Iran prize money
Iran's sportspeople have won £1,602,392 in prize money across 7 sports, which puts Iran 86th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Hossein Vafaei has won the most, £1,150,937 in snooker , more than half of the country's total on their own.
Iran's highest earners
All 50 people, every sport together
| # | NAME | SPORT | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hossein Vafaei | Snooker | £1,150,937£1.2m |
| 2 | Ehsan Haddadi | Athletics | £75,185£75k |
| 3 | Amir Sarkhosh | Snooker | £63,400£63k |
| 4 | Soheil Vahedi | Snooker | £62,712£63k |
| 5 | Amin Tabatabaei | Chess | £40,741£41k |
| 6 | Parham Maghsoodloo | Chess | £40,741£41k |
| 7 | Noshad Alamiyan | Table tennis | £40,035£40k |
| 8 | Pouya Idani | Chess | £24,444£24k |
| 9 | Bardiya Daneshvar | Chess | £12,593£13k |
| 10 | Mobina Alinasab | Chess | £9,259£9k |
| 11 | Ali Aziznia | Show jumping | £9,039£9k |
| 12 | Takhti Zarekani | Pool | £8,867£9k |
| 13 | Nima Alamian | Table tennis | £7,398£7k |
| 14 | Ehsan Ghaem Maghami | Chess | £7,222£7k |
| 15 | Pouria Darini | Chess | £6,667£7k |
| 16 | Amir Hossein Hodaei | Table tennis | £6,000£6k |
| 17 | Navid Shams | Table tennis | £5,226£5k |
| 18 | Amir Reza Pourramezanali | Chess | £4,444£4k |
| 19 | Anahita Zahedifar | Chess | £3,704£4k |
| 20 | Maghsoud Ali | Pool | £3,307£3k |
| 21 | Ehsan Heydarinezhad | Snooker | £3,062£3k |
| 22 | Mitra Asgharzadeh | Chess | £2,778£3k |
| 23 | Saheil Vahedi | Pool | £2,626£3k |
| 24 | Benyamin Faraji | Table tennis | £2,402£2k |
| 25 | Amirmahdi Keshavarzi | Table tennis | £1,331£1k |
| 26 | Kaven Zarakani | Pool | £1,111£1k |
| 27 | Medhi Rasekhi | Pool | £1,111£1k |
| 28 | Mahshid Ashtari | Table tennis | £852£852 |
| 29 | Elina Rahimi | Table tennis | £793£793 |
| 30 | Shima Safaei | Table tennis | £770£770 |
| 31 | Hamid Shams | Table tennis | £600£600 |
| 32 | Armin Mahmoudi | Pool | £422£422 |
| 33 | Farzaneh Fasihi | Athletics | £370£370 |
| 34 | Mehdi Rasheki | Pool | £370£370 |
| 35 | Soheil Soleimanipirmorad | Pool | £282£282 |
| 36 | Moein Khedri | Pool | £222£222 |
| 37 | Mohammad Habibi | Table tennis | £185£185 |
| 38 | Naeim Nobakht | Table tennis | £185£185 |
| 39 | Mohammad Mahdi Mirshekari | Badminton | £139£139 |
| 40 | Saleh Sangtarash | Badminton | £139£139 |
| 41 | Mohammadjavad Sohrabi | Table tennis | £119£119 |
| 42 | Pordel Ali | Pool | £112£112 |
| 43 | Melika Karami | Table tennis | £96£96 |
| 44 | Neda Shahsavari | Table tennis | £96£96 |
| 45 | Amin Ahmadian | Table tennis | £74£74 |
| 46 | Sajad Hosseini | Table tennis | £74£74 |
| 47 | Arshia Lorestani | Table tennis | £37£37 |
| 48 | Faraz Shakiba | Table tennis | £37£37 |
| 49 | Maryam Farei | Table tennis | £37£37 |
| 50 | Soroosh Nia Amiri | Table tennis | £37£37 |
The top 12, side by side
Hossein Vafaei alone accounts for 71.8% of Iran's total. The top ten between them hold 94.9%, and the other 40 share the rest.
Prize money by sport
Where Iran's £1,602,392 came from
| SPORT | PRIZE MONEY | SHARE | EARNERS | TOP EARNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snooker | £1,280,111£1.3m | 79.9% | 4 | Hossein Vafaei |
| Chess | £152,593£153k | 9.5% | 10 | Amin Tabatabaei |
| Athletics | £75,556£76k | 4.7% | 2 | Ehsan Haddadi |
| Table tennis | £66,385£66k | 4.1% | 21 | Noshad Alamiyan |
| Pool | £18,430£18k | 1.2% | 10 | Takhti Zarekani |
| Show jumping | £9,039£9k | 0.6% | 1 | Ali Aziznia |
| Badminton | £278£278 | 0.0% | 2 | Mohammad Mahdi Mirshekari |
The split between sports
Snooker is Iran's biggest earner at 79.9% of the total. We hold nobody from Iran in golf, tennis, biathlon, surfing, squash, bowling, 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 Iran
Iran is 86th of 168 on total prize money
| # | NATION | PRIZE MONEY | EARNERS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Luxembourg | £4,681,250£4.7m | 24 |
| 75 | El Salvador | £4,334,913£4.3m | 7 |
| 76 | Moldova | £4,243,616£4.2m | 15 |
| 77 | Ethiopia | £4,229,630£4.2m | 148 |
| 78 | Tunisia | £3,700,715£3.7m | 27 |
| 79 | Puerto Rico | £3,550,960£3.6m | 36 |
| 80 | Pakistan | £3,183,490£3.2m | 32 |
| 81 | Bolivia | £2,373,324£2.4m | 1 |
| 82 | Armenia | £2,123,211£2.1m | 20 |
| 83 | Costa Rica | £1,835,958£1.8m | 14 |
| 84 | Cuba | £1,694,484£1.7m | 62 |
| 85 | Turkey | £1,616,571£1.6m | 112 |
| 86 | Iran | £1,602,392£1.6m | 50 |
| 87 | Haiti | £1,516,741£1.5m | 3 |
| 88 | Estonia | £1,508,480£1.5m | 73 |
| 89 | Iceland | £1,351,990£1.4m | 15 |
| 90 | Cayman Islands | £1,341,564£1.3m | 4 |
| 91 | Botswana | £1,207,291£1.2m | 21 |
| 92 | Singapore | £1,185,021£1.2m | 75 |
| 93 | Liechtenstein | £1,083,842£1.1m | 8 |
| 94 | Albania | £1,035,017£1.0m | 12 |
| 95 | Nigeria | £998,791£999k | 89 |
| 96 | Bahrain | £990,407£990k | 21 |
| 97 | Bahamas | £834,191£834k | 23 |
| 98 | Qatar | £831,854£832k | 65 |
Iran against its neighbours
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Iran won?
£1,602,392 across 50 people in 7 sports. That ranks Iran 86th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.
Who is Iran's highest earning sportsperson?
Hossein Vafaei, with £1,150,937 in snooker prize money: 71.8% of everything Iran has won. Next is Ehsan Haddadi on £75,185.
Which sport has earned Iran the most prize money?
Snooker, at £1,280,111 across 4 players, ahead of chess on £152,593.
Which nation is just above Iran?
Turkey, 85th on £1,616,571. Haiti is 87th, just below, on £1,516,741.
Where to next
Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Iran's snooker money has its own page: Iran in snooker.Iran's chess money has its own page: Iran in chess.Iran's athletics money has its own page: Iran in athletics.Iran's table tennis money has its own page: Iran in table tennis.Iran's pool money has its own page: Iran in pool. One place up is Turkey. One place down is Haiti.