Costa Rica prize money
Costa Rica's sportspeople have won £1,835,958 in prize money across 6 sports, which puts Costa Rica 83rd of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Juan Antonio Marin has won the most, £896,512 in tennis .
Costa Rica's highest earners
All 14 people, every sport together
| # | NAME | SPORT | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Antonio Marin | Tennis | £896,512£897k |
| 2 | Brisa Hennessy | Surfing | £829,233£829k |
| 3 | Carlos Munoz | Surfing | £59,226£59k |
| 4 | Leilani McGonagle | Surfing | £20,000£20k |
| 5 | Gerald Drummond | Athletics | £11,852£12k |
| 6 | Nery Brenes | Athletics | £8,889£9k |
| 7 | Sergio Duran Vega | Chess | £4,444£4k |
| 8 | Sergio Minero Pineda | Chess | £2,778£3k |
| 9 | Alejandro Reyna | Bowling | £854£854 |
| 10 | Andres Alonso Aguilar Acevedo | Pool | £581£581 |
| 11 | Arias J. Salas | Pool | £581£581 |
| 12 | Jimmy Barboza | Pool | £556£556 |
| 13 | Diego Sanchez | Pool | £296£296 |
| 14 | Francis Valerio | Pool | £156£156 |
The top 12, side by side
Juan Antonio Marin alone accounts for 48.8% of Costa Rica's total. The top ten between them hold 99.9%, and the other 4 share the rest.
Prize money by sport
Where Costa Rica's £1,835,958 came from
| SPORT | PRIZE MONEY | SHARE | EARNERS | TOP EARNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surfing | £908,459£908k | 49.5% | 3 | Brisa Hennessy |
| Tennis | £896,512£897k | 48.8% | 1 | Juan Antonio Marin |
| Athletics | £20,741£21k | 1.1% | 2 | Gerald Drummond |
| Chess | £7,222£7k | 0.4% | 2 | Sergio Duran Vega |
| Pool | £2,170£2k | 0.1% | 5 | Andres Alonso Aguilar Acevedo |
| Bowling | £854£854 | 0.0% | 1 | Alejandro Reyna |
The split between sports
Surfing is Costa Rica's biggest earner at 49.5% of the total. We hold nobody from Costa Rica in golf, badminton, table tennis, biathlon, show jumping, snooker, squash, 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, 3x3 basketball, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.
The nations either side of Costa Rica
Costa Rica is 83rd of 168 on total prize money
| # | NATION | PRIZE MONEY | EARNERS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Lithuania | £5,092,427£5.1m | 46 |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | £5,042,330£5.0m | 46 |
| 73 | Monaco | £4,877,698£4.9m | 17 |
| 74 | Luxembourg | £4,681,250£4.7m | 24 |
| 75 | El Salvador | £4,334,913£4.3m | 7 |
| 76 | Moldova | £4,243,616£4.2m | 15 |
| 77 | Ethiopia | £4,229,630£4.2m | 148 |
| 78 | Tunisia | £3,700,715£3.7m | 27 |
| 79 | Puerto Rico | £3,550,960£3.6m | 36 |
| 80 | Pakistan | £3,183,490£3.2m | 32 |
| 81 | Bolivia | £2,373,324£2.4m | 1 |
| 82 | Armenia | £2,123,211£2.1m | 20 |
| 83 | Costa Rica | £1,835,958£1.8m | 14 |
| 84 | Cuba | £1,694,484£1.7m | 62 |
| 85 | Turkey | £1,616,571£1.6m | 112 |
| 86 | Iran | £1,602,392£1.6m | 50 |
| 87 | Haiti | £1,516,741£1.5m | 3 |
| 88 | Estonia | £1,508,480£1.5m | 73 |
| 89 | Iceland | £1,351,990£1.4m | 15 |
| 90 | Cayman Islands | £1,341,564£1.3m | 4 |
| 91 | Botswana | £1,207,291£1.2m | 21 |
| 92 | Singapore | £1,185,021£1.2m | 75 |
| 93 | Liechtenstein | £1,083,842£1.1m | 8 |
| 94 | Albania | £1,035,017£1.0m | 12 |
| 95 | Nigeria | £998,791£999k | 89 |
Costa Rica against its neighbours
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Costa Rica won?
£1,835,958 across 14 people in 6 sports. That ranks Costa Rica 83rd of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.
Who is Costa Rica's highest earning sportsperson?
Juan Antonio Marin, with £896,512 in tennis prize money: 48.8% of everything Costa Rica has won. Next is Brisa Hennessy on £829,233.
Which sport has earned Costa Rica the most prize money?
Surfing, at £908,459 across 3 players, ahead of tennis on £896,512.
Which nation is just above Costa Rica?
Armenia, 82nd on £2,123,211. Cuba is 84th, just below, on £1,694,484.
Where to next
Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Costa Rica's surfing money has its own page: Costa Rica in surfing.Costa Rica's athletics money has its own page: Costa Rica in athletics.Costa Rica's pool money has its own page: Costa Rica in pool. One place up is Armenia. One place down is Cuba.