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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 20th OF 168

Austria prize money

Austria's sportspeople have won £126,854,691 in prize money across 23 sports, which puts Austria 20th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Sepp Straka has won the most, £32,110,496 in golf .

PRIZE MONEY WON £127m
NATION RANK20th of 168
EARNERS358
SPORTS23
TOP SPORT · TENNIS £56m
SHARE OF WORLD1.0%

Austria's highest earners

The top 60 of 358 people, every sport together

Austria's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Sepp Straka Golf £32,110,496£32.1m
2 Dominic Thiem Tennis £22,511,907£22.5m
3 Thomas Muster Tennis £9,084,207£9.1m
4 Jurgen Melzer Tennis £7,954,969£8.0m
5 Bernd Wiesberger Golf £5,066,256£5.1m
6 Sebastian Ofner Tennis £2,979,170£3.0m
7 Stefan Koubek Tennis £2,492,611£2.5m
8 Vincent Kriechmayr Alpine skiing £1,941,512£1.9m
9 Dennis Novak Tennis £1,571,485£1.6m
10 Matthias Schwab Golf £1,464,664£1.5m
11 Jurij Rodionov Tennis £1,327,659£1.3m
12 Matthias Mayer Alpine skiing £1,304,334£1.3m
13 Lucas Miedler Tennis £1,293,563£1.3m
14 Horst Skoff Tennis £1,223,599£1.2m
15 Anna Fenninger Alpine skiing £1,206,559£1.2m
16 Philipp Oswald Tennis £1,173,081£1.2m
17 Marco Schwarz Alpine skiing £1,092,477£1.1m
18 Cornelia Huetter Alpine skiing £1,070,905£1.1m
19 Alexander Erler Tennis £1,058,321£1.1m
20 Manuel Feller Alpine skiing £1,012,495£1.0m
21 Gilbert Schaller Tennis £975,676£976k
22 Filip Misolic Tennis £901,038£901k
23 Hannes Reichelt Alpine skiing £892,546£893k
24 Stefan Kraft Ski jumping £847,228£847k
25 Alex Antonitsch Tennis £758,454£758k
26 Albin Ouschan Pool £757,275£757k
27 Katharina Liensberger Alpine skiing £746,226£746k
28 Jan Hoerl Ski jumping £571,195£571k
29 Stephanie Venier Alpine skiing £552,837£553k
30 Daniel Tschofenig Ski jumping £535,163£535k
31 Jasmin Ouschan Pool £532,767£533k
32 Mario He Pool £472,696£473k
33 Lukas Neumayer Tennis £461,540£462k
34 Johannes Lamparter Nordic combined £457,109£457k
35 Max Franz Alpine skiing £453,262£453k
36 Nicole Schmidhofer Alpine skiing £452,698£453k
37 Vienna 3x3 basketball £440,000£440k
38 Elisabeth Goergl Alpine skiing £427,041£427k
39 Raphael Haaser Alpine skiing £423,643£424k
40 Mirjam Puchner Alpine skiing £419,132£419k
41 Sam Weissborn Tennis £406,488£406k
42 Kathrin Zettel Alpine skiing £399,691£400k
43 Marlies Schild Alpine skiing £397,233£397k
44 Ramona Siebenhofer Alpine skiing £368,591£369k
45 Max Kühner Show jumping £365,143£365k
46 Julia Scheib Alpine skiing £363,724£364k
47 Katharina Truppe Alpine skiing £344,724£345k
48 Michael Matt Alpine skiing £340,890£341k
49 Eva-Maria Brem Alpine skiing £320,728£321k
50 Michaela Kirchgasser Alpine skiing £317,342£317k
51 Manuel Fettner Ski jumping £303,918£304k
52 Klaus Kroell Alpine skiing £291,691£292k
53 Stefan Brennsteiner Alpine skiing £284,730£285k
54 Tamara Tippler Alpine skiing £265,687£266k
55 Nina Ortlieb Alpine skiing £264,766£265k
56 Michael Hayboeck Ski jumping £264,086£264k
57 Nicole Hosp Alpine skiing £242,027£242k
58 Daniel Hemetsberger Alpine skiing £239,564£240k
59 Gerda Hofstatter Gregerson Pool £239,404£239k
60 Maximilian Lechner Pool £229,327£229k

The top 12, side by side

Sepp Straka £32m Dominic Thiem £23m Thomas Muster £9.1m Jurgen Melzer £8.0m Bernd Wiesberger £5.1m Sebastian Ofner £3.0m Stefan Koubek £2.5m Vincent Kriechmayr £1.9m Dennis Novak £1.6m Matthias Schwab £1.5m Jurij Rodionov £1.3m Matthias Mayer £1.3m

Sepp Straka alone accounts for 25.3% of Austria's total. The top ten between them hold 68.7%, and the other 348 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Austria's £126,854,691 came from

