| 1. Carolina Marín does not smoke. |
| 2. She is the first Spanish badminton player to win either a silver or a gold medal in international games. |
| 3. After exiting the 2012 London Olympic Games in the group stage, Marín got a tattoo of the Olympic rings on her left wrist as a reminder of the defeat and a motivation for the next Olympics. |
| 4. Carolina Marín played for the Bangalore team, Banga Beats, in the first season of the Indian Badminton League (IBL) in 2013. |
| 5. In August 2014, she defeated Li Xuerui from China in the BWF World Championships singles final, becoming the first Spaniard to win a World Championship title and the third European female player to achieve the gold medal. |
| 6. Carolina Marín clinched her second consecutive Super Series Premier title in April 2015 by defeating Olympic champion Li Xuerui for the second time at the 2015 Malaysia Open. |
| 7. After defeating India’s Saina Nehwal in August 2015, Carolina Marín secured her second consecutive BWF World Championship title. |
| 8. She began practicing badminton at age eight at the IES La Orden Recreational Club in Huelva. |
| 9. An indoor arena in Huelva is named after her. |
