The Olympic Games is the pinnacle of many athletes' careers, with thousands of competitors from hundreds of countries battling for a coveted gold medal. However, a smaller crop of athletes have already had glittering careers in domestic leagues and competitions across the world. Kevin Durant, for example, already has two Olympic gold medals to his name and has forged a long career in the National Basketball Association (NBA), which puts his current earnings at 75 million U.S. dollars.
Highest paid athletes at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021
(in million U.S. dollars)
The source adds the following information: "To compile this list, Forbes tracked income collected between May 1, 2020, and May 1, 2021, based on conversations with industry insiders. The earnings figures, which are rounded to the nearest half-million, include both on-the-field income (from prize money, salaries and bonuses) and off-the-field income (from sponsorships, appearance fees and licensing deals). Figures for the NBA reflect a 20% cut to players’ base salaries to account for the league’s pandemic escrow adjustment for the current season."
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Forbes. (July 18, 2021). Highest paid athletes at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251519/highest-paid-olympians/
Forbes. "Highest paid athletes at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251519/highest-paid-olympians/
Forbes. (2021). Highest paid athletes at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251519/highest-paid-olympians/
Forbes. "Highest Paid Athletes at The Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251519/highest-paid-olympians/
Forbes, Highest paid athletes at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251519/highest-paid-olympians/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Highest paid athletes at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Forbes, July 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251519/highest-paid-olympians/
