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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 38th OF 168

Poland prize money

Poland's sportspeople have won £36,459,824 in prize money across 30 sports, which puts Poland 38th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Hubert Hurkacz has won the most, £15,422,617 in tennis .

PRIZE MONEY WON £36m
NATION RANK38th of 168
EARNERS375
SPORTS30
TOP SPORT · TENNIS £27m
SHARE OF WORLD0.3%

Poland's highest earners

The top 60 of 375 people, every sport together

Poland's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Hubert Hurkacz Tennis £15,422,617£15.4m
2 Lukasz Kubot Tennis £6,562,695£6.6m
3 Kamil Majchrzak Tennis £3,000,320£3.0m
4 Jan Zielinski Tennis £1,551,967£1.6m
5 Adrian Meronk Golf £511,735£512k
6 Bartosz Zmarzlik Speedway £427,137£427k
7 Wiktor Zielinski Pool £391,228£391k
8 Wojciech Szewczyk Pool £364,427£364k
9 Piotr Zyla Ski jumping £333,818£334k
10 Dawid Kubacki Ski jumping £318,982£319k
11 Daniel Maciol Pool £279,213£279k
12 Kacper Zuk Tennis £276,578£277k
13 Kamil Stoch Ski jumping £255,129£255k
14 Konrad Juszczyszyn Pool £245,666£246k
15 Piotr Małachowski Athletics £234,962£235k
16 Orlen Wisła Płock Handball £223,932£224k
17 Industria Kielce Handball £214,530£215k
18 Daniel Michalski Tennis £209,826£210k
19 Gabriela Migała CrossFit £194,737£195k
20 Mieszko Fortunski Pool £180,202£180k
21 Klaudia Kazimierska Athletics £175,188£175k
22 Mateusz Sniegocki Pool £166,569£167k
23 Radoslaw Babica Pool £164,826£165k
24 Maciej Janowski Speedway £150,214£150k
25 Patryk Dudek Speedway £148,932£149k
26 Jan-Krzysztof Duda Chess £132,331£132k
27 Natalia Bukowiecka Athletics £128,759£129k
28 Marcin Lewandowski Athletics £128,195£128k
29 Dominik Kubera Speedway £124,573£125k
30 Maryna Gasienica-Daniel Alpine skiing £116,795£117k
31 Antoni Kowalski Snooker £107,150£107k
32 Aleksander Zniszczol Ski jumping £104,782£105k
33 Piotr Lisek Athletics £102,538£103k
34 Pawel Wasek Ski jumping £100,793£101k
35 Tomasz Majewski Athletics £98,496£98k
36 Aleksandra Krol Snowboarding £92,839£93k
37 Robert Urbanek Athletics £92,293£92k
38 Adam Kszczot Athletics £91,729£92k
39 Karol Skowerski Pool £85,580£86k
40 Natalia Bajor Table tennis £80,727£81k
41 Paweł Wojciechowski Athletics £79,323£79k
42 Szymon Kural Pool £76,600£77k
43 Tomasz Kaplan Pool £76,405£76k
44 Kamila Lićwinko Athletics £75,940£76k
45 Karolina Pek Table tennis £75,188£75k
46 Natalia Fryckowska Enhanced Games £75,188£75k
47 Radosław Wojtaszek Chess £72,180£72k
48 Szymon Woźniak Speedway £63,675£64k
49 Katarzyna Wasick Swimming £58,421£58k
50 Oskar Kwiatkowski Snowboarding £52,708£53k
51 Pia Skrzyszowska Athletics £52,444£52k
52 Milosz Redzimski Table tennis £52,271£52k
53 Maria Żodzik Athletics £45,614£46k
54 Kacper Tomasiak Ski jumping £44,295£44k
55 Paweł Przedpełski Speedway £42,094£42k
56 Andrzej Stekala Ski jumping £41,906£42k
57 Angelika Cichocka Athletics £41,353£41k
58 Michal Szubarczyk Snooker £40,950£41k
59 Żaneta Glanc Athletics £39,474£39k
60 Natalia Sidorowicz Biathlon £37,308£37k

