Every four years, the Olympic Games They bring together millions of sports fans who have before them the opportunity to enjoy an enormous variety of disciplines in which to see the performance of professional athletes in all areas. Furthermore, it is the ideal occasion to accommodate sports that, generally, They do not have as much follow-up as others.
The celebration of the Olympic Games that will take place in Paris this summer is causing real fury in the French capital, which is already anticipating what will be, together with EURO 2024, the sporting event of the summer. Such is the caliber of this event, that many of these Olympic athletes are among the richest in the world.
The richest Olympic athletes in the world
The first one we will talk about, as it could not be otherwise, is the swimmer Michael Phelps. The American athlete is the most decorated athlete of all time, and has a net worth of 80 million dollars. She won 28 Olympic medals, including 23 gold, between 2004 and 2016.
Following him very closely, we find Usain Bolt. The Jamaican sprinter is considered the fastest man in the world, as attested by his records: he has won eight Olympic gold medals in the 100 and 200 meter events and the 4 × 100 meter relay. His net worth is estimated at 90 million dollars.
It couldn’t be missing from the list either. Simone Biles, the most decorated American gymnast of all time. However, despite all her Olympic merits, Biles has a considerably lower net worth than the previous two, 4 million dollars. He has won 32 Olympic and world medals, including 25 gold.
However, within this list we can also find other athletes whose performance has not only been developed in the Olympic Games, but who have made a career beyond them. The perfect example of this is Serena Williams, who has 23 Grand Slam singles titles and four Olympic gold medals in his record. His net worth is estimated at 225 million dollars.
Roger Federer and Caitlyn Jenner, among the richest
Within the world of tennis, of course it couldn’t be missing either. Roger Federer The Swiss tennis player has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, being one of the three most successful tennis players in history and, in addition, has an Olympic gold medal. His net worth is estimated at 450 million dollars.
The list closes with an athlete whose merits are almost half a century old: Caitlyn Jenner. The former American decathlon champion won the gold medal at the 1976 Olympics. She is now a television personality and a political activist. Her net worth is estimated at 100 million dollarsand these are some of the Olympic athletes who, in 2024, have managed to maintain their fortune.
It is true that these are just some of the many fortunes that have been derived from the Olympic Games, some of them being from recent Olympics and others older. But beyond the fortunes that these athletes have managed to amass over time, it has been their sporting influence that has prevailed above all.
2024-02-09 11:42:57
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