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1960 Uber Cup squads

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This article lists the squads for the 1960 Uber Cup participating teams. The age listed for each player is on 4 April 1960 which was the first day of the tournament.

Teams

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Canada

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Six players represented Denmark in the 1960 Uber Cup.[1][2]

Name DoB/Age
Marjory Shedd (1926-03-17)17 March 1926 (aged 34)
Joy Campbell 1935 (aged 24–25)
Jean Miller 1935 (aged 24–25)
Dorothy Tinline (1921-12-25)25 December 1921 (aged 38)
Joan Hennessy (1920-06-06)6 June 1920 (aged 39)
Kae Grant 1931 (aged 28–29)

Denmark

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Six players represented Denmark in the 1960 Uber Cup.[3]

Name DoB/Age
Tonny Holst-Christensen 1935 (aged 24–25)
Hanne Jensen 1935 (aged 24–25)
Inge Hasselsteen 1931 (aged 28–29)
Birte Kristiansen 1933 (aged 23–24)
Aase Winther 1939 (aged 20–21)
Kirsten Thorndahl (1928-04-09)9 April 1928 (aged 31)

India

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Five players represented India in the 1960 Uber Cup.[4]

Name DoB/Age
Meena Shah (1937-01-31)31 January 1937 (aged 23)
Mumtaj Lotwalla 1922 (aged 37–38)
Sarojini Apte 1942 (aged 17–18)
Sushila Kapadia (1932-09-27)27 September 1932 (aged 27)
Prem Prashar 1931 (aged 28–29)
Suman Athavale 1930 (aged 29–30)

New Zealand

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Six players represented Denmark in the 1960 Uber Cup.[5]

Name DoB/Age
Sonia Cox (1936-12-25)25 December 1936 (aged 23)
Heather Robson (1928-05-06)6 May 1928 (aged 31)
Glenys Hopkinson (1938-02-26)26 February 1938 (aged 22)
Elizabeth M. Meyer 1929 (aged 30–31)
Val Gow (1929-03-08)8 March 1929 (aged 31)
Nancy Fleming 1911 (aged 48–49)

United States

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Six players represented the United States in the 1960 Uber Cup.[6]

Name DoB/Age
Judy Devlin (1935-10-22)22 October 1935 (aged 24)
Margaret Varner (1927-10-04)4 October 1927 (aged 32)
Dorothy O'Neil (1930-09-05)5 September 1930 (aged 32)
Lois Alston 1931 (aged 28–29)
Beulah Armendariz 1929 (aged 30–31)
Susan Devlin 1931 (aged 25–26)

References

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  1. ^ "Six selected for cup team". The Leader-Post. 28 March 1960. p. 18. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  2. ^ "1960 Uber Cup". Badminton Canada. 1960-05-05. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  3. ^ Badmintonbladet No. 8 Vol. 12 (1960), p. 5
  4. ^ Bird Chatter No. 4 Vol. 19 (1960), p. 8
  5. ^ "NZ UBER CUP TEAM ARRIVE". The Straits Times. 19 April 1960. p. 13. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  6. ^ "Badminton Cup Matches Slated". Youngstown Vindicator. 2 April 1960. p. 60. Retrieved 15 July 2024.