The top 12, side by side

Hubert Hurkacz £15m Lukasz Kubot £6.6m Kamil Majchrzak £3.0m Jan Zielinski £1.6m Adrian Meronk £512k Bartosz Zmarzlik £427k Wiktor Zielinski £391k Wojciech Szewczyk £364k Piotr Zyla £334k Dawid Kubacki £319k Daniel Maciol £279k Kacper Zuk £277k

Hubert Hurkacz alone accounts for 42.3% of Poland's total. The top ten between them hold 79.2%, and the other 365 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Poland's £36,459,824 came from

Poland'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 £27,024,003£27.0m 74.1% 6 Hubert Hurkacz
Pool £2,310,924£2.3m 6.3% 50 Wiktor Zielinski
Athletics £1,984,618£2.0m 5.4% 84 Piotr Małachowski
Ski jumping £1,283,057£1.3m 3.5% 17 Piotr Zyla
Speedway £1,020,726£1.0m 2.8% 22 Bartosz Zmarzlik
Golf £511,735£512k 1.4% 1 Adrian Meronk
Handball £438,462£438k 1.2% 2 Orlen Wisła Płock
Chess £359,962£360k 1.0% 21 Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Table tennis £311,032£311k 0.9% 33 Natalia Bajor
Snooker £247,517£248k 0.7% 7 Antoni Kowalski
CrossFit £201,504£202k 0.6% 3 Gabriela Migała
Snowboarding £153,459£153k 0.4% 4 Aleksandra Krol
Alpine skiing £126,938£127k 0.3% 3 Maryna Gasienica-Daniel
Speed skating £102,556£103k 0.3% 10 Damian Żurek
Biathlon £97,949£98k 0.3% 9 Natalia Sidorowicz
Swimming £86,053£86k 0.2% 3 Katarzyna Wasick
Enhanced Games £75,188£75k 0.2% 1 Natalia Fryckowska
Trail running £26,068£26k 0.1% 5 Martyna Mlynarczyk
Fencing £22,556£23k 0.1% 2 Zuzanna Cieślar
Badminton £22,365£22k 0.1% 16 Kornelia Marczak
Show jumping £15,186£15k 0.0% 60 Przemyslaw Konopacki
Figure skating £10,526£11k 0.0% 2 Ekaterina Kurakova
Cross-country skiing £6,440£6k 0.0% 5 Maciej Starega
Triathlon £6,391£6k 0.0% 1 Kacper Stepniak
Squash £3,947£4k 0.0% 1 Karina Tyma
Gravel racing £3,759£4k 0.0% 1 Karolina Migoń
3x3 basketball £3,008£3k 0.0% 1 Warsaw
Nordic combined £1,732£2k 0.0% 1 Joanna Kil
Gymnastics £1,380£1k 0.0% 3 Kacper Garnczarek
Bowling £782£782 0.0% 1 w-Daria Pajak

The split between sports

Tennis £27m Pool £2.3m Athletics £2.0m Ski jumping £1.3m Speedway £1.0m
Golf £512k
Handball £438k Chess £360k Table tennis £311k Snooker £248k CrossFit £202k Snowboarding £153k Alpine skiing £127k Speed skating £103k Biathlon £98k Swimming £86k
Enhanced Games £75k
Trail running £26k Fencing £23k Badminton £22k Show jumping £15k Figure skating £11k Cross-country skiing £6,440
Triathlon £6,391
Squash £3,947
Gravel racing £3,759
3x3 basketball £3,008
Nordic combined £1,732
Gymnastics £1,380
Bowling £782

Tennis is Poland's biggest earner at 74.1% of the total. We hold nobody from Poland in surfing, freestyle skiing, motorsport, rodeo, sled dog racing, Go, curling, shogi, keirin.

