1986 Thomas & Uber Cup squads

This article lists the squads for the 1986 Thomas & Uber Cup participating teams. The age listed for each player is on 22 April 1986 which was the first day of the tournament. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Thomas Cup

Group A

Denmark

Eight players represented Denmark in the 1986 Thomas Cup.

Name	DoB/Age
Morten Frost	(1958-04-04)4 April 1958 (aged 28)
Jens Peter Nierhoff	(1960-09-02)2 September 1960 (aged 25)
Michael Kjeldsen	(1962-11-13)13 November 1962 (aged 23)
Ib Frederiksen	(1964-05-07)7 May 1964 (aged 21)
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	(1965-09-20)20 September 1965 (aged 20)
Steen Fladberg	(1956-10-11)11 October 1956 (aged 29)
Jesper Helledie	(1954-05-09)9 May 1954 (aged 31)
Mark Christiansen	(1963-10-21)21 October 1963 (aged 22)

Indonesia

Eight players represented Indonesia in the 1986 Thomas Cup.

Name	DoB/Age
Liem Swie King	(1956-02-28)28 February 1956 (aged 30)
Lius Pongoh	(1960-12-03)3 December 1960 (aged 25)
Icuk Sugiarto	(1962-10-04)4 October 1962 (aged 23)
Eddy Kurniawan	(1962-07-02)2 July 1962 (aged 23)
Hariamanto Kartono	(1954-08-08)8 August 1954 (aged 31)
Bobby Ertanto	(1960-08-02)2 August 1960 (aged 25)
Christian Hadinata	(1949-12-11)11 December 1949 (aged 36)
Hadibowo Susanto	(1958-07-04)4 July 1958 (aged 27)

South Korea

Eight players represented South Korea in the 1986 Thomas Cup.

Name	DoB/Age
Park Joo-bong	(1964-12-05)5 December 1964 (aged 21)
Kim Moon-soo	(1963-12-29)29 December 1963 (aged 22)
Sung Han-kook	(1963-11-19)19 November 1963 (aged 22)
Choi Byung-hak	1959 (aged 26–27)
Lee Deuk-choon	(1962-07-16)16 July 1962 (aged 23)
Park Sung-bae	(1969-01-11)11 January 1969 (aged 17)
Kim Joong-soo	(1960-04-17)17 April 1960 (aged 26)
Lee Sang-hee	1960 (aged 25–26)

Sweden

Eight players represented Sweden in the 1986 Thomas Cup.

Name	DoB/Age
Thomas Kihlström	(1948-12-11)11 December 1948 (aged 37)
Stefan Karlsson	(1955-11-05)5 November 1955 (aged 30)
Jonas Herrgårdh	(1963-09-01)1 September 1963 (aged 22)
Ulf Johansson	(1959-05-16)16 May 1959 (aged 26)
Stellan Österberg	(1965-01-17)17 January 1965 (aged 21)
Jan-Eric Antonsson	(1961-09-09)9 September 1961 (aged 24)
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	(1963-08-06)6 August 1963 (aged 22)
Manfred Mellqvist	1959 (aged 26–27)

Group B

China

Eight players represented China in the 1986 Thomas Cup.

Name	DoB/Age
Han Jian	(1956-07-06)6 July 1956 (aged 29)
Yang Yang	(1963-12-08)8 December 1963 (aged 22)
Ding Qiqing	(1962-05-28)28 May 1962 (aged 23)
Xiong Guobao	(1962-11-01)1 November 1962 (aged 23)
Zhang Qiang	1963 (aged 22–23)
Li Yongbo	(1962-09-18)18 September 1962 (aged 23)
Zhou Jincan	1961 (aged 24–25)
Tian Bingyi	(1963-07-30)30 July 1963 (aged 22)

England

Eight players represented England in the 1986 Thomas Cup.

Name	DoB/Age
Nick Yates	1962 (aged 23–24)
Steve Baddeley	(1961-03-28)28 March 1961 (aged 25)
Darren Hall	(1965-10-25)25 October 1965 (aged 20)
Mike Brown	(1957-03-13)13 March 1957 (aged 29)
Richard Outterside	1962 (aged 23–24)
Andy Goode	(1960-01-30)30 January 1960 (aged 26)
Nigel Tier	(1958-10-03)3 October 1958 (aged 27)
Chris Dobson	(1963-12-25)25 December 1963 (aged 22)

Malaysia

Eight players represented Malaysia in the 1986 Thomas Cup.

Name	DoB/Age
Misbun Sidek	(1960-02-17)17 February 1960 (aged 26)
Ong Beng Teong	(1962-05-29)29 May 1962 (aged 23)
Razif Sidek	(1962-05-29)29 May 1962 (aged 23)
Foo Kok Keong	(1963-01-08)8 January 1963 (aged 23)
Cheah Soon Kit	(1968-01-09)9 January 1968 (aged 18)
Jalani Sidek	(1963-11-10)10 November 1963 (aged 22)
Chong Weng Kai	(1965-11-22)22 November 1965 (aged 20)
Rashid Sidek	(1968-07-08)8 July 1968 (aged 17)

Singapore

Eight players represented Singapore in the 1986 Thomas Cup.

Name	DoB/Age
Wong Shoon Soo	1962 (aged 23–24)
Abdul Hamid Khan	(1965-12-13)13 December 1965 (aged 20)
Lau Wing Cheok	1962 (aged 23–24)
Wong Shoon Keat	(1957-04-30)30 April 1957 (aged 28)
Tan Eng Han	1956 (aged 29–30)
Tan Khee Wee	1956 (aged 29–30)
Robert Han	1958 (aged 27–28)
Sulaiman Zaini	1956 (aged 29–30)

Uber Cup

Group A

China

Eight players represented China in the 1986 Uber Cup.

