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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 35th OF 168

Denmark prize money

Denmark's sportspeople have won £44,669,811 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, £11,659,091 in tennis .

PRIZE MONEY WON £45m
NATION RANK35th of 168
EARNERS246
SPORTS21
TOP SPORT · GOLF £19m
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 £11,659,091£11.7m
2 Nicolai Hojgaard Golf £7,136,230£7.1m
3 Thorbjørn Olesen Golf £4,029,045£4.0m
4 Rasmus Hojgaard Golf £2,873,540£2.9m
5 Søren Kjeldsen Golf £2,549,527£2.5m
6 Kenneth Carlsen Tennis £2,215,541£2.2m
7 Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen Golf £1,585,790£1.6m
8 Viktor Axelsen Badminton £1,554,580£1.6m
9 Christian Rasmussen Motorsport £1,328,148£1.3m
10 Christian Lundgaard Motorsport £1,315,926£1.3m
11 Anders Antonsen Badminton £1,053,783£1.1m
12 Lucas Bjerregaard Golf £505,616£506k
13 Sebastian Cappelen Golf £421,664£422k
14 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Badminton £377,812£378k
15 Kim Astrup Badminton £377,812£378k
16 Aalborg Håndbold Handball £317,500£318k
17 Mathias Christiansen Badminton £286,937£287k
18 Alexandra Bøje Badminton £273,189£273k
19 Thomas Larsen Bowling £245,345£245k
20 Rasmus Gemke Badminton £219,970£220k
21 Leon Madsen Speedway £218,542£219k
22 Mikkel Michelsen Speedway £218,333£218k
23 Mickey Krause Pool £210,687£211k
24 GOG Håndbold Handball £187,500£188k
25 Mia Blichfeldt Badminton £178,924£179k
26 Marcus Helligkilde Golf £176,506£177k
27 Anders Lind Table tennis £174,231£174k
28 Line Kjærsfeldt Badminton £170,148£170k
29 Jonathan Groth Table tennis £154,489£154k
30 Niklas Norgaard Moller Golf £139,161£139k
31 Anders Thomsen Speedway £129,375£129k
32 Line Christophersen Badminton £116,744£117k
33 Team Esbjerg Handball £109,583£110k
34 Odense Håndbold Handball £103,750£104k
35 Mads Vestergaard Badminton £91,541£92k
36 Amalie Magelund Badminton £88,422£88k
37 Ikast Håndbold Handball £86,667£87k
38 Mille Porsild Sled dog racing £83,133£83k
39 Christinna Pedersen Badminton £74,609£75k
40 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Badminton £74,106£74k
41 Jesper Toft Badminton £69,222£69k
42 Sara Thygesen Badminton £68,753£69k
43 Daniel Lundgaard Badminton £56,784£57k
44 Maiken Fruergaard Badminton £54,996£55k
45 Line Hansen Squash £47,813£48k
46 Rasmus Kjær Badminton £47,298£47k
47 Christine Busch Badminton £45,004£45k
48 Jan Ø. Jørgensen Badminton £44,389£44k
49 Magnus Johannesen Badminton £42,643£43k
50 Kamilla Rytter Juhl Badminton £42,583£43k
51 Christoffer Bring Golf £38,774£39k
52 Frederik Søgaard Badminton £37,597£38k
53 Mathias Boe Badminton £37,493£37k
54 Julie Dawall Jakobsen Badminton £37,394£37k
55 Magnus Ditlev Triathlon £36,296£36k
56 Sara Petersen Athletics £36,111£36k
57 Carsten Hansen Bowling £30,065£30k
58 Niclas Nøhr Badminton £27,393£27k
59 Andreas Schou Show jumping £26,738£27k
60 Mads Conrad-Petersen Badminton £25,769£26k

The top 12, side by side

Holger Rune £12m Nicolai Hojgaard £7.1m Thorbjørn Olesen £4.0m Rasmus Hojgaard £2.9m Søren Kjeldsen £2.5m 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 £506k

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 £44,669,811 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 £19,462,638£19.5m 43.6% 11 Nicolai Hojgaard
Tennis £13,874,632£13.9m 31.1% 2 Holger Rune
Badminton £5,944,025£5.9m 13.3% 86 Viktor Axelsen
Motorsport £2,645,556£2.6m 5.9% 3 Christian Rasmussen
Handball £805,000£805k 1.8% 5 Aalborg Håndbold
Speedway £612,500£612k 1.4% 11 Leon Madsen
Table tennis £360,367£360k 0.8% 11 Anders Lind
Bowling £297,732£298k 0.7% 5 Thomas Larsen
Pool £259,636£260k 0.6% 9 Mickey Krause
Athletics £86,852£87k 0.2% 14 Sara Petersen
Sled dog racing £83,133£83k 0.2% 1 Mille Porsild
Triathlon £72,037£72k 0.2% 5 Magnus Ditlev
Squash £55,365£55k 0.1% 2 Line Hansen
Show jumping £52,268£52k 0.1% 70 Andreas Schou
CrossFit £19,630£20k 0.0% 2 André Houdet
Gravel racing £13,333£13k 0.0% 2 Mads Würtz Schmidt
Chess £7,222£7k 0.0% 2 Jonas Buhl Bjerre
Swimming £6,296£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 £2,963£3k 0.0% 2 Viktor Hald Thorup

The split between sports

Golf £19m Tennis £14m Badminton £5.9m
Motorsport £2.6m
Handball £805k Speedway £613k Table tennis £360k Bowling £298k Pool £260k Athletics £87k
Sled dog racing £83k
Triathlon £72k Squash £55k Show jumping £52k CrossFit £20k Gravel racing £13k
Chess £7,222
Swimming £6,296
Alpine skiing £5,405
Curling £3,221
Speed skating £2,963

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 £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
33 Fiji £55,564,477£55.6m 7
34 Colombia £53,502,479£53.5m 79
35 Denmark £44,669,811£44.7m 246
36 New Zealand £41,101,975£41.1m 152
37 Chinese Taipei £36,324,843£36.3m 437
38 Poland £35,925,989£35.9m 375
39 Greece £31,535,843£31.5m 79
40 Bulgaria £26,425,066£26.4m 85
41 Zimbabwe £24,054,300£24.1m 7
42 Kazakhstan £24,038,949£24.0m 102
43 Wales £22,396,857£22.4m 54
44 Finland £20,524,655£20.5m 253
45 Venezuela £20,443,383£20.4m 104
46 Ukraine £19,576,981£19.6m 176
47 Egypt £19,197,822£19.2m 199

Denmark against its neighbours

Czechia £92m China £79m Mexico £79m Ireland £77m Scotland £75m Netherlands £74m Brazil £68m India £65m Belgium £59m Slovakia £58m Fiji £56m Colombia £54m Denmark £45m New Zealand £41m Chinese Taipei £36m Poland £36m Greece £32m Bulgaria £26m Zimbabwe £24m Kazakhstan £24m Wales £22m Finland £21m Venezuela £20m Ukraine £20m Egypt £19m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Denmark won?

£44,669,811 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 £11,659,091 in tennis prize money: 26.1% of everything Denmark has won. Next is Nicolai Hojgaard on £7,136,230.

Which sport has earned Denmark the most prize money?

Golf, at £19,462,638 across 11 players, ahead of tennis on £13,874,632.

Which nation is just above Denmark?

Colombia, 34th on £53,502,479. New Zealand is 36th, just below, on £41,101,975.

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.