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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 66th OF 168

Jamaica prize money

Jamaica's sportspeople have won £7,191,612 in prize money across 5 sports, which puts Jamaica 66th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Rory McLeod has won the most, £603,709 in snooker .

PRIZE MONEY WON £7.2m
NATION RANK66th of 168
EARNERS164
SPORTS5
TOP SPORT · ATHLETICS £6.1m
SHARE OF WORLD0.1%

Jamaica's highest earners

The top 60 of 164 people, every sport together

Jamaica's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Rory McLeod Snooker £603,709£604k
2 Shericka Jackson Athletics £351,316£351k
3 Elaine Thompson-Herah Athletics £286,090£286k
4 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Athletics £257,143£257k
5 John Chin Golf £226,164£226k
6 Kaliese Carter Athletics £223,684£224k
7 Shanieka Ricketts Athletics £219,737£220k
8 Oblique Seville Athletics £218,797£219k
9 Declan James Squash £159,417£159k
10 Danielle Williams Athletics £158,083£158k
11 Kimberly Williams Athletics £152,820£153k
12 Tajay Gayle Athletics £146,805£147k
13 Stephenie Ann McPherson Athletics £146,429£146k
14 Novlene Williams-Mills Athletics £139,098£139k
15 Janieve Russell Athletics £135,714£136k
16 Fedrick Dacres Athletics £134,399£134k
17 Usain Bolt Athletics £129,323£129k
18 Hansle Parchment Athletics £123,308£123k
19 Nickel Ashmeade Athletics £119,925£120k
20 Rushell Clayton Athletics £109,211£109k
21 Veronica Campbell Brown Athletics £109,023£109k
22 Natoya Goule-Toppin Athletics £107,143£107k
23 Asafa Powell Athletics £98,872£99k
24 Yohan Blake Athletics £96,429£96k
25 Ackera Nugent Athletics £88,722£89k
26 Kishane Thompson Athletics £87,406£87k
27 Nesta Carter Athletics £83,083£83k
28 Jordan Scott Athletics £83,083£83k
29 Kerron Stewart Athletics £79,699£80k
30 Tina Clayton Athletics £78,571£79k
31 Nickisha Pryce Athletics £78,571£79k
32 Omar McLeod Athletics £77,068£77k
33 Rajindra Campbell Athletics £77,068£77k
34 Ronald Levy Athletics £71,241£71k
35 Megan Simmonds Athletics £67,857£68k
36 Danniel Thomas-Dodd Athletics £60,150£60k
37 Ackeem Blake Athletics £56,391£56k
38 Wayne Pinnock Athletics £56,391£56k
39 Warren Weir Athletics £51,880£52k
40 Andrenette Knight Athletics £49,812£50k
41 Sherone Simpson Athletics £49,248£49k
42 Jermaine Gonzales Athletics £48,120£48k
43 Orlando Bennett Athletics £47,744£48k
44 Rasheed Broadbell Athletics £44,549£45k
45 Romaine Beckford Athletics £42,105£42k
46 Dwight Thomas Athletics £40,977£41k
47 Melaine Walker Athletics £39,098£39k
48 Denae McFarlane Enhanced Games £37,594£38k
49 Tia Clayton Athletics £36,278£36k
50 Rusheen McDonald Athletics £36,090£36k
51 Rasheed Dwyer Athletics £34,586£35k
52 Shiann Salmon Athletics £33,271£33k
53 Shericka Williams Athletics £32,331£32k
54 Kenia Sinclair Athletics £31,955£32k
55 Simone Facey Athletics £31,955£32k
56 Akeem Bloomfield Athletics £30,075£30k
57 Candice McLeod Athletics £29,135£29k
58 Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby Athletics £28,947£29k
59 Julian Forte Athletics £28,383£28k
60 Rojé Stona Athletics £28,195£28k

The top 12, side by side

Rory McLeod £604k Shericka Jackson £351k Elaine Thompson-Herah £286k Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce £257k John Chin £226k Kaliese Carter £224k Shanieka Ricketts £220k Oblique Seville £219k Declan James £159k Danielle Williams £158k Kimberly Williams £153k Tajay Gayle £147k

Rory McLeod alone accounts for 8.4% of Jamaica's total. The top ten between them hold 37.6%, and the other 154 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Jamaica's £7,191,612 came from

Jamaica'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 £6,145,113£6.1m 85.4% 158 Shericka Jackson
Snooker £603,709£604k 8.4% 1 Rory McLeod
Golf £226,164£226k 3.1% 1 John Chin
Squash £163,995£164k 2.3% 2 Declan James
Enhanced Games £52,632£53k 0.7% 2 Denae McFarlane

The split between sports

Athletics £6.1m
Snooker £604k
Golf £226k
Squash £164k Enhanced Games £53k

Athletics is Jamaica's biggest earner at 85.4% of the total. We hold nobody from Jamaica in tennis, badminton, table tennis, biathlon, chess, show jumping, surfing, 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, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of Jamaica

Jamaica is 66th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Jamaica by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
54 Philippines £12,312,347£12.3m 159
55 Indonesia £10,967,176£11.0m 317
56 Uruguay £10,735,741£10.7m 12
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

Jamaica against its neighbours

Philippines £12m Indonesia £11m Uruguay £11m Romania £10m Paraguay £9.4m Malaysia £9.0m Ecuador £8.5m Morocco £8.4m Peru £8.3m Kenya £8.1m Hong Kong £8.0m 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

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Jamaica won?

£7,191,612 across 164 people in 5 sports. That ranks Jamaica 66th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Jamaica's highest earning sportsperson?

Rory McLeod, with £603,709 in snooker prize money: 8.4% of everything Jamaica has won. Next is Shericka Jackson on £351,316.

Which sport has earned Jamaica the most prize money?

Athletics, at £6,145,113 across 158 players, ahead of snooker on £603,709.

Which nation is just above Jamaica?

Georgia, 65th on £7,879,438. Cyprus is 67th, just below, on £7,095,521.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Jamaica's athletics money has its own page: Jamaica in athletics.Jamaica's squash money has its own page: Jamaica in squash.Jamaica's Enhanced Games money has its own page: Jamaica in Enhanced Games. One place up is Georgia. One place down is Cyprus.