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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 77th OF 168

Ethiopia prize money

Ethiopia's sportspeople have won £4,293,233 in prize money across 2 sports, which puts Ethiopia 77th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Gudaf Tsegay has won the most, £210,150 in athletics .

PRIZE MONEY WON £4.3m
NATION RANK77th of 168
EARNERS148
SPORTS2
TOP SPORT · ATHLETICS £4.3m
SHARE OF WORLD0.0%

Ethiopia's highest earners

The top 60 of 148 people, every sport together

Ethiopia's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Gudaf Tsegay Athletics £210,150£210k
2 Yomif Kejelcha Athletics £189,850£190k
3 Freweyni Hailu Athletics £183,459£183k
4 Hagos Gebrhiwet Athletics £176,692£177k
5 Likina Amebaw Athletics £166,353£166k
6 Genzebe Dibaba Athletics £153,759£154k
7 Sofia Assefa Athletics £147,368£147k
8 Selemon Barega Athletics £128,383£128k
9 Berihu Aregawi Athletics £106,579£107k
10 Getnet Wale Athletics £99,812£100k
11 Hiwot Ayalew Athletics £98,872£99k
12 Yenew Alamirew Athletics £90,977£91k
13 Muktar Edris Athletics £90,789£91k
14 Fantaye Belayneh Athletics £79,511£80k
15 Mohammed Aman Athletics £79,323£79k
16 Almaz Ayana Athletics £78,195£78k
17 Lamecha Girma Athletics £75,940£76k
18 Birke Haylom Athletics £74,436£74k
19 Habitam Alemu Athletics £67,293£67k
20 Imane Merga Athletics £66,541£67k
21 Samuel Firewu Athletics £66,541£67k
22 Meseret Defar Athletics £64,662£65k
23 Diribe Welteji Athletics £64,098£64k
24 Mekonnen Gebremedhin Athletics £62,406£62k
25 Dawit Seyaum Athletics £60,150£60k
26 Tsige Duguma Athletics £58,083£58k
27 Medina Eisa Athletics £57,895£58k
28 Sembo Almayew Athletics £56,391£56k
29 Gelete Burka Athletics £52,256£52k
30 Ejgayehu Taye Athletics £49,248£49k
31 Sentayehu Ejigu Athletics £47,744£48k
32 Telahun Haile Bekele Athletics £47,556£48k
33 Etenesh Diro Athletics £46,992£47k
34 Senbere Teferi Athletics £46,241£46k
35 Letesenbet Gidey Athletics £45,113£45k
36 Aman Wote Athletics £42,857£43k
37 Dejen Gebremeskel Athletics £42,857£43k
38 Hirut Meshesha Athletics £42,293£42k
39 Tirunesh Dibaba Athletics £42,105£42k
40 Aleshign Baweke Athletics £39,850£40k
41 Tariku Bekele Athletics £38,346£38k
42 Werkuha Getachew Athletics £35,526£36k
43 Axumawit Embaye Athletics £34,774£35k
44 Gemechu Godana Athletics £34,586£35k
45 Biniam Mehary Athletics £33,835£34k
46 Samuel Tefera Athletics £31,955£32k
47 Tigst Assefa Athletics £30,451£30k
48 Abrham Sime Athletics £27,068£27k
49 Chala Beyo Athletics £25,752£26k
50 Addisu Yihune Athletics £25,376£25k
51 Nigist Getachew Athletics £24,060£24k
52 Senayet Getachew Athletics £23,684£24k
53 Fantu Magiso Athletics £21,805£22k
54 Roba Gari Athletics £21,053£21k
55 Kuma Girma Athletics £17,105£17k
56 Abadi Hadis Athletics £16,917£17k
57 Fotyen Tesfay Athletics £16,541£17k
58 Besu Sado Athletics £15,789£16k
59 Buze Diriba Athletics £15,038£15k
60 Fantu Worku Athletics £14,474£14k

The top 12, side by side

Gudaf Tsegay £210k Yomif Kejelcha £190k Freweyni Hailu £183k Hagos Gebrhiwet £177k Likina Amebaw £166k Genzebe Dibaba £154k Sofia Assefa £147k Selemon Barega £128k Berihu Aregawi £107k Getnet Wale £100k Hiwot Ayalew £99k Yenew Alamirew £91k

Gudaf Tsegay alone accounts for 4.9% of Ethiopia's total. The top ten between them hold 36.4%, and the other 138 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Ethiopia's £4,293,233 came from

Ethiopia'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 £4,290,978£4.3m 99.9% 147 Gudaf Tsegay
Chess £2,256£2k 0.1% 1 Aydagnuhem Gezachew Abera

The split between sports

Athletics £4.3m
Chess £2,256

Athletics is Ethiopia's biggest earner at 99.9% of the total. We hold nobody from Ethiopia in golf, tennis, badminton, table tennis, 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 Ethiopia

Ethiopia is 77th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Ethiopia by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
65 Georgia £7,879,438£7.9m 25
66 Jamaica £7,191,612£7.2m 164
67 Cyprus £7,095,521£7.1m 20
68 Latvia £7,085,135£7.1m 56
69 Israel £6,238,502£6.2m 59
70 Bosnia and Herzegovina £6,118,691£6.1m 12
71 Lithuania £5,169,138£5.2m 46
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

Ethiopia against its neighbours

Georgia £7.9m Jamaica £7.2m Cyprus £7.1m Latvia £7.1m Israel £6.2m Bosnia and Herzegovina £6.1m Lithuania £5.2m 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

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Ethiopia won?

£4,293,233 across 148 people in 2 sports. That ranks Ethiopia 77th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Ethiopia's highest earning sportsperson?

Gudaf Tsegay, with £210,150 in athletics prize money: 4.9% of everything Ethiopia has won. Next is Yomif Kejelcha on £189,850.

Which sport has earned Ethiopia the most prize money?

Athletics, at £4,290,978 across 147 players, ahead of chess on £2,256.

Which nation is just above Ethiopia?

Moldova, 76th on £4,307,441. Tunisia is 78th, just below, on £3,756,365.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Ethiopia's athletics money has its own page: Ethiopia in athletics. One place up is Moldova. One place down is Tunisia.