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Carolina María Marín Martín is a Spanish badminton player born in Huelva on June 15, 1993. A left-handed athlete, she competes for Spain in international tournaments. Her competitive career includes participation in the women's singles events at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, as well as the 2014 and 2015 Badminton World Championships.
Marín has received the Princess of Asturias Award for Sports and is recognized in the Olympic Gold Medalists collection. She speaks and writes in Spanish, her native language. She attended the Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia and the Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio. She resides in Huelva.
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Key facts
- Born
- Carolina María Marín Martín , ( 1993-06-15 ) 15 June 1993 (age 32) , Huelva , Andalusia, Spain
- Years active
- 2009–2024
- Height
- 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
- Weight
- 65 kg (143 lb)
- Country
- Spain
- Sport
- Badminton
- Handedness
- Left
- Coached by
- Fernando Rivas
- Retired
- 26 March 2026
- Career record
- 515 wins, 144 losses
- Highest ranking
- 1 (11 June 2015)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- María
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Huelva
- Educated at
- Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Native language
- Spanish
- Participant in
- badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics – women's singles
- Sport
- badminton
- Country for sport
- Spain
- Mass
- 65
- Image
- Carolin Marin.jpg
- Height
- 172
- Residence
- Huelva
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- date of birth
- 1993-06-15
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- Carolina Marín
- name in native language
- Carolina María Marín Martín
- birth name
- Carolina María Marín Martín
- victim(s)
- bullying
- playing hand
- left-handedness
- handedness
- left-handedness
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Encyclopedic overview
Carolina María Marín Martín (born 15 June 1993) is a former professional badminton player from Spain. she is an Olympic Champion, three-time World Champion, eight-time European Champion, and former World No. 1 in women's singles. Marin won the Olympic gold medal in women's singles at the 2016 Rio Olympics, thereby becoming the only non-Asian female player to win a badminton gold medal at the Olympics. She won the World Championships in 2014, 2015, and 2018, and held the World No. 1 ranking for a record total of 66 weeks. Marín is the only player in history to win a gold medal in the singles’ discipline of all continental championships (individual events), having won every single European Championships title from 2014 to 2024, in addition to a European Games title in 2023.
Marín was appointed as the brand ambassador of football major LaLiga and Meliá Hotels International for its promotion in other countries. In 2024, Marín was awarded the Princess of Asturias Award for her contribution in Sports.
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