Marten Mendez, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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badminton player
Date of Birth: 28-Aug-1916
Date of Death: 25-Aug-1994
Profession: badminton player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Marten Mendez
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- Marten Mendez (1916–1994) was an American badminton player of Mexican descent who won national titles and represented his country internationally in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
- Known for his swift court coverage and stamina, Mendez won the U.S.
- men's singles title in 1949, 1950, and 1952, and reached the final in 1948 and 1951.
- He was a member of the 1948-1949 and 1951-1952 U.S.
- Thomas Cup (men's international) teams which made strong runs at the world championship.
- In the '51-'52 series, at the age of 36, Mendez won three of his four singles matches against India and Malaya in Singapore's equatorial heat, losing only to the great Wong Peng Soon.
- Mendez was elected to the U.S.
- Badminton Hall of Fame in 1967.
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