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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 66th OF 168

Jamaica prize money

Jamaica's sportspeople have won £7,094,013 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 £7.1m
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 £346,111£346k
3 Elaine Thompson-Herah Athletics £281,852£282k
4 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Athletics £253,333£253k
5 John Chin Golf £222,813£223k
6 Kaliese Carter Athletics £220,370£220k
7 Shanieka Ricketts Athletics £216,481£216k
8 Oblique Seville Athletics £215,556£216k
9 Declan James Squash £157,056£157k
10 Danielle Williams Athletics £155,741£156k
11 Kimberly Williams Athletics £150,556£151k
12 Tajay Gayle Athletics £144,630£145k
13 Stephenie Ann McPherson Athletics £144,259£144k
14 Novlene Williams-Mills Athletics £137,037£137k
15 Janieve Russell Athletics £133,704£134k
16 Fedrick Dacres Athletics £132,407£132k
17 Usain Bolt Athletics £127,407£127k
18 Hansle Parchment Athletics £121,481£121k
19 Nickel Ashmeade Athletics £118,148£118k
20 Rushell Clayton Athletics £107,593£108k
21 Veronica Campbell Brown Athletics £107,407£107k
22 Natoya Goule-Toppin Athletics £105,556£106k
23 Asafa Powell Athletics £97,407£97k
24 Yohan Blake Athletics £95,000£95k
25 Ackera Nugent Athletics £87,407£87k
26 Kishane Thompson Athletics £86,111£86k
27 Nesta Carter Athletics £81,852£82k
28 Jordan Scott Athletics £81,852£82k
29 Kerron Stewart Athletics £78,519£79k
30 Tina Clayton Athletics £77,407£77k
31 Nickisha Pryce Athletics £77,407£77k
32 Omar McLeod Athletics £75,926£76k
33 Rajindra Campbell Athletics £75,926£76k
34 Ronald Levy Athletics £70,185£70k
35 Megan Simmonds Athletics £66,852£67k
36 Danniel Thomas-Dodd Athletics £59,259£59k
37 Ackeem Blake Athletics £55,556£56k
38 Wayne Pinnock Athletics £55,556£56k
39 Warren Weir Athletics £51,111£51k
40 Andrenette Knight Athletics £49,074£49k
41 Sherone Simpson Athletics £48,519£49k
42 Jermaine Gonzales Athletics £47,407£47k
43 Orlando Bennett Athletics £47,037£47k
44 Rasheed Broadbell Athletics £43,889£44k
45 Romaine Beckford Athletics £41,481£41k
46 Dwight Thomas Athletics £40,370£40k
47 Melaine Walker Athletics £38,519£39k
48 Denae McFarlane Enhanced Games £37,037£37k
49 Tia Clayton Athletics £35,741£36k
50 Rusheen McDonald Athletics £35,556£36k
51 Rasheed Dwyer Athletics £34,074£34k
52 Shiann Salmon Athletics £32,778£33k
53 Shericka Williams Athletics £31,852£32k
54 Kenia Sinclair Athletics £31,481£31k
55 Simone Facey Athletics £31,481£31k
56 Akeem Bloomfield Athletics £29,630£30k
57 Candice McLeod Athletics £28,704£29k
58 Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby Athletics £28,519£29k
59 Julian Forte Athletics £27,963£28k
60 Rojé Stona Athletics £27,778£28k

The top 12, side by side

Rory McLeod £604k Shericka Jackson £346k Elaine Thompson-Herah £282k Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce £253k John Chin £223k Kaliese Carter £220k Shanieka Ricketts £216k Oblique Seville £216k Declan James £157k Danielle Williams £156k Kimberly Williams £151k Tajay Gayle £145k

Rory McLeod alone accounts for 8.5% of Jamaica's total. The top ten between them hold 37.7%, and the other 154 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Jamaica's £7,094,013 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 £6,054,074£6.1m 85.3% 158 Shericka Jackson
Snooker £603,709£604k 8.5% 1 Rory McLeod
Golf £222,813£223k 3.1% 1 John Chin
Squash £161,565£162k 2.3% 2 Declan James
Enhanced Games £51,852£52k 0.7% 2 Denae McFarlane

The split between sports

Athletics £6.1m
Snooker £604k
Golf £223k
Squash £162k Enhanced Games £52k

Athletics is Jamaica's biggest earner at 85.3% 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 £12,129,981£12.1m 159
55 Indonesia £10,804,688£10.8m 317
56 Uruguay £10,576,693£10.6m 12
57 Romania £9,868,235£9.9m 105
58 Paraguay £9,289,195£9.3m 16
59 Malaysia £8,885,881£8.9m 255
60 Ecuador £8,365,544£8.4m 17
61 Morocco £8,236,068£8.2m 67
62 Peru £8,202,713£8.2m 65
63 Kenya £8,026,725£8.0m 236
64 Hong Kong £7,953,582£8.0m 139
65 Georgia £7,762,727£7.8m 25
66 Jamaica £7,094,013£7.1m 164
67 Cyprus £6,994,586£7.0m 20
68 Latvia £6,979,422£7.0m 56
69 Israel £6,148,952£6.1m 59
70 Bosnia and Herzegovina £6,028,456£6.0m 12
71 Lithuania £5,092,427£5.1m 46
72 Uzbekistan £5,042,330£5.0m 46
73 Monaco £4,877,698£4.9m 17
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

Jamaica against its neighbours

Philippines £12m Indonesia £11m Uruguay £11m Romania £9.9m Paraguay £9.3m Malaysia £8.9m Ecuador £8.4m Morocco £8.2m Peru £8.2m Kenya £8.0m Hong Kong £8.0m Georgia £7.8m Jamaica £7.1m Cyprus £7.0m Latvia £7.0m Israel £6.1m Bosnia and Herzegovina £6.0m Lithuania £5.1m Uzbekistan £5.0m Monaco £4.9m Luxembourg £4.7m El Salvador £4.3m Moldova £4.2m Ethiopia £4.2m Tunisia £3.7m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Jamaica won?

£7,094,013 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: 8.5% of everything Jamaica has won. Next is Shericka Jackson on £346,111.

Which sport has earned Jamaica the most prize money?

Athletics, at £6,054,074 across 158 players, ahead of snooker on £603,709.

Which nation is just above Jamaica?

Georgia, 65th on £7,762,727. Cyprus is 67th, just below, on £6,994,586.

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.