The Most Famous
BADMINTON PLAYERS from Spain
This page contains a list of the greatest Spanish Badminton Players. The pantheon dataset contains 117 Badminton Players, 1 of which were born in Spain. This makes Spain the birth place of the 10th most number of Badminton Players behind Russia, and United Kingdom.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Spanish Badminton Players of all time. This list of famous Spanish Badminton Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Carolina Marín (b. 1993)
With an HPI of 40.51, Carolina Marín is the most famous Spanish Badminton Player. Her biography has been translated into 37 different languages on wikipedia.
Carolina María Marín Martín (born 15 June 1993) is a Spanish badminton player. She is an Olympic Champion, three-time World Champion, and eight-time European Champion. She once held the No. 1 BWF World Ranking in women's singles for a total of 66 weeks. She has won the World Championships in 2014, 2015, and 2018, becoming the second women's singles player after Han Aiping to win the title three times. 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. She also 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. 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 Sports.
2. Pablo Abián (b. 1985)
With an HPI of 26.78, Pablo Abián is the 2nd most famous Spanish Badminton Player. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Pablo Abián Vicén (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo aˈβjan]; born 12 June 1985) is a Spanish badminton player. He was the men's singles gold medalists at the 2015 European Games, 2018 and 2022 Mediterranean Games.
3. Clara Azurmendi (b. 1998)
With an HPI of 0.00, Clara Azurmendi is the 3rd most famous Spanish Badminton Player. Her biography has been translated into different languages.
Clara Azurmendi Moreno (born 4 May 1998) is a Spanish badminton player. She won the bronze medal at the Baku 2015 European Games in the women's singles event. She won her first international title at the 2016 Bulgarian International tournament. Azurmendi competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Spanish badminton players born between 1985 and 1998. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Spanish badminton players include Carolina Marín, Pablo Abián, and Clara Azurmendi. As of April 2024, 2 new Spanish badminton players have been added to Pantheon including Pablo Abián, and Clara Azurmendi.
Living Spanish Badminton Players
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Carolina Marín
1993 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Pablo Abián
1985 - Present
HPI: 26.78
Clara Azurmendi
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
