Carolina Marín

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Carolina María Marín Martín 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, 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.

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A female given name from Latin, Latinate form of Caroline; rare in English.. Etymology: From - nocat=1. The U.S. states are named for Charles I of England.

The name Carolina is of Spanish origin, meaning "A female given name from Latin, Latinate form of Caroline; rare in English.. Etymology: From - nocat=1. The U.S. states are named for Charles I of England.". It is traditionally a female name.

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