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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 35th OF 168

Denmark prize money

Denmark's sportspeople have won £45,356,277 in prize money across 21 sports, which puts Denmark 35th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Holger Rune has won the most, £11,834,416 in tennis .

PRIZE MONEY WON £45m
NATION RANK35th of 168
EARNERS246
SPORTS21
TOP SPORT · GOLF £20m
SHARE OF WORLD0.4%

Denmark's highest earners

The top 60 of 246 people, every sport together

Denmark's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Holger Rune Tennis £11,834,416£11.8m
2 Nicolai Hojgaard Golf £7,243,541£7.2m
3 Thorbjørn Olesen Golf £4,089,632£4.1m
4 Rasmus Hojgaard Golf £2,916,751£2.9m
5 Søren Kjeldsen Golf £2,587,866£2.6m
6 Kenneth Carlsen Tennis £2,248,857£2.2m
7 Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen Golf £1,609,636£1.6m
8 Viktor Axelsen Badminton £1,577,957£1.6m
9 Christian Rasmussen Motorsport £1,348,120£1.3m
10 Christian Lundgaard Motorsport £1,335,714£1.3m
11 Anders Antonsen Badminton £1,069,630£1.1m
12 Lucas Bjerregaard Golf £513,219£513k
13 Sebastian Cappelen Golf £428,005£428k
14 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Badminton £383,493£383k
15 Kim Astrup Badminton £383,493£383k
16 Aalborg Håndbold Handball £325,641£326k
17 Mathias Christiansen Badminton £291,251£291k
18 Alexandra Bøje Badminton £277,297£277k
19 Thomas Larsen Bowling £249,035£249k
20 Leon Madsen Speedway £224,145£224k
21 Mikkel Michelsen Speedway £223,932£224k
22 Rasmus Gemke Badminton £223,278£223k
23 Mickey Krause Pool £213,856£214k
24 GOG Håndbold Handball £192,308£192k
25 Mia Blichfeldt Badminton £181,615£182k
26 Marcus Helligkilde Golf £179,160£179k
27 Anders Lind Table tennis £176,852£177k
28 Line Kjærsfeldt Badminton £172,707£173k
29 Jonathan Groth Table tennis £156,812£157k
30 Niklas Norgaard Moller Golf £141,254£141k
31 Anders Thomsen Speedway £132,692£133k
32 Line Christophersen Badminton £118,500£119k
33 Team Esbjerg Handball £112,393£112k
34 Odense Håndbold Handball £106,410£106k
35 Mads Vestergaard Badminton £92,918£93k
36 Amalie Magelund Badminton £89,752£90k
37 Ikast Håndbold Handball £88,889£89k
38 Mille Porsild Sled dog racing £84,383£84k
39 Christinna Pedersen Badminton £75,731£76k
40 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Badminton £75,220£75k
41 Jesper Toft Badminton £70,263£70k
42 Sara Thygesen Badminton £69,787£70k
43 Daniel Lundgaard Badminton £57,638£58k
44 Maiken Fruergaard Badminton £55,823£56k
45 Line Hansen Squash £48,532£49k
46 Rasmus Kjær Badminton £48,009£48k
47 Christine Busch Badminton £45,681£46k
48 Jan Ø. Jørgensen Badminton £45,056£45k
49 Magnus Johannesen Badminton £43,284£43k
50 Kamilla Rytter Juhl Badminton £43,224£43k
51 Christoffer Bring Golf £39,357£39k
52 Frederik Søgaard Badminton £38,162£38k
53 Mathias Boe Badminton £38,057£38k
54 Julie Dawall Jakobsen Badminton £37,957£38k
55 Magnus Ditlev Triathlon £36,842£37k
56 Sara Petersen Athletics £36,654£37k
57 Carsten Hansen Bowling £30,517£31k
58 Niclas Nøhr Badminton £27,805£28k
59 Andreas Schou Show jumping £26,738£27k
60 Mads Conrad-Petersen Badminton £26,156£26k

The top 12, side by side

Holger Rune £12m Nicolai Hojgaard £7.2m Thorbjørn Olesen £4.1m Rasmus Hojgaard £2.9m Søren Kjeldsen £2.6m Kenneth Carlsen £2.2m Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen £1.6m Viktor Axelsen £1.6m Christian Rasmussen £1.3m Christian Lundgaard £1.3m Anders Antonsen £1.1m Lucas Bjerregaard £513k

Holger Rune alone accounts for 26.1% of Denmark's total. The top ten between them hold 81.1%, and the other 236 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Denmark's £45,356,277 came from

