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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 84th OF 168

Cuba prize money

Cuba's sportspeople have won £1,719,965 in prize money across 3 sports, which puts Cuba 84th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Leyanis Pérez has won the most, £280,639 in athletics .

PRIZE MONEY WON £1.7m
NATION RANK84th of 168
EARNERS62
SPORTS3
TOP SPORT · ATHLETICS £1.6m
SHARE OF WORLD0.0%

Cuba's highest earners

The top 60 of 62 people, every sport together

Cuba's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Leyanis Pérez Athletics £280,639£281k
2 Yaime Pérez Athletics £231,203£231k
3 Yarisley Silva Athletics £152,882£153k
4 Denia Caballero Athletics £96,241£96k
5 Davisleydi Velazco Athletics £91,729£92k
6 Yarelis Barrios Athletics £90,602£91k
7 Liadagmis Povea Athletics £89,850£90k
8 Lázaro Martínez Athletics £76,692£77k
9 Juan Miguel Echevarría Athletics £73,684£74k
10 Yargelis Savigne Athletics £71,053£71k
11 Reynier Mena Athletics £33,083£33k
12 Dayron Robles Athletics £32,707£33k
13 David Girat Athletics £23,684£24k
14 Lázaro Bruzón Chess £22,556£23k
15 Maykel Massó Athletics £21,429£21k
16 Mabel Gay Athletics £21,053£21k
17 Omar Cisneros Athletics £19,173£19k
18 Roxana Gómez Athletics £18,797£19k
19 Jorge A. Hodelín Athletics £17,669£18k
20 Ernesto Revé Athletics £17,293£17k
21 Rose Mary Almanza Athletics £17,293£17k
22 Silinda Morales Athletics £17,293£17k
23 Jordan Díaz Athletics £15,414£15k
24 Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suárez Chess £12,030£12k
25 Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera Chess £11,842£12k
26 Lázaro Borges Athletics £11,278£11k
27 Jorge Fernández Athletics £10,902£11k
28 Kendry Menéndez Athletics £10,902£11k
29 Yuneysi Santiusti Athletics £9,774£10k
30 Misleydis González Athletics £9,399£9k
31 Yuri González Vidal Chess £9,023£9k
32 Yerisbel Miranda Llanes Chess £8,459£8k
33 Mario Díaz Athletics £8,271£8k
34 Lisandra Teresa Ordaz Valdés Chess £7,519£8k
35 Andy Pereira Table tennis £7,259£7k
36 Guillermo Martínez Athletics £5,639£6k
37 Dailenys Alcántara Athletics £4,887£5k
38 Yeimer López Athletics £4,887£5k
39 Yoandri Betanzos Athletics £4,887£5k
40 Sahily Diago Mesa Athletics £4,511£5k
41 Ermes Espinosa Veloz Chess £4,511£5k
42 Yasser Quesada Chess £4,511£5k
43 Yuniesky Quesada Chess £4,511£5k
44 Yusnel Bacallao Alonso Chess £4,511£5k
45 Luis Zayas Athletics £3,759£4k
46 Yarisley Collado Athletics £3,008£3k
47 Yunier Pérez Athletics £3,008£3k
48 Yaniela Forgas Moreno Chess £2,820£3k
49 Dylan Isidro Berdayes Ason Chess £2,632£3k
50 Luis Ernesto Quesada Pérez Chess £2,256£2k
51 Yordan O'Farrill Athletics £1,880£2k
52 Josleidy Ribalta Athletics £1,504£2k
53 Roberto Skyers Athletics £1,504£2k
54 Wilfredo Martínez Athletics £1,504£2k
55 Anay Tejeda Athletics £1,128£1k
56 Osviel Hernández Athletics £1,128£1k
57 Carlos Véliz Athletics £752£752
58 Jorge Campos Table tennis £508£508
59 Daniela Fonseca Carrazana Table tennis £436£436
60 Rosalba Aguiar Table tennis £241£241

The top 12, side by side

Leyanis Pérez £281k Yaime Pérez £231k Yarisley Silva £153k Denia Caballero £96k Davisleydi Velazco £92k Yarelis Barrios £91k Liadagmis Povea £90k Lázaro Martínez £77k Juan Miguel Echevarría £74k Yargelis Savigne £71k Reynier Mena £33k Dayron Robles £33k

Leyanis Pérez alone accounts for 16.3% of Cuba's total. The top ten between them hold 72.9%, and the other 52 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Cuba's £1,719,965 came from

Cuba'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 £1,613,972£1.6m 93.8% 43 Leyanis Pérez
Chess £97,180£97k 5.7% 13 Lázaro Bruzón
Table tennis £8,812£9k 0.5% 6 Andy Pereira

The split between sports

Athletics £1.6m Chess £97k Table tennis £8,812

Athletics is Cuba's biggest earner at 93.8% of the total. We hold nobody from Cuba in golf, tennis, badminton, biathlon, show jumping, snooker, 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, 3x3 basketball, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of Cuba

Cuba is 84th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Cuba by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
72 Uzbekistan £5,118,045£5.1m 46
73 Monaco £4,951,004£5.0m 17
74 Luxembourg £4,751,418£4.8m 24
75 El Salvador £4,400,102£4.4m 7
76 Moldova £4,307,441£4.3m 15
77 Ethiopia £4,293,233£4.3m 148
78 Tunisia £3,756,365£3.8m 27
79 Puerto Rico £3,604,351£3.6m 36
80 Pakistan £3,227,294£3.2m 32
81 Bolivia £2,409,014£2.4m 1
82 Armenia £2,154,747£2.2m 20
83 Costa Rica £1,863,567£1.9m 14
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

Cuba against its neighbours

Uzbekistan £5.1m Monaco £5.0m Luxembourg £4.8m El Salvador £4.4m Moldova £4.3m Ethiopia £4.3m Tunisia £3.8m Puerto Rico £3.6m Pakistan £3.2m Bolivia £2.4m Armenia £2.2m Costa Rica £1.9m 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

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Cuba won?

£1,719,965 across 62 people in 3 sports. That ranks Cuba 84th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Cuba's highest earning sportsperson?

Leyanis Pérez, with £280,639 in athletics prize money: 16.3% of everything Cuba has won. Next is Yaime Pérez on £231,203.

Which sport has earned Cuba the most prize money?

Athletics, at £1,613,972 across 43 players, ahead of chess on £97,180.

Which nation is just above Cuba?

Costa Rica, 83rd on £1,863,567. Turkey is 85th, just below, on £1,640,658.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Cuba's athletics money has its own page: Cuba in athletics.Cuba's chess money has its own page: Cuba in chess.Cuba's table tennis money has its own page: Cuba in table tennis. One place up is Costa Rica. One place down is Turkey.