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How much money do Olympians make? It depends on a lot of variables: whether they come from rich countries or poor ones, whether they won medals during the Games, whether they compete in the popular sports events, and many other factors.

Anyways, I’ve been blogging about this question for sometime now and I think it’s a good idea to put together the separate posts I’ve made into a single one. This way, those of you who are googling “How much money do Olympians make” will see the bigger picture without needing to go through all the previous entries.

I hope to update this in the future as I come across more information. As you will note, this mainly focuses on the incentives/allowances that athletes receive from their country’s sports authorities. I hope to include the income of Olympians from endorsement deals and sponsorships in a future update.

So here’s our list. Please follow the link for details.

Thai Incentives
Gold medalist = $314,000
Silver medalist = $187,788
Bronze medalist = $125,213

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