Israel prize money
Israel's sportspeople have won £6,238,502 in prize money across 15 sports, which puts Israel 69th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Dudi Sela has won the most, £3,010,402 in tennis .
Israel's highest earners
All 59 people, every sport together
| # | NAME | SPORT | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dudi Sela | Tennis | £3,010,402£3.0m |
| 2 | Amos Mansdorf | Tennis | £1,764,059£1.8m |
| 3 | Gilad Bloom | Tennis | £517,967£518k |
| 4 | Robert Shwartzman | Motorsport | £246,090£246k |
| 5 | Eden Sharav | Snooker | £166,425£166k |
| 6 | Anat Lelior | Surfing | £110,526£111k |
| 7 | Boris Gelfand | Chess | £50,376£50k |
| 8 | Zion Zvi | Pool | £50,179£50k |
| 9 | Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko | Athletics | £40,414£40k |
| 10 | Maxim Rodshtein | Chess | £39,098£39k |
| 11 | Tel-Aviv | 3x3 basketball | £34,586£35k |
| 12 | Yakov Toumarkin | Swimming | £25,414£25k |
| 13 | Anastasia Gorbenko | Swimming | £22,782£23k |
| 14 | Misha Zilberman | Badminton | £21,518£22k |
| 15 | Daniel Bluman | Show jumping | £19,948£20k |
| 16 | Haimro Alame | Athletics | £12,030£12k |
| 17 | Ilya Smirin | Chess | £12,030£12k |
| 18 | Tamir Nabaty | Chess | £12,030£12k |
| 19 | Margaryta Dorozhon | Athletics | £11,278£11k |
| 20 | Robin Muhr | Show jumping | £6,469£6k |
| 21 | Artem Dolgopyat | Gymnastics | £5,060£5k |
| 22 | Jillian Schwartz | Athletics | £4,887£5k |
| 23 | Gashau Ayale | Athletics | £4,511£5k |
| 24 | Evgeny Postny | Chess | £4,511£5k |
| 25 | Victor Mikhalevski | Chess | £4,511£5k |
| 26 | Daniil Dubovenko | Badminton | £4,000£4k |
| 27 | Ksenia Polikarpova | Badminton | £3,890£4k |
| 28 | Marsel Efroimski | Chess | £3,759£4k |
| 29 | Shachar Ruberg | Snooker | £3,679£4k |
| 30 | Daniel Poleshchuk | Squash | £3,238£3k |
| 31 | Yonathan Kapitolnik | Athletics | £2,820£3k |
| 32 | Ori Kobo | Chess | £2,256£2k |
| 33 | Ron Pyatov | Gymnastics | £2,208£2k |
| 34 | Lihie Raz | Gymnastics | £1,886£2k |
| 35 | Tressy Muhr | Show jumping | £1,603£2k |
| 36 | Alexander Myakinin | Gymnastics | £1,380£1k |
| 37 | Yali Shoshani | Gymnastics | £1,380£1k |
| 38 | Svetlana Zilberman | Badminton | £1,328£1k |
| 39 | Noam Berkovich | Gymnastics | £1,196£1k |
| 40 | Lonah Chemtai Salpeter | Athletics | £1,128£1k |
| 41 | Danielle Goldstein | Show jumping | £1,026£1k |
| 42 | Matan Roditi | Swimming | £902£902 |
| 43 | Noa Szollos | Alpine skiing | £796£796 |
| 44 | Ilia Liubimov | Gymnastics | £736£736 |
| 45 | Ashlee Bond | Show jumping | £470£470 |
| 46 | David Vaizman | Pool | £237£237 |
| 47 | Yossi-Hay Yosef | Pool | £230£230 |
| 48 | Ron Ortal | Gymnastics | £230£230 |
| 49 | Michael Tauber | Table tennis | £203£203 |
| 50 | Elinor Davidov | Table tennis | £188£188 |
| 51 | Eyal Indig | Gymnastics | £184£184 |
| 52 | Hadar Cats | Show jumping | £169£169 |
| 53 | Aya Ben David | Show jumping | £99£99 |
| 54 | Chen Rich-Ginadinik | Show jumping | £58£58 |
| 55 | Elli Goldberg | Show jumping | £51£51 |
| 56 | Dani G. Waldman | Show jumping | £26£26 |
| 57 | Bar Halahmi | Show jumping | £26£26 |
| 58 | Steven Bluman | Show jumping | £13£13 |
| 59 | Miya Abutbul | Show jumping | £9£9 |
The top 12, side by side
Dudi Sela alone accounts for 48.3% of Israel's total. The top ten between them hold 96.1%, and the other 49 share the rest.
