This article lists the squads for the 1978 Uber Cup participating teams. The age listed for each player is on 13 May 1978 which was the first day of the tournament.

Teams

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Australia

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Four players represented Australia in the 1978 Uber Cup.[1]

Name DoB/Age
Audrey Swaby (1958-05-31)31 May 1958 (aged 19)
Susan Daly (1957-10-12)12 October 1957 (aged 20)
Joan Jones (1948-10-25)25 October 1948 (aged 29)
Beverley Hite (1948-12-08)8 December 1948 (aged 29)

Denmark

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Six players represented Denmark in the 1975 Uber Cup.[2]

Name DoB/Age
Lene Køppen (1953-05-05)5 May 1953 (aged 25)
Pia Nielsen 1956 (aged 21–22)
Inge Borgstrøm 1957 (aged 20–21)
Imre Nielsen 1945 (aged 32–33)
Susanne Berg 1954 (aged 23–24)
Lonny Bostofte 1945 (aged 32–33)

Indonesia

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Six players represented Indonesia in the 1978 Uber Cup.[3]

Name DoB/Age
Ivana Lie (1960-03-07)7 March 1960 (aged 18)
Verawaty Wiharjo (1957-10-01)1 October 1957 (aged 20)
Tjan So Gwan 1959 (aged 18–19)
Imelda Wiguna (1951-10-12)12 October 1951 (aged 26)
Theresia Widiastuti 1954 (aged 25–26)
Regina Masli 1940 (aged 37–38)

Japan

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Six players represented Japan in the 1978 Uber Cup.[4]

Name DoB/Age
Hiroe Yuki (1948-11-15)15 November 1948 (aged 29)
Atsuko Tokuda (1955-09-15)15 September 1955 (aged 22)
Saori Kondo (1956-03-18)18 March 1956 (aged 22)
Emiko Ueno (1957-09-03)3 September 1957 (aged 20)
Yoshiko Yonekura (1958-02-07)7 February 1958 (aged 20)
Mikiko Takada 1955 (aged 22–23)

New Zealand

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Six players represented New Zealand in the 1978 Uber Cup.[2]

Name DoB/Age
Alison Branfield 1945 (aged 32–33)
Robin Denton 1950 (aged 27–28)
Mary Livingston 1953 (aged 24–25)
Allison Sinton 1953 (aged 24–25)
Lindsey Shirley 1953 (aged 24–25)
Alison Ross 1955 (aged 22–23)

United States

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Six players represented United States in the 1978 Uber Cup.[5]

Name DoB/Age
Cheryl White 1955 (aged 22–23)
Judianne Kelly 1948 (aged 29–30)
Cindy Baker 1949 (aged 28–29)
Pam Bristol Brady 1953 (aged 24–25)
Diana Osterhues 1953 (aged 24–25)
Janet Wilts 1952 (aged 26–27)

References

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  1. ^ "Sporting details - Badminton". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 May 1978. p. 14. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b Scheele, Herbert, ed. (1978). World Badminton No. 33. International Badminton Federation. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Tokuda stars in Japan's Uber Cup win". The Straits Times. 22 May 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 31 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. ^ The Badminton World (in Japanese). Vol. 104. Nippon Badminton Association. 1978. p. 3.
  5. ^ Badminton U.S.A. Vol. 38. Badminton USA. 1978. p. 9.