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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 21st OF 168

Norway prize money

Norway's sportspeople have won £117,762,373 in prize money across 27 sports, which puts Norway 21st of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Viktor Hovland has won the most, £56,721,980 in golf .

PRIZE MONEY WON £118m
NATION RANK21st of 168
EARNERS432
SPORTS27
TOP SPORT · GOLF £64m
SHARE OF WORLD0.9%

Norway's highest earners

The top 60 of 432 people, every sport together

Norway's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Viktor Hovland Golf £56,721,980£56.7m
2 Casper Ruud Tennis £21,732,191£21.7m
3 Kristoffer Reitan Golf £4,771,584£4.8m
4 Henrik Kristoffersen Alpine skiing £3,091,464£3.1m
5 Kristoffer Ventura Golf £2,374,606£2.4m
6 Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Alpine skiing £1,798,596£1.8m
7 Kjetil Jansrud Alpine skiing £1,592,380£1.6m
8 Aksel Lund Svindal Alpine skiing £1,360,264£1.4m
9 Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo Cross-country skiing £1,357,085£1.4m
10 Christian Ruud Tennis £1,036,899£1.0m
11 Atle Lie Mcgrath Alpine skiing £725,882£726k
12 Ragnhild Mowinckel Alpine skiing £704,445£704k
13 Timon Haugan Alpine skiing £633,128£633k
14 Kurt Maflin Snooker £597,627£598k
15 Jarl Magnus Riiber Nordic combined £558,177£558k
16 Halvor Egner Granerud Ski jumping £557,682£558k
17 Harald Oestberg Amundsen Cross-country skiing £479,853£480k
18 Kajsa Vickhoff Lie Alpine skiing £459,726£460k
19 Marius Lindvik Ski jumping £441,620£442k
20 Jakob Ingebrigtsen Athletics £428,148£428k
21 Sturla Holm Lægreid Biathlon £421,396£421k
22 Heidi Weng Cross-country skiing £408,515£409k
23 Nina Loeseth Alpine skiing £392,324£392k
24 Johann Andre Forfang Ski jumping £379,027£379k
25 Therese Johaug Cross-country skiing £373,520£374k
26 Karsten Warholm Athletics £355,185£355k
27 Sebastian-Foss Solevaag Alpine skiing £342,106£342k
28 Simen Hegstad Krueger Cross-country skiing £331,893£332k
29 Paal Golberg Cross-country skiing £324,622£325k
30 Erik Valnes Cross-country skiing £312,964£313k
31 Martin Loewstroem Nyenget Cross-country skiing £304,449£304k
32 Jens Luraas Oftebro Nordic combined £302,326£302k
33 Thea Louise Stjernesund Alpine skiing £290,535£291k
34 Kristine Stavaas Skistad Cross-country skiing £272,455£272k
35 Adrian Smiseth Sejersted Alpine skiing £271,251£271k
36 Mina Fuerst Holtmann Alpine skiing £261,116£261k
37 Alexander Steen Olsen Alpine skiing £256,656£257k
38 Johannes Thingnes Bø Biathlon £237,917£238k
39 Astrid Oeyre Slind Cross-country skiing £225,512£226k
40 Maren Kirkeeide Biathlon £217,250£217k
41 Birk Ruud Freestyle skiing £209,026£209k
42 Leif Kristian Haugen Alpine skiing £205,739£206k
43 Kristin Holte CrossFit £199,259£199k
44 Anna Odine Stroem Ski jumping £196,367£196k
45 Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal Ski jumping £192,292£192k
46 Robert Johansson Ski jumping £189,034£189k
47 Martin Uldal Biathlon £181,125£181k
48 Ida Marie Hagen Nordic combined £178,018£178k
49 Johan-Olav Smørdal Botn Biathlon £176,333£176k
50 Eirin Maria Kvandal Ski jumping £173,734£174k
51 Gyda Westvold Hansen Nordic combined £160,979£161k
52 Johannes Dale-Skjevdal Biathlon £160,667£161k
53 Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Biathlon £159,563£160k
54 Henriette Jæger Athletics £153,704£154k
55 Joergen Graabak Nordic combined £142,629£143k
56 Rasmus Windingstad Alpine skiing £142,136£142k
57 Hans Christer Holund Cross-country skiing £141,358£141k
58 Magnus Carlsen Chess £137,778£138k
59 Silje Opseth Ski jumping £137,020£137k
60 Kolstad Håndball Handball £133,333£133k

