Thomas Wynn Rogers (1919–1998) was an American badminton player who won numerous U.S. national titles from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s.[1]

Thomas Wynn Rogers
Personal information
CountryUnited States
Born1919 (1919)
Died1998 (aged 78–79)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  United States
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 1952 Singapore Team
Bronze medal – third place 1949 England Team

Career

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Primarily a doubles player, the tall, rangy Rogers swept all available doubles events (Men’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles, and Senior [age 40+] Men’s Doubles) at the U.S. Open Championships of 1961 and 1962. He was a runner-up in both Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles at the prestigious All-England Championships in 1949.[2] Rogers was ranked first in U.S. men's doubles for seventeen consecutive seasons (1948–1964), the last fourteen of these with his longtime partner Joe Alston. He was a leading player on the 1952 U.S. Thomas Cup (men’s international) team which finished second in the then triennial world team competition. In 1956 Rogers was among the initial class of inductees into the U.S. Badminton Hall of Fame, now called the Walk of Fame.[3]

Major achievements

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Tournament Event Year
US Open Men's Doubles 1955, 1961, 1962, 1964
Mixed Doubles 1955, 1961, 1962
US Championships Men's Doubles 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953
Mixed Doubles 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952

References

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  1. ^ Orange County Badminton Club: 2006 USA Nationals - Past champions
  2. ^ Herbert Scheele, ed. The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1970, (J.A. Jennings LTD, Canterbury, Kent, England, 1970). 161, 164.
  3. ^ USA Badminton Walk of Fame Plaza