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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 98th OF 168

Qatar prize money

Qatar's sportspeople have won £831,854 in prize money across 6 sports, which puts Qatar 98th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Mutaz Barsham has won the most, £303,580 in athletics .

PRIZE MONEY WON £832k
NATION RANK98th of 168
EARNERS65
SPORTS6
TOP SPORT · ATHLETICS £547k
SHARE OF WORLD0.0%

Qatar's highest earners

The top 60 of 65 people, every sport together

Qatar's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Mutaz Barsham Athletics £303,580£304k
2 Abdulla Al-Tamimi Squash £159,236£159k
3 Abderrahman Samba Athletics £130,741£131k
4 Abdalelah Haroun Athletics £31,852£32k
5 Femi Ogunode Athletics £27,778£28k
6 Waleed Majid Pool £25,320£25k
7 Bashar Hussain Pool £24,898£25k
8 Syed Azlan Amjad Squash £13,084£13k
9 Ahmed Bader Magour Athletics £9,259£9k
10 Ali Al Obaidly Pool £8,610£9k
11 Ismail Abakar Athletics £7,407£7k
12 Mohammed Abdulwahhab Table tennis £7,287£7k
13 Salem Al-Malki Squash £7,046£7k
14 Ali Al Obaidly Snooker £7,000£7k
15 Aia Mohamed Table tennis £6,826£7k
16 Abubaker Haydar Abdalla Athletics £4,074£4k
17 Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla Athletics £4,074£4k
18 Abdulrahman Al-Malki Squash £3,825£4k
19 Abdulatif Fawal Pool £3,111£3k
20 Hamza Driouch Athletics £2,963£3k
21 Mohammed Ali Bin Ali Pool £2,963£3k
22 Essa Ismail Rashed Athletics £2,222£2k
23 Jamal Hairane Athletics £2,037£2k
24 Ali Al-Darwish Squash £2,036£2k
25 Ibrahim Chuot Athletics £1,852£2k
26 Musab Adam Ali Athletics £1,852£2k
27 Samuel Francis Athletics £1,852£2k
28 Ahmed Saif Snooker £1,700£2k
29 Sultan Al-Kuwari Table tennis £1,652£2k
30 Ahmad Hassan Abdullah Athletics £1,481£1k
31 Ammar Ibrahim Athletics £1,481£1k
32 Mohamed Nasir Abbas Athletics £1,481£1k
33 Oumar Doudai Abakar Athletics £1,481£1k
34 Saif Saaeed Shaheen Athletics £1,481£1k
35 Seif Heneida Athletics £1,481£1k
36 Mishel Turkey Pool £1,407£1k
37 Rokaia Elbaz Table tennis £1,204£1k
38 Hamad Al-Amri Squash £1,179£1k
39 Ahmed Korani Table tennis £1,143£1k
40 Zakaria El Ahlaami Athletics £1,111£1k
41 Abdullah Abdulwahhab Table tennis £1,031£1k
42 Abdirahman Saeed Hassan Athletics £926£926
43 Maryam Ali Table tennis £789£789
44 Abubaker Ali Kamal Athletics £741£741
45 Bassem Hemeida Athletics £741£741
46 Dana Noor Salem Athletics £741£741
47 Hamdi Ali Athletics £741£741
48 Rashid Al-Mannai Athletics £741£741
49 Mohsen Bukshaisha Snooker £625£625
50 Ahmad Khalil Al-Mohannadi Table tennis £407£407
51 Rawad Alnaser Table tennis £374£374
52 Ashraf Osman Athletics £370£370
53 Moaaz Mohamed Ibrahim Athletics £370£370
54 Mohamad Al-Garni Athletics £370£370
55 Mhana Al Obaidly Pool £370£370
56 Sarrinah Shaikh Table tennis £300£300
57 Obad Al-Abdulla Table tennis £272£272
58 Yousif Abdalla Table tennis £174£174
59 Ahmed Saadawi Table tennis £163£163
60 Abdulaziz Al Abdulla Table tennis £137£137

