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1957 Uber Cup squads

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This article lists the squads for the 1957 Uber Cup participating teams. The age listed for each player is on 13 March 1957 which was the first day of the tournament.[1]

Teams

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Denmark

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Six players represented Denmark in the 1957 Uber Cup.[2]

Name DoB/Age
Tonny Ahm (1914-09-21)21 September 1914 (aged 42)
Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen 1925 (aged 31–32)
Tonny Ruth Petersen 1935 (aged 21–22)
Birte Kristiansen 1933 (aged 23–24)
Kirsten Granlund (1928-04-09)9 April 1928 (aged 28)
Anni Hammergaard Hansen 1930 (aged 26–27)

India

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Five players represented India in the 1957 Uber Cup.[3]

Name DoB/Age
Mumtaj Lotwalla 1922 (aged 34–35)
Sushila Kapadia (1932-09-27)27 September 1932 (aged 24)
Prem Prashar 1931 (aged 25–26)
Suman Athavale 1930 (aged 26–27)
Shashi Bhatt 1930 (aged 26–27)

United States

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Six players represented the United States in the 1957 Uber Cup.[4]

Name DoB/Age
Judy Devlin (1935-10-22)22 October 1935 (aged 21)
Margaret Varner (1927-10-04)4 October 1927 (aged 29)
Lois Alston 1931 (aged 25–26)
Ethel Marshall (1924-05-06)6 May 1924 (aged 32)
Bea Massman (1912-04-24)24 April 1912 (aged 44)
Susan Devlin 1931 (aged 25–26)

References

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  1. ^ Bird Chatter No. 4 Vol. 16 (1957), p. 12
  2. ^ "U.S. girls advance in badminton event". The Leader-Post. 19 March 1957. p. 20. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  3. ^ "INDIA PUT UP STRONG SIDE FOR UBER CUP". The Straits Times. 14 December 1956. p. 16. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. ^ "U.S. girls advance in badminton event". The Leader-Post. 27 February 1957. p. 27. Retrieved 15 July 2024.