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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 68th OF 168

Latvia prize money

Latvia's sportspeople have won £7,085,135 in prize money across 17 sports, which puts Latvia 68th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Ernests Gulbis has won the most, £5,765,753 in tennis , more than half of the country's total on their own.

PRIZE MONEY WON £7.1m
NATION RANK68th of 168
EARNERS56
SPORTS17
TOP SPORT · TENNIS £5.8m
SHARE OF WORLD0.1%

Latvia's highest earners

All 56 people, every sport together

Latvia's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Ernests Gulbis Tennis £5,765,753£5.8m
2 Riga 3x3 basketball £479,699£480k
3 Andžejs Ļebedevs Speedway £171,154£171k
4 Madara Palameika Athletics £106,767£107k
5 Artemijs Zizins Snooker £98,850£99k
6 Ineta Hopton Squash £42,325£42k
7 Kandava 3x3 basketball £40,602£41k
8 Anete Sietiņa Athletics £39,098£39k
9 Andrejs Rastorgujevs Biathlon £38,761£39k
10 Dzenifera Germane Alpine skiing £37,854£38k
11 Līna Mūze Athletics £35,526£36k
12 Vadims Vasiļevskis Athletics £30,451£30k
13 Patricija Eiduka Cross-country skiing £24,894£25k
14 Deniss Vasiljevs Figure skating £19,549£20k
15 Igor Kovalenko Chess £16,541£17k
16 Ineta Radēviča Athletics £15,414£15k
17 Uldis Upenieks CrossFit £11,278£11k
18 Francis Gusts Speedway £9,188£9k
19 Gatis Čakšs Athletics £8,459£8k
20 Estere Volfa Biathlon £8,333£8k
21 Ainars Kovals Athletics £7,895£8k
22 Renars Birkentals Biathlon £6,496£6k
23 Zigismunds Sirmais Athletics £6,391£6k
24 Jevgeņijs Kostigovs Speedway £4,915£5k
25 Patriks Gailums Athletics £4,887£5k
26 Poļina Jeļizarova Athletics £4,511£5k
27 Daniils Kolodinskis Speedway £4,487£4k
28 Māris Urtāns Athletics £4,135£4k
29 Ernest Matjuszonok Speedway £4,060£4k
30 Baiba Bendika Biathlon £3,761£4k
31 Lauma Grīva Athletics £3,383£3k
32 Sinta Sprudzāne Athletics £3,383£3k
33 Rodion Judin Snooker £3,250£3k
34 Mareks Ārents Athletics £3,008£3k
35 Nikita Meshkovs Chess £2,820£3k
36 Arturs Neikšāns Chess £2,632£3k
37 Rihards Lozbers Biathlon £2,350£2k
38 Elvijs Misāns Athletics £1,880£2k
39 Ričards Ansviesulis Speedway £1,709£2k
40 Aiga Grabuste Athletics £1,128£1k
41 Tatjana Vasilijeva Pool £929£929
42 Lelde Gasuna Alpine skiing £900£900
43 Olegs Mihailovs Speedway £855£855
44 Kristaps Zvejnieks Alpine skiing £697£697
45 Kristaps Neretnieks Show jumping £684£684
46 Raimo Vigants Cross-country skiing £644£644
47 Agate Caune Athletics £564£564
48 Aleksandrs Horsuns Pool £564£564
49 Ricards Plate Gymnastics £460£460
50 Anna Kupca Badminton £320£320
51 Jekaterina Romanova Badminton £320£320
52 Dmitrijs Mickevics Gymnastics £230£230
53 Katrina Jurevica Gymnastics £230£230
54 Laura Penele Show jumping £88£88
55 Maira Tomasevska Show jumping £38£38
56 Aleksandra Jersova Table tennis £38£38

The top 12, side by side

Ernests Gulbis £5.8m Riga £480k Andžejs Ļebedevs £171k Madara Palameika £107k Artemijs Zizins £99k Ineta Hopton £42k Kandava £41k Anete Sietiņa £39k Andrejs Rastorgujevs £39k Dzenifera Germane £38k Līna Mūze £36k Vadims Vasiļevskis £30k

Ernests Gulbis alone accounts for 81.4% of Latvia's total. The top ten between them hold 96.3%, and the other 46 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Latvia's £7,085,135 came from

Latvia'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 £5,765,753£5.8m 81.4% 1 Ernests Gulbis
3x3 basketball £520,301£520k 7.3% 2 Riga
Athletics £276,880£277k 3.9% 17 Madara Palameika
Speedway £196,368£196k 2.8% 7 Andžejs Ļebedevs
Snooker £102,100£102k 1.4% 2 Artemijs Zizins
Biathlon £59,701£60k 0.8% 5 Andrejs Rastorgujevs
Squash £42,325£42k 0.6% 1 Ineta Hopton
Alpine skiing £39,451£39k 0.6% 3 Dzenifera Germane
Cross-country skiing £25,538£26k 0.4% 2 Patricija Eiduka
Chess £21,992£22k 0.3% 3 Igor Kovalenko
Figure skating £19,549£20k 0.3% 1 Deniss Vasiljevs
CrossFit £11,278£11k 0.2% 1 Uldis Upenieks
Pool £1,493£1k 0.0% 2 Tatjana Vasilijeva
Gymnastics £920£920 0.0% 3 Ricards Plate
Show jumping £810£810 0.0% 3 Kristaps Neretnieks
Badminton £639£639 0.0% 2 Anna Kupca
Table tennis £38£38 0.0% 1 Aleksandra Jersova

The split between sports

Tennis £5.8m
3x3 basketball £520k Athletics £277k Speedway £196k Snooker £102k Biathlon £60k
Squash £42k
Alpine skiing £39k Cross-country skiing £26k Chess £22k
Figure skating £20k
CrossFit £11k
Pool £1,493 Gymnastics £920 Show jumping £810
Badminton £639
Table tennis £38

Tennis is Latvia's biggest earner at 81.4% of the total. We hold nobody from Latvia in golf, surfing, bowling, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, triathlon, swimming, trail running, motorsport, handball, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, fencing, gravel racing.

The nations either side of Latvia

Latvia is 68th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Latvia by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
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
79 Puerto Rico £3,604,351£3.6m 36
80 Pakistan £3,227,294£3.2m 32

Latvia against its neighbours

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 Puerto Rico £3.6m Pakistan £3.2m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Latvia won?

£7,085,135 across 56 people in 17 sports. That ranks Latvia 68th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Latvia's highest earning sportsperson?

Ernests Gulbis, with £5,765,753 in tennis prize money: 81.4% of everything Latvia has won. Next is Riga on £479,699.

Which sport has earned Latvia the most prize money?

Tennis, at £5,765,753 across 1 player, ahead of 3x3 basketball on £520,301.

Which nation is just above Latvia?

Cyprus, 67th on £7,095,521. Israel is 69th, just below, on £6,238,502.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Latvia's 3x3 basketball money has its own page: Latvia in 3x3 basketball.Latvia's athletics money has its own page: Latvia in athletics.Latvia's speedway money has its own page: Latvia in speedway.Latvia's snooker money has its own page: Latvia in snooker.Latvia's biathlon money has its own page: Latvia in biathlon.Latvia's alpine skiing money has its own page: Latvia in alpine skiing.Latvia's cross-country skiing money has its own page: Latvia in cross-country skiing.Latvia's chess money has its own page: Latvia in chess.Latvia's pool money has its own page: Latvia in pool.Latvia's gymnastics money has its own page: Latvia in gymnastics.Latvia's show jumping money has its own page: Latvia in show jumping. One place up is Cyprus. One place down is Israel.