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- 1993-06-15
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- Puedo Porque Pienso Que Puedo (I Can Because I Think I Can - Spanish Edition)
- Gana el partido de tu vida
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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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1993 births21st-century Spanish sportswomenBadminton players at the 2010 Summer Youth OlympicsBadminton players at the 2012 Summer OlympicsBadminton players at the 2016 Summer OlympicsBadminton players at the 2023 European GamesBadminton players at the 2024 Summer OlympicsCOE template with two linksEuropean Games gold medalists for SpainEuropean Games medalists in badmintonLiving people