The Soviet Union national badminton team () represented the Soviet Union in international badminton team competitions. The Soviet national team have only participated twice in the international events, namely the Sudirman Cup. The team's last ever competition was the 1991 Sudirman Cup, months before the USSR was dissolved.
Prior to the dissolution, the national team were active in participating in the USSR International badminton tournament, where most of its players have won.
History
Mixed team The Soviet team participated in the first Sudirman Cup in 1989. The team were placed in Group 2. They finished in 10th place on the ranking. The Soviet team competed in their final tournament at the 1991 Sudirman Cup in Copenhagen, Denmark. The team was placed into Group 3 with Scotland, Thailand and Canada. The Soviet team won both ties against Scotland and Canada with a tight score of 4-1 and 3-2 respectively. They lost the tie with Thailand and were placed 12th in the rankings.
Competitive record
Thomas Cup YearRound1949Did not enter19521955195819611964196719701973197619791982Did not qualify19841986Did not qualify19881990
Uber Cup YearRound1957Did not enter19601963196619691972197519781981Did not qualify1984Did not enter198619881990Did not qualify
Sudirman Cup YearRound1989Group stage10th1991Group stage12th
European Team Championships Mixed team YearRound1972Did not enter19741976Group stage7th1978Group stage8th1980Group stage5th1982Group stage5th1984Group stage5th1986Group stage5th1988Fourth place4th1990Fourth place4th
Helvetia Cup YearRound1962Did not enter196319641965196619671968196919701971197319751977Champions1st1979Champions1st1981Did not enter19831985198719891991
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record European Junior Team Championships
Mixed team YearRound1975Group stage7th1977Group stage6th1979Group stage5th1981Group stage8th1983Group stage7th1985Group stage7th1987Group stage7th1989Group stage7th1991Champions1st
Finlandia Cup Mixed team YearRound1984Did not enter1986Champions1st1988Did not enter1990
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Squad
Men's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventMSMDXDPavel Uvarov - - -Andrey Antropov - - -Nikolai Zuyev - - -Anatoliy Skripko - - -Vitaliy Shmakov (aged ) - - -Sergey Sevryukov (aged ) - - -
Women's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventWSWDXDElena Rybkina - - -Irina Serova - - -Svetlana Beliasova - - -Viktoria Pron - - -Vlada Chernyavskaya - - -Tatyana Litvinenko (aged ) - - -
References