T. Wynn Rogers

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T. Wynn Rogers
Personal information
Date of birth	1919
Date of death	1998
Country	United States

T. Wynn Rogers (1919-1998) was an American badminton player who won numerous U.S. national titles from the late 1940’s to the mid 1960’s^[1].

[edit] Career

Primarily a doubles specialist, 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 on the only occasion that he competed in the prestigious All-England Championships (1949)^[2]. Rogers was ranked first in U.S. men's doubles for seventeen consecutive seasons (1948-1964), all but the first three of these with his long time 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].

[edit] Major Achievements

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

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