Prize money by sport
Where Israel's £6,238,502 came from
| SPORT | PRIZE MONEY | SHARE | EARNERS | TOP EARNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | £5,292,428£5.3m | 84.8% | 3 | Dudi Sela |
| Motorsport | £246,090£246k | 3.9% | 1 | Robert Shwartzman |
| Snooker | £170,104£170k | 2.7% | 2 | Eden Sharav |
| Chess | £128,571£129k | 2.1% | 8 | Boris Gelfand |
| Surfing | £110,526£111k | 1.8% | 1 | Anat Lelior |
| Athletics | £77,068£77k | 1.2% | 7 | Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko |
| Pool | £50,646£51k | 0.8% | 3 | Zion Zvi |
| Swimming | £49,098£49k | 0.8% | 3 | Yakov Toumarkin |
| 3x3 basketball | £34,586£35k | 0.6% | 1 | Tel-Aviv |
| Badminton | £30,736£31k | 0.5% | 4 | Misha Zilberman |
| Show jumping | £29,964£30k | 0.5% | 13 | Daniel Bluman |
| Gymnastics | £14,260£14k | 0.2% | 9 | Artem Dolgopyat |
| Squash | £3,238£3k | 0.1% | 1 | Daniel Poleshchuk |
| Alpine skiing | £796£796 | 0.0% | 1 | Noa Szollos |
| Table tennis | £391£391 | 0.0% | 2 | Michael Tauber |
The split between sports
Tennis is Israel's biggest earner at 84.8% of the total. We hold nobody from Israel in golf, biathlon, bowling, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, figure skating, triathlon, CrossFit, trail running, handball, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.
The nations either side of Israel
Israel is 69th of 168 on total prize money
| # | NATION | PRIZE MONEY | EARNERS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Romania | £10,020,981£10.0m | 105 |
| 58 | Paraguay | £9,428,882£9.4m | 16 |
| 59 | Malaysia | £9,017,704£9.0m | 255 |
| 60 | Ecuador | £8,491,456£8.5m | 17 |
| 61 | Morocco | £8,359,881£8.4m | 67 |
| 62 | Peru | £8,326,080£8.3m | 65 |
| 63 | Kenya | £8,148,062£8.1m | 236 |
| 64 | Hong Kong | £8,030,018£8.0m | 139 |
| 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 |
Israel against its neighbours
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Israel won?
£6,238,502 across 59 people in 15 sports. That ranks Israel 69th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.
Who is Israel's highest earning sportsperson?
Dudi Sela, with £3,010,402 in tennis prize money: 48.3% of everything Israel has won. Next is Amos Mansdorf on £1,764,059.
Which sport has earned Israel the most prize money?
Tennis, at £5,292,428 across 3 players, ahead of motorsport on £246,090.
Which nation is just above Israel?
Latvia, 68th on £7,085,135. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 70th, just below, on £6,118,691.
Where to next
Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Israel's tennis money has its own page: Israel in tennis.Israel's snooker money has its own page: Israel in snooker.Israel's chess money has its own page: Israel in chess.Israel's athletics money has its own page: Israel in athletics.Israel's pool money has its own page: Israel in pool.Israel's swimming money has its own page: Israel in swimming.Israel's badminton money has its own page: Israel in badminton.Israel's show jumping money has its own page: Israel in show jumping.Israel's gymnastics money has its own page: Israel in gymnastics.Israel's table tennis money has its own page: Israel in table tennis. One place up is Latvia. One place down is Bosnia and Herzegovina.