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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 96th OF 168

Bahrain prize money

Bahrain's sportspeople have won £1,005,241 in prize money across 4 sports, which puts Bahrain 96th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Salwa Eid Naser has won the most, £239,474 in athletics .

PRIZE MONEY WON £1.0m
NATION RANK96th of 168
EARNERS21
SPORTS4
TOP SPORT · ATHLETICS £787k
SHARE OF WORLD0.0%

Bahrain's highest earners

All 21 people, every sport together

Bahrain's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Salwa Eid Naser Athletics £239,474£239k
2 Riffa 3x3 basketball £213,534£214k
3 Winfred Yavi Athletics £174,812£175k
4 Birhanu Balew Athletics £87,782£88k
5 Ruth Jebet Athletics £81,955£82k
6 Maryam Yusuf Jamal Athletics £43,985£44k
7 Kemi Adekoya Athletics £36,842£37k
8 Nelly Jepkosgei Athletics £28,571£29k
9 Mimi Belete Athletics £25,940£26k
10 Albert Rop Athletics £22,556£23k
11 Kalkidan Gezahegne Athletics £14,286£14k
12 Tigest Getent Athletics £8,271£8k
13 Shitaye Eshete Athletics £5,263£5k
14 Benson Seurei Athletics £4,511£5k
15 Sadik Mikhou Athletics £4,511£5k
16 Habib Subah Humood Snooker £4,000£4k
17 John Kibet Koech Athletics £3,759£4k
18 Aweke Ayalew Athletics £3,008£3k
19 Noora Salem Jasim Athletics £1,128£1k
20 Yusuf Saad Kamel Athletics £752£752
21 Rashed Rashed Table tennis £301£301

The top 12, side by side

Salwa Eid Naser £239k Riffa £214k Winfred Yavi £175k Birhanu Balew £88k Ruth Jebet £82k Maryam Yusuf Jamal £44k Kemi Adekoya £37k Nelly Jepkosgei £29k Mimi Belete £26k Albert Rop £23k Kalkidan Gezahegne £14k Tigest Getent £8,271

Salwa Eid Naser alone accounts for 23.8% of Bahrain's total. The top ten between them hold 95.0%, and the other 11 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Bahrain's £1,005,241 came from

Bahrain's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Athletics £787,406£787k 78.3% 18 Salwa Eid Naser
3x3 basketball £213,534£214k 21.2% 1 Riffa
Snooker £4,000£4k 0.4% 1 Habib Subah Humood
Table tennis £301£301 0.0% 1 Rashed Rashed

The split between sports

Athletics £787k
3x3 basketball £214k
Snooker £4,000
Table tennis £301

Athletics is Bahrain's biggest earner at 78.3% of the total. We hold nobody from Bahrain in golf, tennis, badminton, biathlon, chess, show jumping, surfing, squash, bowling, pool, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, figure skating, triathlon, CrossFit, swimming, trail running, motorsport, handball, gymnastics, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of Bahrain

Bahrain is 96th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Bahrain by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
84 Cuba £1,719,965£1.7m 62
85 Turkey £1,640,658£1.6m 112
86 Iran £1,607,334£1.6m 50
87 Haiti £1,539,550£1.5m 3
88 Estonia £1,528,730£1.5m 73
89 Iceland £1,371,450£1.4m 15
90 Cayman Islands £1,361,738£1.4m 4
91 Botswana £1,225,446£1.2m 21
92 Singapore £1,202,803£1.2m 75
93 Liechtenstein £1,084,157£1.1m 8
94 Albania £1,049,679£1.0m 12
95 Nigeria £1,013,810£1.0m 89
96 Bahrain £1,005,241£1.0m 21
97 Bahamas £846,736£847k 23
98 Qatar £844,224£844k 65
99 Trinidad and Tobago £801,384£801k 21
100 Dominican Republic £744,598£745k 26
101 Vietnam £660,865£661k 89
102 Malta £602,434£602k 11
103 Azerbaijan £595,095£595k 34
104 Ivory Coast £592,481£592k 8
105 Grenada £476,880£477k 6
106 Algeria £458,445£458k 33
107 Uganda £421,429£421k 21
108 Saint Lucia £387,036£387k 3

Bahrain against its neighbours

Cuba £1.7m Turkey £1.6m Iran £1.6m Haiti £1.5m Estonia £1.5m Iceland £1.4m Cayman Islands £1.4m Botswana £1.2m Singapore £1.2m Liechtenstein £1.1m Albania £1.0m Nigeria £1.0m Bahrain £1.0m Bahamas £847k Qatar £844k Trinidad and Tobago £801k Dominican Republic £745k Vietnam £661k Malta £602k Azerbaijan £595k Ivory Coast £592k Grenada £477k Algeria £458k Uganda £421k Saint Lucia £387k

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Bahrain won?

£1,005,241 across 21 people in 4 sports. That ranks Bahrain 96th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Bahrain's highest earning sportsperson?

Salwa Eid Naser, with £239,474 in athletics prize money: 23.8% of everything Bahrain has won. Next is Riffa on £213,534.

Which sport has earned Bahrain the most prize money?

Athletics, at £787,406 across 18 players, ahead of 3x3 basketball on £213,534.

Which nation is just above Bahrain?

Nigeria, 95th on £1,013,810. Bahamas is 97th, just below, on £846,736.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Bahrain's athletics money has its own page: Bahrain in athletics. One place up is Nigeria. One place down is Bahamas.