1996 Thomas & Uber Cup squads

This article lists the squads for the 1996 Thomas & Uber Cup participating teams. The age listed for each player is on 16 May 1996 which was the first day of the tournament.[1]

Thomas Cup

Group A

China

Ten players represented China in the 1996 Thomas Cup.[2]

Name DoB/Age
Dong Jiong 20 August 1973 (aged 22)
Sun Jun 16 June 1975 (aged 20)
Lin Liwen 23 March 1969 (aged 27)
Chen Gang 27 June 1976 (aged 19)
Huang Zhanzhong 5 November 1968 (aged 27)
Jiang Xin 18 January 1969 (aged 27)
Liu Jianjun 5 January 1969 (aged 27)
Liu Yong 12 August 1975 (aged 20)
Ge Cheng 20 December 1973 (aged 22)
Tao Xiaoqiang 29 November 1973 (aged 22)

England

Eight players represented England in the 1996 Thomas Cup.[2] Simon Archer withdrew from the squad due to preparations for the 1996 Summer Olympics.[3]

Name DoB/Age
Darren Hall 25 October 1965 (aged 30)
Peter Knowles 28 December 1969 (aged 26)
Peter Bush 27 October 1967 (aged 28)
Colin Haughton 12 November 1972 (aged 23)
Julian Robertson 9 October 1969 (aged 26)
Nathan Robertson 30 May 1977 (aged 18)
James Anderson 15 February 1974 (aged 22)
Chris Hunt 1 December 1968 (aged 27)
Simon Archer 27 June 1973 (aged 22)

Indonesia

Ten players represented Indonesia in the 1996 Thomas Cup.[2]

Name DoB/Age
Joko Suprianto 21 January 1966 (aged 30)
Hariyanto Arbi 27 January 1972 (aged 24)
Ardy Wiranata 10 February 1970 (aged 26)
Alan Budikusuma 29 March 1968 (aged 28)
Rexy Mainaky 9 March 1968 (aged 28)
Ricky Subagja 27 January 1971 (aged 25)
Antonius Ariantho 3 October 1973 (aged 22)
Denny Kantono 12 January 1970 (aged 26)
Rudy Gunawan 31 December 1966 (aged 29)
Bambang Suprianto 20 February 1969 (aged 27)

Sweden

Nine players represented Sweden in the 1996 Thomas Cup.[2]

Name DoB/Age
Jens Olsson 15 December 1964 (aged 31)
Tomas Johansson 12 August 1969 (aged 26)
Rickard Magnusson 10 January 1971 (aged 25)
Daniel Eriksson 24 July 1975 (aged 20)
Jesper Olsson 17 December 1969 (aged 26)
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 6 August 1963 (aged 32)
Peter Axelsson 22 June 1967 (aged 28)
Henrik Andersson 19 January 1977 (aged 19)
Johan Tholinsson 10 July 1975 (aged 20)

Group B

Denmark

Ten players represented Denmark in the 1996 Thomas Cup.[2]

Name DoB/Age
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 20 September 1965 (aged 30)
Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen 29 April 1971 (aged 25)
Peter Rasmussen 2 August 1974 (aged 21)
Peter Gade 14 December 1976 (aged 19)
Michael Søgaard 4 February 1969 (aged 27)
Jon Holst-Christensen 16 June 1968 (aged 27)
Jim Laugesen 10 November 1974 (aged 21)
Henrik Svarrer 22 June 1964 (aged 31)
Thomas Lund 2 August 1968 (aged 27)
Thomas Stavngaard 7 December 1974 (aged 21)

Hong Kong

Ten players represented Hong Kong in the 1996 Thomas Cup.[4]

Name DoB/Age
Tam Kai Chuen 6 September 1976 (aged 19)
Tam Lok Tin 26 September 1976 (aged 19)
Liu Kwok Wa 15 February 1978 (aged 18)
Wong Kwok Wai 25 April 1974 (aged 22)
Ng Wei 14 July 1981 (aged 14)
Ma Chi Wai 19 October 1975 (aged 20)
Chan Siu Kwong 30 May 1966 (aged 29)
Tim He 14 April 1962 (aged 34)
Chow Kin Man 13 October 1970 (aged 25)
Ma Che Kong 25 May 1974 (aged 21)

Malaysia

Ten players represented Malaysia in the 1996 Thomas Cup.[4]

Name DoB/Age
Rashid Sidek 8 July 1968 (aged 27)
Ong Ewe Hock 14 March 1972 (aged 24)
Pang Chen 7 December 1972 (aged 23)
Yong Hock Kin 14 June 1974 (aged 21)
Cheah Soon Kit 9 January 1968 (aged 28)
Yap Kim Hock 2 August 1970 (aged 25)
Soo Beng Kiang 19 March 1968 (aged 28)
Tan Kim Her 11 November 1971 (aged 24)
Choong Tan Fook 6 February 1976 (aged 20)
Lee Wan Wah 24 November 1975 (aged 20)

South Korea

Ten players represented South Korea in the 1996 Thomas Cup.[2]

Name DoB/Age
Park Sung-woo 22 August 1971 (aged 24)
Lee Gwang-jin 5 December 1970 (aged 25)
Ahn Jae-chang 1 October 1972 (aged 23)
Kim Hak-kyun 15 November 1971 (aged 24)
Jang Chun-woong 24 April 1975 (aged 21)
Park Joo-bong 5 December 1964 (aged 31)
Kim Dong-moon 22 September 1975 (aged 20)
Yoo Yong-sung 25 October 1974 (aged 21)
Ha Tae-kwon 30 April 1975 (aged 21)
Kang Kyung-jin 24 March 1973 (aged 23)