The top 12, side by side

Viktor Hovland £57m Casper Ruud £22m Kristoffer Reitan £4.8m Henrik Kristoffersen £3.1m Kristoffer Ventura £2.4m Aleksander Aamodt Kilde £1.8m Kjetil Jansrud £1.6m Aksel Lund Svindal £1.4m Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo £1.4m Christian Ruud £1.0m Atle Lie Mcgrath £726k Ragnhild Mowinckel £704k

Viktor Hovland alone accounts for 48.2% of Norway's total. The top ten between them hold 81.4%, and the other 422 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Norway's £117,762,373 came from

Norway's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Golf £63,965,733£64.0m 54.3% 4 Viktor Hovland
Tennis £22,769,090£22.8m 19.3% 2 Casper Ruud
Alpine skiing £13,158,760£13.2m 11.2% 48 Henrik Kristoffersen
Cross-country skiing £6,637,366£6.6m 5.6% 99 Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo
Ski jumping £2,756,239£2.8m 2.3% 31 Halvor Egner Granerud
Biathlon £2,416,646£2.4m 2.1% 26 Sturla Holm Lægreid
Nordic combined £1,628,586£1.6m 1.4% 25 Jarl Magnus Riiber
Athletics £1,520,617£1.5m 1.3% 64 Jakob Ingebrigtsen
Snooker £597,627£598k 0.5% 1 Kurt Maflin
Freestyle skiing £444,420£444k 0.4% 11 Birk Ruud
Speed skating £286,074£286k 0.2% 9 Ragne Wiklund
Handball £261,250£261k 0.2% 3 Kolstad Håndball
Pool £237,770£238k 0.2% 19 Line Kjorsvik
CrossFit £229,815£230k 0.2% 3 Kristin Holte
Chess £211,852£212k 0.2% 8 Magnus Carlsen
Snowboarding £143,062£143k 0.1% 8 Marcus Kleveland
Sled dog racing £142,585£143k 0.1% 5 Joar Leifseth Ulsom
Motorsport £118,370£118k 0.1% 1 Dennis Hauger
Bowling £94,035£94k 0.1% 5 Tore Torgersen
Curling £62,806£63k 0.1% 4 Magnus Ramsfjell
Show jumping £39,496£39k 0.0% 37 Oda Charlotte Lyngvaer
Trail running £23,250£23k 0.0% 4 Yngvild Kaspersen
Table tennis £6,333£6k 0.0% 3 Borgar Haug
Gymnastics £3,864£4k 0.0% 6 Sebastian Sponevik
Badminton £3,259£3k 0.0% 4 Vegard Rikheim
Gravel racing £2,222£2k 0.0% 1 Torbjørn Røed
Squash £1,247£1k 0.0% 1 Madeleine Hylland

The split between sports

Golf £64m Tennis £23m Alpine skiing £13m Cross-country skiing £6.6m Ski jumping £2.8m Biathlon £2.4m Nordic combined £1.6m Athletics £1.5m
Snooker £598k
Freestyle skiing £444k Speed skating £286k Handball £261k Pool £238k CrossFit £230k Chess £212k Snowboarding £143k Sled dog racing £143k
Motorsport £118k
Bowling £94k Curling £63k Show jumping £39k Trail running £23k Table tennis £6,333 Gymnastics £3,864
Badminton £3,259
Gravel racing £2,222
Squash £1,247

Golf is Norway's biggest earner at 54.3% of the total. We hold nobody from Norway in surfing, figure skating, triathlon, swimming, rodeo, Enhanced Games, Go, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, speedway.

