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$21 Million in Prize Money Awarded at Track Events in 2004 (c) 2005 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved March 31, 2005 The Track Profile Report released the results of its annual prize money survey and found that $21 million had been paid to track athletes in 2004 competing in stadium events. "2004's total figures are roughly on par with 2003's overall totals," said editor Bob Ramsak, who is also the assistant editor of Race Results Weekly. Although the total was down from $26.1 million in 2003, it should be noted that the main difference was the IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in 2003 and prize money is paid at that event. The Olympic Games, the key athletics meeting of 2004, does not offer prize money. Ramsak also pointed out that in preparation for the Olympic Games, athletes chose to compete less, depressing their prize money earnings. Olympic triple jump champion Christian Olsson of Sweden and Bahamian Tonique Williams-Darling, the Olympic 400 meter champion, who shared the one million dollar TDK Golden League Jackpot after winning their respective events at each of the six Golden League competitions, topped the men's and women's tallies. The 25-year-old Olsson's winnings totaled at least $644,660, while those of Williams-Darling reached $571,950 in prize money earnings. Ramsak said that these totals did not include appearance fees, endorsements, the prize money paid in road racing, or any federation bonuses or support, all of which are substantial sources of athlete income. Prize money data was received directly from event organizers and media liaisons and athlete representatives. Publicly available performance incentive bonuses, meet, world and other record bonuses are also included if reported. Top-20 Prize Winners * [Figures in $US. Awards in other currencies were converted at the prevailing exchange rate on the date of competition.] MEN - 1. Christian Olsson, SWE $644,660 2. Kenenisa Bekele, ETH 162,922 3. Allen Johnson, USA 145,740 4. Bernard Lagat, KEN 137,270 5. Asafa Powell, JAM 129,820 6. Saif Saaeed Shaheen, QAT 129,542 7. Ivan Heshko, UKR 125,876 8. Paul Korir, KEN 122,800 9. Wilfred Bungei, KEN 105,216 10. Felix Sánchez, DOM 97,720 11. William Yiampoy, KEN 96,546 12. Alleyne Francique, GRN 94,166 13. Stefan Holm, SWE 92,360 14. Alex Kipchirchir, KEN 90,036 15. Youssef Saad Kamel, BRN 88,664 16. Joseph Mutua, KEN 82,540 17. Francis Obikwelu, POR 82,355 18. Shawn Crawford, USA 73,650 19. Jadel Gregório, BRA 72,824 20. Roman Sebrle, CZE 70,650 WOMEN - 1. Tonique Williams-Darling, BAH $571,950 2. Yelena Isinbayeva, RUS 374,250 3. Tatyana Lebedeva, RUS 210,306 4. Hestrie Cloete, RSA 173,545 5. Yelena Slesarenko, RUS 136,040 6. Kelly Holmes, GBR 125,812 7. Debbie Ferguson, BAH 117,054 8. Aleen Bailey, JAM 113,330 9. Elvan Abeylegesse, TUR 111,150 10. Perdita Felicien, CAN 106,070 11. Stacy Dragila, USA 96,820 12. Veronica Campbell, JAM 91,300 13. Maria Mutola, MOZ 90,478 14. Blanka Vlasic, CRO 87,555 15. Gail Devers, USA 86,150 16. Yelena Zadorozhnaya, RUS 83,191 17. Meseret Defar, ETH 81,405 18. Viktoriya Styopina, UKR 78,175 19. Christine Arron, FRA 75,160 20. Ionela Tirlea-Manolache, ROM 71,317 *In certain cases, athletes are paid an appearance fee in lieu of potential prize money, while in some cases, they receive both. Those instances are not reported; figures in this compilation are based solely on prize money structures and should be considered approximations and in no way represent the annual total earnings of any athlete listed.
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