Austria's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Tennis £56,173,767£56.2m 44.3% 16 Dominic Thiem
Golf £38,717,073£38.7m 30.5% 4 Sepp Straka
Alpine skiing £20,927,103£20.9m 16.5% 124 Vincent Kriechmayr
Ski jumping £3,866,829£3.9m 3.0% 30 Stefan Kraft
Pool £2,293,252£2.3m 1.8% 25 Albin Ouschan
Snowboarding £1,462,089£1.5m 1.2% 26 Sabine Schoeffmann
Nordic combined £1,032,415£1.0m 0.8% 20 Johannes Lamparter
3x3 basketball £440,000£440k 0.3% 1 Vienna
Show jumping £414,451£414k 0.3% 19 Max Kühner
Freestyle skiing £389,567£390k 0.3% 23 Matej Svancer
Cross-country skiing £329,441£329k 0.3% 6 Teresa Stadlober
Table tennis £270,054£270k 0.2% 15 Sofia Polcanova
Biathlon £244,375£244k 0.2% 12 Lisa Theresa Hauser
Athletics £108,704£109k 0.1% 8 Lukas Weißhaidinger
Chess £59,259£59k 0.0% 4 Kirill Alekseenko
Snooker £49,008£49k 0.0% 2 Florian Nüßle
Speed skating £31,148£31k 0.0% 3 Vanessa Herzog
Triathlon £27,963£28k 0.0% 2 Lisa Perterer
Swimming £7,111£7k 0.0% 2 Bernhard Reitshammer
Gymnastics £4,600£5k 0.0% 5 Selina Kickinger
Badminton £3,373£3k 0.0% 8 Serena Au Yeong
Squash £2,275£2k 0.0% 2 Aqeel Rehman
Trail running £833£833 0.0% 1 Andreas Rieder

The split between sports

Tennis £56m Golf £39m Alpine skiing £21m Ski jumping £3.9m Pool £2.3m Snowboarding £1.5m Nordic combined £1.0m
3x3 basketball £440k
Show jumping £414k Freestyle skiing £390k Cross-country skiing £329k Table tennis £270k Biathlon £244k Athletics £109k Chess £59k Snooker £49k Speed skating £31k Triathlon £28k Swimming £7,111 Gymnastics £4,600
Badminton £3,373
Squash £2,275
Trail running £833

Tennis is Austria's biggest earner at 44.3% of the total. We hold nobody from Austria in surfing, bowling, figure skating, CrossFit, motorsport, handball, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of Austria

Austria is 20th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Austria by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
8 Germany £267,235,943£267.2m 1,185
9 Canada £256,723,721£256.7m 833
10 Sweden £251,582,668£251.6m 503
11 South Korea £216,921,948£216.9m 401
12 Italy £214,771,662£214.8m 702
13 Argentina £201,445,368£201.4m 129
14 Northern Ireland £201,197,690£201.2m 17
15 Serbia £189,492,219£189.5m 70
16 Switzerland £172,946,253£172.9m 495
17 Russia £168,898,996£168.9m 274
18 Great Britain £130,764,883£130.8m 1,024
19 Chile £127,256,396£127.3m 46
20 Austria £126,854,691£126.9m 358
21 Norway £117,762,373£117.8m 432
22 Croatia £94,384,359£94.4m 93
23 Czechia £92,444,959£92.4m 238
24 China £79,321,540£79.3m 967
25 Mexico £78,734,458£78.7m 100
26 Ireland £76,554,223£76.6m 250
27 Scotland £75,219,719£75.2m 94
28 Netherlands £73,714,356£73.7m 1,143
29 Brazil £68,339,950£68.3m 236
30 India £65,229,939£65.2m 587
31 Belgium £58,822,635£58.8m 329
32 Slovakia £57,860,972£57.9m 76

Austria against its neighbours

Germany £267m Canada £257m Sweden £252m South Korea £217m Italy £215m Argentina £201m Northern Ireland £201m Serbia £189m Switzerland £173m Russia £169m Great Britain £131m Chile £127m Austria £127m Norway £118m Croatia £94m Czechia £92m China £79m Mexico £79m Ireland £77m Scotland £75m Netherlands £74m Brazil £68m India £65m Belgium £59m Slovakia £58m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Austria won?

£126,854,691 across 358 people in 23 sports. That ranks Austria 20th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Austria's highest earning sportsperson?

Sepp Straka, with £32,110,496 in golf prize money: 25.3% of everything Austria has won. Next is Dominic Thiem on £22,511,907.

Which sport has earned Austria the most prize money?

Tennis, at £56,173,767 across 16 players, ahead of golf on £38,717,073.

Which nation is just above Austria?

Chile, 19th on £127,256,396. Norway is 21st, just below, on £117,762,373.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Austria's tennis money has its own page: Austria in tennis.Austria's golf money has its own page: Austria in golf.Austria's alpine skiing money has its own page: Austria in alpine skiing.Austria's ski jumping money has its own page: Austria in ski jumping.Austria's pool money has its own page: Austria in pool.Austria's snowboarding money has its own page: Austria in snowboarding.Austria's Nordic combined money has its own page: Austria in Nordic combined.Austria's show jumping money has its own page: Austria in show jumping.Austria's freestyle skiing money has its own page: Austria in freestyle skiing.Austria's cross-country skiing money has its own page: Austria in cross-country skiing.Austria's table tennis money has its own page: Austria in table tennis.Austria's biathlon money has its own page: Austria in biathlon.Austria's athletics money has its own page: Austria in athletics.Austria's chess money has its own page: Austria in chess.Austria's snooker money has its own page: Austria in snooker.Austria's speed skating money has its own page: Austria in speed skating.Austria's triathlon money has its own page: Austria in triathlon.Austria's swimming money has its own page: Austria in swimming.Austria's gymnastics money has its own page: Austria in gymnastics.Austria's squash money has its own page: Austria in squash. One place up is Chile. One place down is Norway. Austria's football team was paid £10,897,436 at Euro 2024: Euro 2024 prize money.