Uber Cup

Group A

China

Ten players represented China in the 1996 Uber Cup.[2]

Name DoB/Age
Ye Zhaoying 7 May 1974 (aged 22)
Han Jingna 16 January 1975 (aged 21)
Zhang Ning 19 May 1975 (aged 20)
Wang Chen 21 June 1976 (aged 19)
Ge Fei 9 October 1975 (aged 20)
Gu Jun 3 January 1975 (aged 21)
Chen Ying 1 December 1971 (aged 24)
Peng Xinyong 20 January 1973 (aged 23)
Qin Yiyuan 14 February 1973 (aged 23)
Tang Yongshu 5 January 1975 (aged 21)

Indonesia

Ten players represented Indonesia in the 1996 Uber Cup.[2]

Name DoB/Age
Susi Susanti 11 February 1971 (aged 25)
Mia Audina 22 August 1979 (aged 16)
Lidya Djaelawijaya 15 October 1974 (aged 21)
Yuliani Santosa 29 October 1971 (aged 24)
Meiluawati 25 May 1975 (aged 20)
Eliza Nathanael 27 May 1973 (aged 22)
Zelin Resiana 9 July 1972 (aged 23)
Finarsih 8 February 1972 (aged 24)
Lili Tampi 19 May 1970 (aged 25)
Deyana Lomban 27 January 1976 (aged 20)

Japan

Seven players represented Japan in the 1996 Uber Cup.[4]

Name DoB/Age
Hisako Mizui 29 March 1972 (aged 24)
Yasuko Mizui 19 September 1975 (aged 20)
Takako Ida 13 December 1972 (aged 23)
Tomomi Matsuo 15 August 1968 (aged 27)
Masako Sakamoto 10 October 1972 (aged 23)
Aiko Miyamura 11 August 1971 (aged 24)
Akiko Miyamura 14 October 1974 (aged 21)

Russia

Seven players represented Russia in the 1996 Uber Cup.[4]

Name DoB/Age
Elena Rybkina 24 April 1964 (aged 32)
Marina Yakusheva 19 June 1974 (aged 21)
Elena Sukhareva 6 December 1976 (aged 19)
Nadezhda Chervyakova 1970 (aged 25–26)
Ella Karachkova 5 August 1978 (aged 17)
Natalia Gorodnicheva 1976 (aged 19–20)
Irina Chernikova 14 December 1975 (aged 20)

Group B

Denmark

Ten players represented Denmark in the 1996 Uber Cup.[2]

Name DoB/Age
Camilla Martin 23 March 1974 (aged 22)
Anne Søndergaard 5 June 1973 (aged 22)
Mette Pedersen 30 September 1973 (aged 22)
Lotte Thomsen 22 November 1972 (aged 23)
Helene Kirkegaard 5 May 1971 (aged 25)
Rikke Olsen 19 April 1971 (aged 25)
Ann Jørgensen 1 October 1973 (aged 22)
Lotte Olsen 23 November 1966 (aged 29)
Marlene Thomsen 5 May 1971 (aged 25)
Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 22 September 1968 (aged 27)

England

Eight players represented England in the 1996 Uber Cup.[2] Julie Bradbury and Joanne Wright withdrew from the squad.[3]

Name DoB/Age
Julia Mann 9 August 1971 (aged 24)
Alison Humby 7 December 1972 (aged 23)
Tanya Groves 7 October 1970 (aged 25)
Joanne Muggeridge 3 April 1969 (aged 27)
Gillian Gowers 9 April 1964 (aged 32)
Sarah Hardaker 1 December 1975 (aged 20)
Joanne Davies 10 September 1972 (aged 23)
Emma Chaffin 10 April 1975 (aged 21)
Julie Bradbury 12 February 1967 (aged 29)
Joanne Wright 17 November 1972 (aged 23)

Hong Kong

Nine players represented Hong Kong in the 1996 Uber Cup.[4]

Name DoB/Age
Ng Ching 5 April 1977 (aged 19)
Zhou Xin 23 August 1962 (aged 33)
Chan Hiu Fung 21 January 1970 (aged 26)
Koon Wai Chee 26 July 1980 (aged 15)
Chan Mei Mei 5 February 1978 (aged 18)
Chan Oi Ni 15 May 1966 (aged 30)
Tung Chau Man 14 October 1972 (aged 23)
Cheung Wai Yin 1978 (aged 17–18)
Yeung Chin 1975 (aged 20–21)

South Korea

Nine players represented South Korea in the 1996 Uber Cup.[4]

Name DoB/Age
Bang Soo-hyun 13 September 1972 (aged 23)
Kim Ji-hyun 10 September 1974 (aged 21)
Ra Kyung-min 25 November 1976 (aged 19)
Lee Joo-hyun 13 March 1974 (aged 22)
Gil Young-ah 10 June 1970 (aged 25)
Jang Hye-ock 9 February 1977 (aged 19)
Kim Shin-young 10 July 1975 (aged 20)
Park Soo-yun 27 November 1974 (aged 21)
Kim Mee-hyang 1 October 1973 (aged 22)
Chung Jae-hee 6 April 1978 (aged 18)

References

  1. ↑ "England to field weak team at Thomas and Uber Cups". worldbadminton.com. 1996-05-07. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Kusuma stars as Indonesia wins". The Straits Times. 1996-05-18. p. 39. Retrieved 2024-06-25 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. 1 2 "IBF queries England BA". The Straits Times. 1996-05-26. p. 39. Retrieved 2025-05-30 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Hoyer-Larsen leads Denmark to crucial win over S. Korea". The Straits Times. 1996-05-20. p. 31. Retrieved 2024-06-25 – via NewspaperSG.
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