Name	DoB/Age
Li Lingwei	(1964-01-04)4 January 1964 (aged 22)
Han Aiping	(1962-04-22)22 April 1962 (aged 24)
Zheng Yuli	1963 (aged 22–23)
Lin Ying	(1963-10-10)10 October 1963 (aged 22)
Wu Dixi	(1962-08-09)9 August 1962 (aged 23)
Wu Jianqiu	1962 (aged 23–24)
Guan Weizhen	(1964-06-15)15 June 1964 (aged 21)
Lao Yujing	1966 (aged 19–20)

Denmark

Eight players represented Denmark in the 1986 Uber Cup.

Name	DoB/Age
Kirsten Larsen	(1962-03-14)14 March 1962 (aged 24)
Christina Bostofte	1971 (aged 14–15)
Dorte Kjær	(1964-02-06)6 February 1964 (aged 22)
Grete Mogensen	(1963-05-15)15 May 1963 (aged 22)
Charlotte Hattens	(1964-08-29)29 August 1964 (aged 21)
Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen	(1968-09-22)22 September 1968 (aged 17)
Gitte Paulsen	(1965-12-04)4 December 1965 (aged 20)
Nettie Nielsen	(1964-07-23)23 July 1964 (aged 21)

Japan

Eight players represented Japan in the 1986 Uber Cup.

Name	DoB/Age
Sumiko Kitada	(1962-03-31)31 March 1962 (aged 24)
Kimiko Jinnai	(1964-03-12)12 March 1964 (aged 22)
Yoshiko Yonekura	(1958-02-07)7 February 1958 (aged 28)
Harumi Kohara	(1965-06-24)24 June 1965 (aged 20)
Kazuko Takamine	(1962-09-26)26 September 1962 (aged 23)
Mieko Hirayama	1965 (aged 20–21)
Hisako Takamine	(1964-04-30)30 April 1964 (aged 21)
Kazue Hoshi	(1964-11-26)26 November 1964 (aged 21)

Sweden

Eight players represented Sweden in the 1986 Uber Cup.

Name	DoB/Age
Christine Magnusson	(1964-11-21)21 November 1964 (aged 21)
Catharina Andersson	1959 (aged 26–27)
Maria Henning	1960 (aged 25–26)
Ann Sandersson	1967 (aged 18–19)
Maria Bengtsson	(1964-03-05)5 March 1964 (aged 22)
Lilian Johansson	1959 (aged 26–27)
Anette Börjesson	(1954-11-11)11 November 1954 (aged 31)
Karin Ericsson	1961 (aged 24–25)

Group B

Canada

Eight players represented Canada in the 1986 Uber Cup.

Name	DoB/Age
Denyse Julien	(1960-07-22)22 July 1960 (aged 25)
Sandra Skillings	1959 (aged 26–27)
Linda Cloutier	1961 (aged 24–25)
Claire Sharpe	(1958-05-13)13 May 1958 (aged 27)
Johanne Falardeau	1961 (aged 24–25)
Claire Allison	1962 (aged 23–24)
Doris Piché	(1965-10-14)14 October 1965 (aged 20)
Chantal Jobin	1960 (aged 25–26)

England

Eight players represented England in the 1986 Uber Cup.

Name	DoB/Age
Helen Troke	(1964-11-07)7 November 1964 (aged 21)
Karen Beckman	(1960-03-27)27 March 1960 (aged 26)
Fiona Elliott	(1963-11-13)13 November 1963 (aged 22)
Gillian Clark	(1961-09-02)2 September 1961 (aged 24)
Gillian Gowers	(1964-04-09)9 April 1964 (aged 22)
Wendy Massam	1960 (aged 25–26)
Sara Halsall	(1967-09-29)29 September 1967 (aged 18)
Barbara Sutton	1953 (aged 32–33)

Indonesia

Eight players represented Indonesia in the 1986 Uber Cup.

Name	DoB/Age
Ivana Lie	(1960-03-07)7 March 1960 (aged 26)
Ratih Kumaladewi	1963 (aged 22–23)
Elizabeth Latief	(1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 23)
Sarwendah Kusumawardhani	(1967-08-22)22 August 1967 (aged 18)
Verawaty Fadjrin	(1957-10-01)1 October 1957 (aged 28)
Yanti Kusmiati	(1962-12-22)22 December 1962 (aged 23)
Rosiana Tendean	(1964-08-25)25 August 1964 (aged 21)
Imelda Kurniawan	(1951-10-12)12 October 1951 (aged 34)

South Korea

Eight players represented South Korea in the 1986 Uber Cup.

Name	DoB/Age
Kim Yun-ja	(1963-05-15)15 May 1963 (aged 22)
Yoo Sang-hee	1964 (aged 21–22)
Hwang Sun-ai	(1962-04-18)18 April 1962 (aged 24)
Hwang Hye-young	(1966-07-16)16 July 1966 (aged 19)
Chung So-young	(1967-02-20)20 February 1967 (aged 19)
Chung Myung-hee	(1964-01-27)27 January 1964 (aged 22)
Kim Ho-ja	(1968-09-07)7 September 1968 (aged 17)
Kang Haeng-suk	(1961-05-20)20 May 1961 (aged 24)

References

1. Badminton-Sport (PDF) (in German). Vol. 34. Deutscher Badminton-Verband. 1986. p. 14.
2. "Zhao is dropped". The Straits Times . 1986-04-10. p. 22. Retrieved 2025-07-04– via NewspaperSG.
3. "1986 Uber Cup". Badminton Canada. 1986-04-22. Retrieved 2025-07-04.