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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.

Name DoB/Age
Ken Turner (1933-08-20)20 August 1933 (aged 27)
Don Murray (1929-07-18)18 July 1929 (aged 31)
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.

Name DoB/Age
Finn Kobberø (1936-03-13)13 March 1936 (aged 25)
Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen 1930 (aged 27–28)
Erland Kops (1937-01-14)14 January 1937 (aged 24)
Poul-Erik Nielsen (1931-04-10)10 April 1931 (aged 30)
Knud Aage Nielsen (1937-03-01)1 March 1937 (aged 24)
Henning Borch (1938-03-09)9 March 1938 (aged 23)

Indonesia

Six players represented Indonesia in the 1961 Thomas Cup.

Name DoB/Age
Tan Joe Hok (1937-08-11)11 August 1937 (aged 23)
Ferry Sonneville (1931-01-03)3 January 1931 (aged 30)
Njoo Kiem Bie (1927-09-17)17 September 1927 (aged 33)
Tan King Gwan 1932 (aged 28–29)
Eddy Yusuf (1931-04-03)3 April 1931 (aged 30)
Lie Poo Djian (1932-08-25)25 August 1932 (aged 28)

Thailand

Six players represented Thailand in the 1961 Thomas Cup.

Name DoB/Age
Channarong Ratanaseangsuang 1939 (aged 21–22)
Somsook Boonyasukhanonda 1937 (aged 23–24)
Narong Bhornchima 1938 (aged 22–23)
Raphi Kanchanaraphi (1936-11-06)6 November 1936 (aged 24)
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.

Name DoB/Age
Bill Berry 1928 (aged 32–33)
Ron Palmer 1931 (aged 29–30)
Jim Poole (1932-02-20)20 February 1932 (aged 29)
Michael Hartgrove 1934 (aged 26–27)
Thomas Wynn Rogers 1919 (aged 41–42)
Joe Alston (1926-12-20)20 December 1926 (aged 34)

References

  1. "Australian Thomas Cup team in training for big June contest". The Singapore Free Press. 21 January 1961. p. 10. Retrieved 16 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. "Off to Bad Start". The Age. 22 May 1961. p. 4. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. "Page 12, The Singapore Free Press, 23 May 1961". The Singapore Free Press. 23 May 1961. p. 12. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. "Jubilant Jakarta honours the cup heroes". The Straits Times. 13 June 1961. p. 15. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  5. "Thais welcome new Thomas Cup rule on the final". The Singapore Free Press. 15 June 1961. p. 22. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  6. "America's team for Thomas Cup". The Singapore Free Press. 16 May 1961. p. 11. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
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