1979 Thomas Cup squads

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This article lists the squads for the 1979 Thomas Cup participating teams. The age listed for each player is on 24 May 1979 which was the first day of the tournament.

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Teams

Canada

Six players represented Canada in the 1979 Thomas Cup. [1]

NameDoB/Age
John Czich 1952 (aged 26–27)
Pat Tryon 1956 (aged 22–23)
Ian Johnson 1957 (aged 21–22)
Paul Johnson 1959 (aged 19–20)
Bob MacDougall 1960 (aged 18–19)
David deBelle 1960 (aged 18–19)

Denmark

Five players represented Denmark in the 1979 Thomas Cup. [2]

NameDoB/Age
Svend Pri 18 March 1945 (aged 34)
Flemming Delfs 7 September 1951 (aged 27)
Morten Frost 4 April 1958 (aged 21)
Steen Skovgaard 1950 (aged 28–29)
Steen Fladberg 11 October 1956 (aged 22)

India

Five players represented India in the 1979 Thomas Cup. [3]

NameDoB/Age
Prakash Padukone 10 June 1955 (aged 23)
Syed Modi 31 December 1962 (aged 16)
Uday Pawar 1956 (aged 22–23)
Partho Ganguli March 1953 (aged 26)
Pradeep Gandhe 1955 (aged 20–21)

Indonesia

Nine players represented Indonesia in the 1979 Thomas Cup. [4]

NameDoB/Age
Rudy Hartono 18 August 1949 (aged 29)
Liem Swie King 28 February 1956 (aged 23)
Iie Sumirat 15 November 1950 (aged 28)
Tjun Tjun 4 October 1952 (aged 26)
Johan Wahjudi 10 February 1953 (aged 26)
Ade Chandra 4 February 1950 (aged 29)
Christian Hadinata 11 December 1949 (aged 29)
Hadiyanto 31 March 1955 (aged 24)
Lius Pongoh 3 December 1960 (aged 18)

Japan

Eight players represented Japan in the 1979 Thomas Cup. [5]

NameDoB/Age
Kinji Zeniya 13 March 1953 (aged 26)
Masao Tsuchida 9 September 1953 (aged 25)
Yoshitaka Iino 1953 (aged 25–26)
Hiroyuki Hasegawa 19 January 1957 (aged 22)
Nobutaka Ikeda 1957 (aged 21–22)
Shoichi Toganoo 1947 (aged 31–32)
Toshihiro Tsuji 1946 (aged 32–33)
Mikio Ozaki 1949 (aged 29–30)

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References

  1. ↑ "1979 Thomas Cup". Badminton Canada. 1979-05-24. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  2. ↑ "Danes take 3-1 lead" . The Straits Times . 27 May 1979. p. 30. Retrieved 9 August 2024– via NewspaperSG.
  3. ↑ "INDIANS LEAVE". The Straits Times . 19 May 1979. p. 37. Retrieved 9 August 2024– via NewspaperSG.
  4. ↑ "Swie King ramalkan Piala Thomas kekal di Indonesia". Berita Harian (in Malay). 20 May 1979. p. 10. Retrieved 29 July 2024– via NewspaperSG.
  5. ↑ "Japanese Cup team". New Nation. 16 August 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 9 August 2024– via NewspaperSG.
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