denmark in the 1961 Thomas Cup.23 May 1961 Page 12, The Singapore Free Press, 23 May 1961 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/freepress19610523-1.1.12 15 July 2024 The Singapore Free Press 12 en NewspaperSG Name DoB/Age Finn Kobberø 1961 6 5 1936 3 13 y Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen 1930 (aged 27–28) Erland Kops 1961 6 1 1937 1 14 y Poul-Erik Nielsen 1961 6 1 1931 4 10 y Knud Aage Nielsen 1961 6 1 1937 3 1 y Henning Borch 1961 6 1 1938 3 9 y Indonesia Six players represented Indonesia in the 1961 Thomas Cup.13 June 1961 Jubilant Jakarta honours the cup heroes https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19610613-1.2.109 15 July 2024 The Straits Times 15 en NewspaperSG Name DoB/Age Tan Joe Hok 1961 6 1 1937 8 11 y Ferry Sonneville 1961 6 1 1931 1 3 y Njoo Kiem Bie 1961 6 1 1927 9 17 y Tan King Gwan 1932 (aged 28–29) Eddy Yusuf 1961 6 1 1931 4 3 y Lie Poo Djian 1961 6 1 1932 8 25 y Thailand Six players represented Thailand in the 1961 Thomas Cup.15 June 1961 Thais welcome new Thomas Cup rule on the final https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19610615-1.2.169 15 July 2024 The Singapore Free Press 22 en NewspaperSG Name DoB/Age Channarong Ratanaseangsuang 1939 (aged 21–22) Somsook Boonyasukhanonda 1937 (aged 23–24) Narong Bhornchima 1938 (aged 22–23) Raphi Kanchanaraphi 1961 6 1 1936 11 6 y Chavalert Chumkum 1939 (aged 21–22) Chuchart Vatanatham 1937 (aged 23–24) United States Six players represented the United States in the 1961 Thomas Cup.16 May 1961 America's team for Thomas Cup https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19610516-1.2.98 15 July 2024 The Singapore Free Press 11 en NewspaperSG Name DoB/Age Bill Berry 1928 (aged 32–33) Ron Palmer 1931 (aged 29–30) Jim Poole 1961 6 1 1932 2 20 y Michael Hartgrove 1934 (aged 26–27) Thomas Wynn Rogers 1919 (aged 41–42) Joe Alston 1961 6 1 1926 12 20 y References Category:Badminton-related lists Category:Thomas & Uber Cup