This article lists the squads for the 1949 Thomas Cup participating teams. The age listed for each player is on 22 February 1949 which was the first day of the tournament.Bird Chatter No. 8 Vol. 3 (1949), p. 4
Teams
Denmark Six players represented Denmark in the 1949 Thomas Cup. Name DoB/Age Knud Christensen 1921 (aged 27–28) Preben Dabelsteen Mogens Felsby 1929 (aged 19–20) Poul Holm 1920 (aged 28–29) Ib Olesen 1925 (aged 23–24) Jørn Skaarup
Malaya Eight players represented Malaya in the 1949 Thomas Cup. Name DoB/Age Wong Peng Soon Ooi Teik Hock Chan Kon Leong 1917 (aged 31–32) Teoh Seng Khoon Lim Kee Fong Ong Poh Lim Law Teik Hock Yeoh Teck Chye
United States Six players represented the United States in the 1949 Thomas Cup. Name DoB/Age David Guthrie Freeman Carl Loveday Marten Mendez Thomas Wynn Rogers 1919 (aged 29–30) Clinton Stephens Bob Williams 1923 (aged 25–26)
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