Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Medal Bonus Payout

sochi sochl MEDAL BONUS 2014 PAYO SO WINTER OLYMPIC National Olympic committeess or sports ministries often pay bonuses to medal-winning athletes. At the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, the top 10 medal winning countries paid out a total of $12,939,600. gold silver bronze MEDAL PAID TO ALL MEDAL WINNING ATHLETES COUNT (23) BONUS PER MEDAL TOTAL BONUSES (BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS). total payout: 33 13 $113,200 11 $70,800 9 $48,000 athletes: $5,917,200 68 RUS E 28 9 $25,000 7 $15,000 12 $10,000 $955,000 65 USA 26 11 $0 5 $0 10 $0 $0 no bonuses paid 26 NOR ) 25 10 $17,900 10 $13,400 5 $8,900 $1,467,000 (90 CAN = 24 8 $40,600 7 $30,500 9 $20,300 $924,000 29 NLD 8 $27,440 6 $20,580 5 $13,720 19 $795,760 36 GER =17 4 $21,600 8 $16,500 5 $14,000 $438,400 27 AUT | 15 4 $67,800 4 $27,100 7 $17,600 $555,600 18 FRA 15 2 $0 7 $0 6 $0 $0 no bonuses paid 55 SWE $44,920- $89,840 $33,690- $78,600 $22,460- $67,380 11 $1,886,640 (32 SUI KAZAKHSTAN pays the most per medal of any nation: 9 $250,000 9 $150,000 6 $75,000 It only had to pay for one medal, a bronze in Men's Figure Skating. CANADA'S HOCKEY TEAMS ALMOST 2/3 OF THEIR GOLD-MEDAL EARNINGS. CCOUNTED FO MONEYSIDEOFLIFE.COM February 2014, Obrass|MEDIA RESEARCH & WRITING: JENS ODEGAARD brass DESIGN & LAYOUT: HALI KAELIN SOURCES: sochi2014.com, bloomberg.com, forbes.com, dosb.de, swissolympic.ch THE MONEY SIDE OF LIFE™M LO