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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 45th OF 168

Venezuela prize money

Venezuela's sportspeople have won £20,750,802 in prize money across 9 sports, which puts Venezuela 45th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Jhonattan Vegas has won the most, £16,930,199 in golf , more than half of the country's total on their own.

PRIZE MONEY WON £21m
NATION RANK45th of 168
EARNERS104
SPORTS9
TOP SPORT · GOLF £17m
SHARE OF WORLD0.2%

Venezuela's highest earners

The top 60 of 104 people, every sport together

Venezuela's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Jhonattan Vegas Golf £16,930,199£16.9m
2 Amleto A Monacelli Bowling £2,014,265£2.0m
3 Nicolas Pereira Tennis £809,894£810k
4 Gonzalo Oliveira Tennis £408,981£409k
5 Yulimar Rojas Athletics £231,579£232k
6 Jesus Atencio Pool £134,436£134k
7 Ildemaro Ruiz Jr. Bowling £44,748£45k
8 Jerry Calderon Pool £36,598£37k
9 Gregorio Sanchez Pool £26,109£26k
10 Robeilys Peinado Athletics £23,872£24k
11 Carlos E Granados Bowling £18,218£18k
12 Justin Mujica Surfing £8,797£9k
13 Frailin Guanipa Pool £8,722£9k
14 Tilsia Varela Chess £5,639£6k
15 Jonny Martinez Pool £4,729£5k
16 Dario Guanipa Pool £4,511£5k
17 Amleto Monacelli (INT) Bowling £3,008£3k
18 Alexander Tapiquen Pool £3,008£3k
19 Pedro Ramón Martínez Reyes Chess £2,820£3k
20 Arturo Hernandez Bowling £2,376£2k
21 Carlos Ramirez Pool £1,962£2k
22 Jose Placid Pool £1,504£2k
23 Anthony Rodriguez Pool £1,504£2k
24 Yousseff Jaffar Pool £1,504£2k
25 Dakota Ferrer Table tennis £1,293£1k
26 Cristina Gomez Table tennis £1,274£1k
27 Eure Yañez Athletics £1,128£1k
28 Juliver Bracho Pool £1,015£1k
29 Nathacha Dennys Mata Aponte Table tennis £981£981
30 Cesar Castillo Table tennis £962£962
31 Juliana Zefanya Gabriela Badminton £952£952
32 Javier Martinez Pool £752£752
33 Jose Luis Perez Pool £744£744
34 Reydnier Chavez Bowling £733£733
35 Carlos Rios Table tennis £632£632
36 Roxy Gonzalez Table tennis £632£632
37 Camila Obando Table tennis £605£605
38 Raymondo Medina Table tennis £564£564
39 Emigdio Velasquez Pool £301£301
40 Luis Munoz Pool £301£301
41 Rodolfo Moreno Pool £301£301
42 Carlos Navarro Pool £301£301
43 Erick Abraham Perez Rico Table tennis £293£293
44 Yeifrer Yoandri Soteldo Goyo Table tennis £278£278
45 Diana Marcunez Table tennis £173£173
46 Paola Magaly Zerpa Flores Table tennis £173£173
47 David Abraham Pino Hernandez Table tennis £165£165
48 Katherinee Bello Table tennis £165£165
49 Marco Navas Table tennis £165£165
50 Sofia Criollo Table tennis £165£165
51 Alondra Gonzalez Table tennis £162£162
52 Barbara Betancourt Table tennis £162£162
53 Jesus Alejandro Tovar Giraldo Table tennis £162£162
54 Liudwing Perozo Table tennis £162£162
55 Enderson Ramirez Pool £158£158
56 Luis Orellana Pool £158£158
57 Albania Romero Table tennis £154£154
58 Ana Becerra Table tennis £154£154
59 Andrea Romero Table tennis £154£154
60 Andres Jesus Lopez Patinez Table tennis £154£154

The top 12, side by side

Jhonattan Vegas £17m Amleto A Monacelli £2.0m Nicolas Pereira £810k Gonzalo Oliveira £409k Yulimar Rojas £232k Jesus Atencio £134k Ildemaro Ruiz Jr. £45k Jerry Calderon £37k Gregorio Sanchez £26k Robeilys Peinado £24k Carlos E Granados £18k Justin Mujica £8,797

Jhonattan Vegas alone accounts for 81.6% of Venezuela's total. The top ten between them hold 99.6%, and the other 94 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Venezuela's £20,750,802 came from

Venezuela'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 £16,930,199£16.9m 81.6% 1 Jhonattan Vegas
Bowling £2,083,348£2.1m 10.0% 6 Amleto A Monacelli
Tennis £1,218,875£1.2m 5.9% 2 Nicolas Pereira
Athletics £256,579£257k 1.2% 3 Yulimar Rojas
Pool £228,617£229k 1.1% 20 Jesus Atencio
Table tennis £14,977£15k 0.1% 68 Dakota Ferrer
Surfing £8,797£9k 0.0% 1 Justin Mujica
Chess £8,459£8k 0.0% 2 Tilsia Varela
Badminton £952£952 0.0% 1 Juliana Zefanya Gabriela

The split between sports

Golf £17m
Bowling £2.1m Tennis £1.2m Athletics £257k Pool £229k Table tennis £15k
Surfing £8,797
Chess £8,459
Badminton £952

Golf is Venezuela's biggest earner at 81.6% of the total. We hold nobody from Venezuela in biathlon, show jumping, snooker, squash, 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 Venezuela

Venezuela is 45th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Venezuela by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
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
51 Hawaii £13,952,897£14.0m 71
52 Belarus £13,553,505£13.6m 38
53 Slovenia £13,390,512£13.4m 153
54 Philippines £12,312,347£12.3m 159
55 Indonesia £10,967,176£11.0m 317
56 Uruguay £10,735,741£10.7m 12
57 Romania £10,020,981£10.0m 105

Venezuela against its neighbours

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 Hawaii £14m Belarus £14m Slovenia £13m Philippines £12m Indonesia £11m Uruguay £11m Romania £10m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Venezuela won?

£20,750,802 across 104 people in 9 sports. That ranks Venezuela 45th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Venezuela's highest earning sportsperson?

Jhonattan Vegas, with £16,930,199 in golf prize money: 81.6% of everything Venezuela has won. Next is Amleto A Monacelli on £2,014,265.

Which sport has earned Venezuela the most prize money?

Golf, at £16,930,199 across 1 player, ahead of bowling on £2,083,348.

Which nation is just above Venezuela?

Finland, 44th on £20,813,301. Ukraine is 46th, just below, on £19,869,537.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Venezuela's bowling money has its own page: Venezuela in bowling.Venezuela's tennis money has its own page: Venezuela in tennis.Venezuela's athletics money has its own page: Venezuela in athletics.Venezuela's pool money has its own page: Venezuela in pool.Venezuela's table tennis money has its own page: Venezuela in table tennis.Venezuela's chess money has its own page: Venezuela in chess. One place up is Finland. One place down is Ukraine.