Denmark's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Golf £19,755,309£19.8m 43.6% 11 Nicolai Hojgaard
Tennis £14,083,273£14.1m 31.1% 2 Holger Rune
Badminton £6,033,409£6.0m 13.3% 86 Viktor Axelsen
Motorsport £2,685,338£2.7m 5.9% 3 Christian Rasmussen
Handball £825,641£826k 1.8% 5 Aalborg Håndbold
Speedway £628,205£628k 1.4% 11 Leon Madsen
Table tennis £365,786£366k 0.8% 11 Anders Lind
Bowling £302,209£302k 0.7% 5 Thomas Larsen
Pool £263,541£264k 0.6% 9 Mickey Krause
Athletics £88,158£88k 0.2% 14 Sara Petersen
Sled dog racing £84,383£84k 0.2% 1 Mille Porsild
Triathlon £73,120£73k 0.2% 5 Magnus Ditlev
Squash £56,198£56k 0.1% 2 Line Hansen
Show jumping £52,893£53k 0.1% 70 Andreas Schou
CrossFit £19,925£20k 0.0% 2 André Houdet
Gravel racing £13,534£14k 0.0% 2 Mads Würtz Schmidt
Chess £7,331£7k 0.0% 2 Jonas Buhl Bjerre
Swimming £6,391£6k 0.0% 1 Helena Rosendahl Bach
Alpine skiing £5,405£5k 0.0% 1 Christian Borgnaes
Curling £3,221£3k 0.0% 1 Madeleine Dupont
Speed skating £3,008£3k 0.0% 2 Viktor Hald Thorup

The split between sports

Golf £20m Tennis £14m Badminton £6.0m
Motorsport £2.7m
Handball £826k Speedway £628k Table tennis £366k Bowling £302k Pool £264k Athletics £88k
Sled dog racing £84k
Triathlon £73k Squash £56k Show jumping £53k CrossFit £20k Gravel racing £14k
Chess £7,331
Swimming £6,391
Alpine skiing £5,405
Curling £3,221
Speed skating £3,008

Golf is Denmark's biggest earner at 43.6% of the total. We hold nobody from Denmark in biathlon, snooker, surfing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, figure skating, trail running, gymnastics, rodeo, Enhanced Games, Go, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing.

The nations either side of Denmark

Denmark is 35th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Denmark by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
23 Czechia £93,824,901£93.8m 238
24 China £80,084,813£80.1m 967
25 Mexico £79,918,824£79.9m 100
26 Ireland £77,644,567£77.6m 250
27 Scotland £75,977,257£76.0m 94
28 Netherlands £74,805,657£74.8m 1,143
29 Brazil £69,364,403£69.4m 236
30 India £66,204,277£66.2m 587
31 Belgium £59,672,697£59.7m 329
32 Slovakia £58,690,691£58.7m 76
33 Fiji £56,400,033£56.4m 7
34 Colombia £54,307,165£54.3m 79
35 Denmark £45,356,277£45.4m 246
36 New Zealand £41,710,442£41.7m 152
37 Chinese Taipei £36,871,037£36.9m 437
38 Poland £36,459,824£36.5m 375
39 Greece £32,009,197£32.0m 79
40 Bulgaria £26,820,967£26.8m 85
41 Zimbabwe £24,416,046£24.4m 7
42 Kazakhstan £24,398,287£24.4m 102
43 Wales £22,440,638£22.4m 54
44 Finland £20,813,301£20.8m 253
45 Venezuela £20,750,802£20.8m 104
46 Ukraine £19,869,537£19.9m 176
47 Egypt £19,486,543£19.5m 199

Denmark against its neighbours

Czechia £94m China £80m Mexico £80m Ireland £78m Scotland £76m Netherlands £75m Brazil £69m India £66m Belgium £60m Slovakia £59m Fiji £56m Colombia £54m Denmark £45m New Zealand £42m Chinese Taipei £37m Poland £36m Greece £32m Bulgaria £27m Zimbabwe £24m Kazakhstan £24m Wales £22m Finland £21m Venezuela £21m Ukraine £20m Egypt £19m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Denmark won?

£45,356,277 across 246 people in 21 sports. That ranks Denmark 35th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Denmark's highest earning sportsperson?

Holger Rune, with £11,834,416 in tennis prize money: 26.1% of everything Denmark has won. Next is Nicolai Hojgaard on £7,243,541.

Which sport has earned Denmark the most prize money?

Golf, at £19,755,309 across 11 players, ahead of tennis on £14,083,273.

Which nation is just above Denmark?

Colombia, 34th on £54,307,165. New Zealand is 36th, just below, on £41,710,442.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Denmark's golf money has its own page: Denmark in golf.Denmark's tennis money has its own page: Denmark in tennis.Denmark's badminton money has its own page: Denmark in badminton.Denmark's handball money has its own page: Denmark in handball.Denmark's speedway money has its own page: Denmark in speedway.Denmark's table tennis money has its own page: Denmark in table tennis.Denmark's bowling money has its own page: Denmark in bowling.Denmark's pool money has its own page: Denmark in pool.Denmark's athletics money has its own page: Denmark in athletics.Denmark's triathlon money has its own page: Denmark in triathlon.Denmark's squash money has its own page: Denmark in squash.Denmark's show jumping money has its own page: Denmark in show jumping.Denmark's CrossFit money has its own page: Denmark in CrossFit.Denmark's gravel racing money has its own page: Denmark in gravel racing.Denmark's speed skating money has its own page: Denmark in speed skating. One place up is Colombia. One place down is New Zealand. Denmark's football team was paid £10,470,084 at Euro 2024: Euro 2024 prize money.