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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 39th OF 168

Greece prize money

Greece's sportspeople have won £32,009,197 in prize money across 12 sports, which puts Greece 39th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Stefanos Tsitsipas has won the most, £28,679,747 in tennis , more than half of the country's total on their own.

PRIZE MONEY WON £32m
NATION RANK39th of 168
EARNERS79
SPORTS12
TOP SPORT · TENNIS £29m
SHARE OF WORLD0.3%

Greece's highest earners

The top 60 of 79 people, every sport together

Greece's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Stefanos Tsitsipas Tennis £28,679,747£28.7m
2 Kristian Gkolomeev Enhanced Games £1,127,820£1.1m
3 Alexandros Kazakis Pool £512,520£513k
4 Miltiadis Tentoglou Athletics £318,421£318k
5 Katerina Stefanidi Athletics £296,617£297k
6 Emmanouil Karalis Athletics £241,259£241k
7 Nick Ekonomopoulos Pool £132,691£133k
8 Konstantinos Filippidis Athletics £121,053£121k
9 Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou Athletics £100,188£100k
10 Dimitris Loukatos Pool £87,010£87k
11 GINNIS AJ Alpine skiing £69,548£70k
12 Elina Tzengko Athletics £57,143£57k
13 Paraskevi Papachristou Athletics £28,759£29k
14 Dimitrios Chondrokoukis Athletics £18,797£19k
15 Louis Tsatoumas Athletics £18,045£18k
16 Damianos Giallourakis Pool £15,856£16k
17 Stavroula Tsolakidou Chess £12,594£13k
18 Vangelis Vettas Pool £11,192£11k
19 George Antonakis Pool £10,601£11k
20 Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis Chess £10,526£11k
21 Konstantinos Baniotis Athletics £10,150£10k
22 Andreas Koukiadakis Pool £9,262£9k
23 Ioli Mytilineou Show jumping £9,061£9k
24 Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas Athletics £9,023£9k
25 Dimitrios Mastrovasilis Chess £9,023£9k
26 Nikolas Theodorou Chess £8,271£8k
27 Kostas Koukiadakis Pool £7,338£7k
28 Dimitrios Markos Swimming £6,842£7k
29 Christos Papageorgiou Pool £6,429£6k
30 Antonis Kakaris Pool £5,315£5k
31 Anastasia Avramidou Chess £3,759£4k
32 Panagiotis Bitados Triathlon £3,759£4k
33 Apostolos Christou Swimming £3,684£4k
34 Panagiotis Gionis Table tennis £3,034£3k
35 Antonios Mastoras Athletics £3,008£3k
36 Konstantinos Douvalidis Athletics £3,008£3k
37 Evgenios Ioannidis Chess £2,820£3k
38 Nick Chatoupis Pool £2,768£3k
39 Aikaterini Toliou Table tennis £2,383£2k
40 Giorgos Karavis CrossFit £2,256£2k
41 Emile Karim Fares Show jumping £2,119£2k
42 Niko Ikonomopoules Pool £2,014£2k
43 Eleftherios Petrounias Gymnastics £1,978£2k
44 Nikolaos Andrikopoulos Athletics £1,692£2k
45 Malamatenia Papadimitriou Table tennis £1,598£2k
46 Georgios Kampourlidis Pool £1,560£2k
47 Ioli Mytilinaiou Show jumping £1,538£2k
48 Niki Panetta Athletics £1,504£2k
49 Ioannis Sgouropoulos Table tennis £1,353£1k
50 Konstantinos Koudiakis Pool £1,309£1k
51 Panagiotis Xypoliteas Pool £1,180£1k
52 Dimitrios Tsiamis Athletics £1,128£1k
53 Tatiana Gusin Athletics £1,128£1k
54 Elisavet Terpou Table tennis £820£820
55 Spiridon Lempesis Athletics £752£752
56 Yiannis Charlaftis Pool £492£492
57 Pashalis Ballas Show jumping £462£462
58 Ksipoliteas Panagiotis Pool £415£415
59 Athanasia Mesiri Gymnastics £368£368
60 Nikolaos Iliopoulos Gymnastics £368£368

The top 12, side by side

Stefanos Tsitsipas £29m Kristian Gkolomeev £1.1m Alexandros Kazakis £513k Miltiadis Tentoglou £318k Katerina Stefanidi £297k Emmanouil Karalis £241k Nick Ekonomopoulos £133k Konstantinos Filippidis £121k Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou £100k Dimitris Loukatos £87k GINNIS AJ £70k Elina Tzengko £57k

Stefanos Tsitsipas alone accounts for 89.6% of Greece's total. The top ten between them hold 98.8%, and the other 69 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Greece's £32,009,197 came from

Greece's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Tennis £28,679,747£28.7m 89.6% 1 Stefanos Tsitsipas
Athletics £1,231,673£1.2m 3.8% 18 Miltiadis Tentoglou
Enhanced Games £1,127,820£1.1m 3.5% 1 Kristian Gkolomeev
Pool £810,306£810k 2.5% 27 Alexandros Kazakis
Alpine skiing £69,548£70k 0.2% 1 GINNIS AJ
Chess £46,992£47k 0.1% 6 Stavroula Tsolakidou
Show jumping £13,433£13k 0.0% 6 Ioli Mytilineou
Swimming £10,526£11k 0.0% 2 Dimitrios Markos
Table tennis £10,169£10k 0.0% 10 Panagiotis Gionis
Triathlon £3,759£4k 0.0% 1 Panagiotis Bitados
Gymnastics £2,967£3k 0.0% 5 Eleftherios Petrounias
CrossFit £2,256£2k 0.0% 1 Giorgos Karavis

The split between sports

Tennis £29m
Athletics £1.2m
Enhanced Games £1.1m
Pool £810k
Alpine skiing £70k
Chess £47k Show jumping £13k Swimming £11k Table tennis £10k
Triathlon £3,759
Gymnastics £2,967
CrossFit £2,256

Tennis is Greece's biggest earner at 89.6% of the total. We hold nobody from Greece in golf, badminton, biathlon, snooker, surfing, squash, bowling, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, figure skating, trail running, motorsport, handball, rodeo, sled dog racing, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of Greece

Greece is 39th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Greece by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
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
48 Portugal £17,907,261£17.9m 110
49 Thailand £16,387,841£16.4m 218
50 Hungary £14,998,149£15.0m 130
51 Hawaii £13,952,897£14.0m 71

Greece against its neighbours

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 Portugal £18m Thailand £16m Hungary £15m Hawaii £14m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Greece won?

£32,009,197 across 79 people in 12 sports. That ranks Greece 39th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Greece's highest earning sportsperson?

Stefanos Tsitsipas, with £28,679,747 in tennis prize money: 89.6% of everything Greece has won. Next is Kristian Gkolomeev on £1,127,820.

Which sport has earned Greece the most prize money?

Tennis, at £28,679,747 across 1 player, ahead of athletics on £1,231,673.

Which nation is just above Greece?

Poland, 38th on £36,459,824. Bulgaria is 40th, just below, on £26,820,967.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Greece's athletics money has its own page: Greece in athletics.Greece's pool money has its own page: Greece in pool.Greece's chess money has its own page: Greece in chess.Greece's show jumping money has its own page: Greece in show jumping.Greece's swimming money has its own page: Greece in swimming.Greece's table tennis money has its own page: Greece in table tennis.Greece's gymnastics money has its own page: Greece in gymnastics. One place up is Poland. One place down is Bulgaria.