The nations either side of Norway

Norway is 21st of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Norway by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
9 Canada £256,723,721£256.7m 833
10 Sweden £251,582,668£251.6m 503
11 South Korea £216,921,948£216.9m 401
12 Italy £214,771,662£214.8m 702
13 Argentina £201,445,368£201.4m 129
14 Northern Ireland £201,197,690£201.2m 17
15 Serbia £189,492,219£189.5m 70
16 Switzerland £172,946,253£172.9m 495
17 Russia £168,898,996£168.9m 274
18 Great Britain £130,764,883£130.8m 1,024
19 Chile £127,256,396£127.3m 46
20 Austria £126,854,691£126.9m 358
21 Norway £117,762,373£117.8m 432
22 Croatia £94,384,359£94.4m 93
23 Czechia £92,444,959£92.4m 238
24 China £79,321,540£79.3m 967
25 Mexico £78,734,458£78.7m 100
26 Ireland £76,554,223£76.6m 250
27 Scotland £75,219,719£75.2m 94
28 Netherlands £73,714,356£73.7m 1,143
29 Brazil £68,339,950£68.3m 236
30 India £65,229,939£65.2m 587
31 Belgium £58,822,635£58.8m 329
32 Slovakia £57,860,972£57.9m 76
33 Fiji £55,564,477£55.6m 7

Norway against its neighbours

Canada £257m Sweden £252m South Korea £217m Italy £215m Argentina £201m Northern Ireland £201m Serbia £189m Switzerland £173m Russia £169m Great Britain £131m Chile £127m Austria £127m Norway £118m Croatia £94m Czechia £92m China £79m Mexico £79m Ireland £77m Scotland £75m Netherlands £74m Brazil £68m India £65m Belgium £59m Slovakia £58m Fiji £56m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Norway won?

£117,762,373 across 432 people in 27 sports. That ranks Norway 21st of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Norway's highest earning sportsperson?

Viktor Hovland, with £56,721,980 in golf prize money: 48.2% of everything Norway has won. Next is Casper Ruud on £21,732,191.

Which sport has earned Norway the most prize money?

Golf, at £63,965,733 across 4 players, ahead of tennis on £22,769,090.

Which nation is just above Norway?

Austria, 20th on £126,854,691. Croatia is 22nd, just below, on £94,384,359.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Norway's golf money has its own page: Norway in golf.Norway's tennis money has its own page: Norway in tennis.Norway's alpine skiing money has its own page: Norway in alpine skiing.Norway's cross-country skiing money has its own page: Norway in cross-country skiing.Norway's ski jumping money has its own page: Norway in ski jumping.Norway's biathlon money has its own page: Norway in biathlon.Norway's Nordic combined money has its own page: Norway in Nordic combined.Norway's athletics money has its own page: Norway in athletics.Norway's freestyle skiing money has its own page: Norway in freestyle skiing.Norway's speed skating money has its own page: Norway in speed skating.Norway's handball money has its own page: Norway in handball.Norway's pool money has its own page: Norway in pool.Norway's CrossFit money has its own page: Norway in CrossFit.Norway's chess money has its own page: Norway in chess.Norway's snowboarding money has its own page: Norway in snowboarding.Norway's sled dog racing money has its own page: Norway in sled dog racing.Norway's bowling money has its own page: Norway in bowling.Norway's curling money has its own page: Norway in curling.Norway's show jumping money has its own page: Norway in show jumping.Norway's trail running money has its own page: Norway in trail running.Norway's table tennis money has its own page: Norway in table tennis.Norway's gymnastics money has its own page: Norway in gymnastics. One place up is Austria. One place down is Croatia.