Carolina Marín

Carolina Marín
Marín in 2014
Personal information
BornCarolina María Marín Martín
(1993-06-15) 15 June 1993
Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
Years active2009–present
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportBadminton
HandednessLeft
Coached byFernando Rivas
Women's singles
Career record515 wins, 144 losses
Highest ranking1 (11 June 2015)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Women's singles
World Championships
2014 Copenhagen Women's singles
2015 Jakarta Women's singles
2018 Nanjing Women's singles
2023 Copenhagen Women's singles
European Games
2023 Kraków–Małopolska Women's singles
European Championships
2014 Kazan Women's singles
2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Women's singles
2017 Kolding Women's singles
2018 Huelva Women's singles
2021 Kyiv Women's singles
2022 Madrid Women's singles
2024 Saarbrücken Women's singles
European Team Championships
2024 Łódź Women's team
2016 Kazan Women's team
2018 Kazan Women's team
World Junior Championships
2011 Taipei Girls' singles
European Junior Championships
2011 Vantaa Girls' singles
2009 Milan Girls' singles

Carolina María Marín Martín (born 15 June 1993) is a Spanish badminton player. She is an Olympic Champion, three-time World Champion, eight-time European Champion, and former World No. 1 in women's singles. Widely regarded as one of the greatest female badminton players in the world, her accolades include winning 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, the World Championships in 2014, 2015, and 2018, and being ranked consistent World No. 1 for a record total of 66 weeks. Marín is the only player in history to win at least seven gold medals in a single discipline of any continental championship (individual events), having won every European Championships title since 2014, and 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.