The nations either side of Poland

Poland is 38th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Poland by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
26 Ireland £77,644,567£77.6m 250
27 Scotland £75,977,257£76.0m 94
28 Netherlands £74,805,657£74.8m 1,143
29 Brazil £69,364,403£69.4m 236
30 India £66,204,277£66.2m 587
31 Belgium £59,672,697£59.7m 329
32 Slovakia £58,690,691£58.7m 76
33 Fiji £56,400,033£56.4m 7
34 Colombia £54,307,165£54.3m 79
35 Denmark £45,356,277£45.4m 246
36 New Zealand £41,710,442£41.7m 152
37 Chinese Taipei £36,871,037£36.9m 437
38 Poland £36,459,824£36.5m 375
39 Greece £32,009,197£32.0m 79
40 Bulgaria £26,820,967£26.8m 85
41 Zimbabwe £24,416,046£24.4m 7
42 Kazakhstan £24,398,287£24.4m 102
43 Wales £22,440,638£22.4m 54
44 Finland £20,813,301£20.8m 253
45 Venezuela £20,750,802£20.8m 104
46 Ukraine £19,869,537£19.9m 176
47 Egypt £19,486,543£19.5m 199
48 Portugal £17,907,261£17.9m 110
49 Thailand £16,387,841£16.4m 218
50 Hungary £14,998,149£15.0m 130

Poland against its neighbours

Ireland £78m Scotland £76m Netherlands £75m Brazil £69m India £66m Belgium £60m Slovakia £59m Fiji £56m Colombia £54m Denmark £45m New Zealand £42m Chinese Taipei £37m Poland £36m Greece £32m Bulgaria £27m Zimbabwe £24m Kazakhstan £24m Wales £22m Finland £21m Venezuela £21m Ukraine £20m Egypt £19m Portugal £18m Thailand £16m Hungary £15m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Poland won?

£36,459,824 across 375 people in 30 sports. That ranks Poland 38th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Poland's highest earning sportsperson?

Hubert Hurkacz, with £15,422,617 in tennis prize money: 42.3% of everything Poland has won. Next is Lukasz Kubot on £6,562,695.

Which sport has earned Poland the most prize money?

Tennis, at £27,024,003 across 6 players, ahead of pool on £2,310,924.

Which nation is just above Poland?

Chinese Taipei, 37th on £36,871,037. Greece is 39th, just below, on £32,009,197.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Poland's tennis money has its own page: Poland in tennis.Poland's pool money has its own page: Poland in pool.Poland's athletics money has its own page: Poland in athletics.Poland's ski jumping money has its own page: Poland in ski jumping.Poland's speedway money has its own page: Poland in speedway.Poland's handball money has its own page: Poland in handball.Poland's chess money has its own page: Poland in chess.Poland's table tennis money has its own page: Poland in table tennis.Poland's snooker money has its own page: Poland in snooker.Poland's CrossFit money has its own page: Poland in CrossFit.Poland's snowboarding money has its own page: Poland in snowboarding.Poland's alpine skiing money has its own page: Poland in alpine skiing.Poland's speed skating money has its own page: Poland in speed skating.Poland's biathlon money has its own page: Poland in biathlon.Poland's swimming money has its own page: Poland in swimming.Poland's trail running money has its own page: Poland in trail running.Poland's fencing money has its own page: Poland in fencing.Poland's badminton money has its own page: Poland in badminton.Poland's show jumping money has its own page: Poland in show jumping.Poland's figure skating money has its own page: Poland in figure skating.Poland's cross-country skiing money has its own page: Poland in cross-country skiing.Poland's gymnastics money has its own page: Poland in gymnastics. One place up is Chinese Taipei. One place down is Greece. Poland's football team was paid £8,333,333 at Euro 2024: Euro 2024 prize money.