The top 12, side by side

Mutaz Barsham £304k Abdulla Al-Tamimi £159k Abderrahman Samba £131k Abdalelah Haroun £32k Femi Ogunode £28k Waleed Majid £25k Bashar Hussain £25k Syed Azlan Amjad £13k Ahmed Bader Magour £9,259 Ali Al Obaidly £8,610 Ismail Abakar £7,407 Mohammed Abdulwahhab £7,287

Mutaz Barsham alone accounts for 36.5% of Qatar's total. The top ten between them hold 88.3%, and the other 55 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Qatar's £831,854 came from

Qatar'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 £547,284£547k 65.8% 30 Mutaz Barsham
Squash £186,406£186k 22.4% 6 Abdulla Al-Tamimi
Pool £66,680£67k 8.0% 7 Waleed Majid
Table tennis £22,033£22k 2.6% 17 Mohammed Abdulwahhab
Snooker £9,325£9k 1.1% 3 Ali Al Obaidly
Show jumping £125£125 0.0% 2 Sheikh Fahad Jassim H K Al Thani

The split between sports

Athletics £547k Squash £186k Pool £67k Table tennis £22k Snooker £9,325 Show jumping £125

Athletics is Qatar's biggest earner at 65.8% of the total. We hold nobody from Qatar in golf, tennis, badminton, biathlon, chess, surfing, bowling, 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, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of Qatar

Qatar is 98th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Qatar by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
86 Iran £1,602,392£1.6m 50
87 Haiti £1,516,741£1.5m 3
88 Estonia £1,508,480£1.5m 73
89 Iceland £1,351,990£1.4m 15
90 Cayman Islands £1,341,564£1.3m 4
91 Botswana £1,207,291£1.2m 21
92 Singapore £1,185,021£1.2m 75
93 Liechtenstein £1,083,842£1.1m 8
94 Albania £1,035,017£1.0m 12
95 Nigeria £998,791£999k 89
96 Bahrain £990,407£990k 21
97 Bahamas £834,191£834k 23
98 Qatar £831,854£832k 65
99 Trinidad and Tobago £789,512£790k 21
100 Dominican Republic £733,568£734k 26
101 Vietnam £651,031£651k 89
102 Malta £599,560£600k 11
103 Azerbaijan £586,392£586k 34
104 Ivory Coast £583,704£584k 8
105 Grenada £469,815£470k 6
106 Algeria £451,767£452k 33
107 Uganda £415,185£415k 21
108 Saint Lucia £381,302£381k 3
109 Kuwait £341,301£341k 47
110 Barbados £295,524£296k 12

Qatar against its neighbours

Iran £1.6m Haiti £1.5m Estonia £1.5m Iceland £1.4m Cayman Islands £1.3m Botswana £1.2m Singapore £1.2m Liechtenstein £1.1m Albania £1.0m Nigeria £999k Bahrain £990k Bahamas £834k Qatar £832k Trinidad and Tobago £790k Dominican Republic £734k Vietnam £651k Malta £600k Azerbaijan £586k Ivory Coast £584k Grenada £470k Algeria £452k Uganda £415k Saint Lucia £381k Kuwait £341k Barbados £296k

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Qatar won?

£831,854 across 65 people in 6 sports. That ranks Qatar 98th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Qatar's highest earning sportsperson?

Mutaz Barsham, with £303,580 in athletics prize money: 36.5% of everything Qatar has won. Next is Abdulla Al-Tamimi on £159,236.

Which sport has earned Qatar the most prize money?

Athletics, at £547,284 across 30 players, ahead of squash on £186,406.

Which nation is just above Qatar?

Bahamas, 97th on £834,191. Trinidad and Tobago is 99th, just below, on £789,512.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Qatar's athletics money has its own page: Qatar in athletics.Qatar's squash money has its own page: Qatar in squash.Qatar's pool money has its own page: Qatar in pool.Qatar's table tennis money has its own page: Qatar in table tennis.Qatar's snooker money has its own page: Qatar in snooker.Qatar's show jumping money has its own page: Qatar in show jumping. One place up is Bahamas. One place down is Trinidad and Tobago.