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1976 Thomas Cup squads

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This article lists the squads for the 1976 Thomas Cup participating teams. The age listed for each player is on 25 May 1976 which was the first day of the tournament.

Teams

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Canada

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Six players represented Canada in the 1976 Thomas Cup.[1]

Name DoB/Age
Jamie McKee 1951 (aged 24–25)
John Czich 1952 (aged 23–24)
Raphi Kanchanaraphi (1936-11-06)6 November 1936 (aged 39)
Channarong Ratanaseangsuang 1939 (aged 36–37)
Lucio Fabris (1957-11-07)7 November 1957 (aged 18)
James Muir (1958-01-04)4 January 1958 (aged 18)

Denmark

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Six players represented Denmark in the 1976 Thomas Cup.[2]

Name DoB/Age
Svend Pri (1945-03-18)18 March 1945 (aged 31)
Flemming Delfs (1951-09-07)7 September 1951 (aged 24)
Elo Hansen 1945 (aged 30–31)
Steen Skovgaard 1950 (aged 25–26)
Poul Petersen 1950 (aged 25–26)
Per Walsøe (1943-06-08)8 June 1943 (aged 32)

Indonesia

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Nine players represented Indonesia in the 1976 Thomas Cup.[3]

Name DoB/Age
Rudy Hartono (1949-08-18)18 August 1949 (aged 26)
Liem Swie King (1956-02-28)28 February 1956 (aged 20)
Iie Sumirat (1950-11-15)15 November 1950 (aged 25)
Tjun Tjun (1952-10-04)4 October 1952 (aged 23)
Johan Wahjudi (1953-02-10)10 February 1953 (aged 23)
Ade Chandra (1950-02-04)4 February 1950 (aged 26)
Christian Hadinata (1949-12-11)11 December 1949 (aged 26)
Amril Nurman 1948 (aged 27–28)
Dhany Sartika 1955 (aged 20–21)

Malaysia

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Six players represented Malaysia in the 1976 Thomas Cup. Three players were selected as reserves.[4]

Name DoB/Age
Saw Swee Leong (1955-07-16)16 July 1955 (aged 20)
Phua Ah Hua 1955 (aged 20–21)
Dominic Soong 1955 (aged 20–21)
Cheah Hong Chong 1953 (aged 22–23)
James Selvaraj (1950-11-01)1 November 1950 (aged 25)
Moo Foot Lian 1955 (aged 20–21)
Reserve
Sufian Abu Bakar 1953 (aged 22–23)
Kwek Chiew Peng 1953 (aged 22–23)
Lim Cheng Hoe 1953 (aged 22–23)

New Zealand

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Six players represented New Zealand in the 1976 Thomas Cup.[5]

Name DoB/Age
Richard Purser (1942-02-28)28 February 1942 (aged 34)
Bryan Purser (1950-10-18)18 October 1950 (aged 25)
Ross Livingston (1949-03-08)8 March 1949 (aged 27)
Warren Johns 1949 (aged 26–27)
Chris Bullen 1953 (aged 22–23)
Steve Wilson 1953 (aged 22–23)

Thailand

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Six players represented Thailand in the 1976 Thomas Cup.[6]

Name DoB/Age
Surapong Suharitdamrong 1951 (aged 24–25)
Bandid Jaiyen (1950-03-05)5 March 1950 (aged 26)
Jiamsak Panitchaikul (1953-07-07)7 July 1953 (aged 22)
Preecha Sopajaree 1951 (aged 24–25)
Pichai Kongsirithavorn 1953 (aged 22–23)
Komchan Promsarin 1960 (aged 15–16)

References

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  1. ^ "1976 Thomas Cup". Badminton Canada. 1976-05-25. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  2. ^ "Denmark out to hand Malaysia 7-2 beating". New Nation. 29 May 1976. p. 25. Retrieved 29 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. ^ "Indonesian Cup team". New Nation. 22 May 1976. p. 18. Retrieved 29 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. ^ "Reminiscing The Amazing Journey Of Our Thomas Cuppers In 1976, Weekly-Echo". Weekly-Echo. 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  5. ^ "NZ shuttlers are here to battle heat". New Nation. 12 May 1976. p. 19. Retrieved 29 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  6. ^ "Indonesia take a 3-1 lead against Thailand". The Straits Times. 1 June 1976. p. 31. Retrieved 29 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.