Sir George Alan Thomas

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Sir George Alan Thomas was a prominent British badminton and tennis player and administrator, after whom the world men’s team badminton championship trophy is named.

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Thomas Cup 0

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instanceOf badminton player
chess player
human
international badminton competition
sports administrator
awardReceived Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
competitionType world men’s team badminton championship
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1881-06-14
dateOfDeath 1972-07-23
era 20th century
fieldOfWork badminton
chess
sports administration
tennis
hasHonor knighthood
knownFor being namesake of the Thomas Cup
promoting badminton as an international sport
languageSpoken English
memberOf Badminton Association of England NERFINISHED
International Badminton Federation NERFINISHED
namedAfter Sir George Alan Thomas NERFINISHED
Thomas Cup NERFINISHED
nationality British
notableFor Thomas Cup NERFINISHED
notableWork development of international badminton
occupation badminton player
chess player
sports administrator
tennis player
placeOfBirth Istanbul NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath England
London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom
playedFor England national badminton team NERFINISHED
England national tennis team NERFINISHED
positionHeld president of the Badminton Association of England
president of the International Badminton Federation
residence England
sexOrGender male
sport badminton
chess
tennis
title Sir

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Thomas Cup namedAfter Sir George Alan Thomas
Thomas Cup trophyDonor Sir George Alan Thomas