Carolina Marín is a former professional badminton player from Spain, born on 15 June 1993, who reached the top of women's singles. She is an Olympic champion, a three time World champion and an eight time European champion, and she held the world number one ranking for a record total of 66 weeks. She won the Olympic gold medal in women's singles at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the first non-Asian woman to take a badminton gold medal at the Games, and she won the World Championships in 2014, 2015 and 2018. She is the only player to have won the singles gold of every continental championship, and in 2024 she received the Princess of Asturias Award for her contribution to sport.
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professional badminton player from Spain
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born 15 June 1993
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She is an Olympic Champion
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Olympic Champion, three-time World Champion, eight-time European Champion
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professional badminton player from Spain
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Olympic gold medal in women's singles at the 2016 Rio Olympics
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