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Carolina Marín

Spain · 2009–present

Broke Asia's grip on women's singles almost single-handedly.

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Olympic golds: 3
World titles: 6
European titles: 1
Peak ranking

Career

Marín is the only non-Asian woman to win Olympic singles gold in badminton, and the only one to win three world titles. Her left-handed attacking game and audible on-court intensity made her an outlier in every sense, and she has returned from two serious knee injuries.

Honours

Olympic singles champion, 2016
Three-time World Champion
Six European Championship titles
Only European woman to win Olympic badminton gold

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