2003 Prize Money

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Sacramento Bee, 22-February-2004

Follow the money

U.S. sprinter Justin Gatlin and Mozambique middle-distance runner Maria Mutola head the second annual prize money survey conducted by the Track Profile News Service.Gatlin topped the men's list in 2003 with $602,205, $500,000 coming at the Moscow Challenge, followed by Morocco middle-distance runner Hicham El Guerrouj ($279,841), Swedish triple jumper Christian Olsson ($254,304), Great Britain sprinter Dwain Chambers ($234,260) and U.S. hurdler Allen Johnson ($226,420).

Mutola's $1,330,624 was well ahead of South African high jumper Hestrie Cloete ($323,560), Russian pole vaulter Svetlana Feofanova ($318,884), and U.S. sprinters Kelli White ($304,856) and Chryste Gaines ($210,392).

The numbers don't include appearance fees and performance bonuses. Athletes with positive drug tests likely will forfeit much of their income.

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Re: 2003 Prize Money

From Track Profile homepage:

Top-25 Prize Winners

[Figures in $US. Awards in other currencies were converted at the prevailing exchange rate on the date of competition.]

MEN -

1. Justin Gatlin, USA, 602,205
2. Hicham El Guerrouj, MAR, 279,841
3. Christian Olsson, SWE, 254,304
4. Dwain Chambers, GBR, 234,260
5. Allen Johnson, USA, 226,420
6. Saif Saaeed Shaheen, QAT, 181,441
7. John Capel, USA, 175,245
8. Haile Gebrselassie, ETH, 167,056
9. Kenenisa Bekele, ETH, 164,130
10. Dwight Phillips, USA, 152,360
11. Jerome Young, USA, 145,279
12. Bernard Williams, USA, 140,098
13. Tyree Washington, USA, 138,310
14. Yuriy Borzakovskiy, RUS, 132,932
15. Felix Sánchez, DOM, 132,915
16. Wilfred Bungei, KEN, 132,640
17. Kim Collins, SKN, 124,932
18. Sergey Makarov, RUS, 121,800
19. Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, RSA, 119,854
20. Eliud Kipchoge, KEN, 119,040
21. Stefan Holm, SWE, 113,010
22. Stanislavs Olijars, LAT, 110,734
23. Manuel Martinez, ESP, 105,368
24. Tim Lobinger, GER, 105,250
25. Tom Pappas, USA, 104,000


WOMEN -

1. Maria Mutola, MOZ, 1,330,624
2. Hestrie Cloete, RSA, 323,560
3. Svetlana Feofanova, RUS, 318,884
4. Kelli White, USA, 304,856
5. Chryste Gaines, USA, 210,392
6. Tatyana Lebedeva, RUS, 188,147
7. Torri Edwards, USA, 154,078
8. Carolina Kluft, SWE, 153,420
9. Vita Palamar, UKR, 153,140
10. Muriel Hurtis, FRA, 152,198
11. Yelena Isinbayeva, RUS, 143,254
12. Sandra Glover, USA, 136,502
13. Zhanna Block, UKR, 131,424
14. Eunice Barber, FRA, 122,242
15. Berhane Adere, ETH, 115,782
16. Chandra Sturrup, BAH, 114,810
17. Jana Pittman, AUS, 110,205
18. Ana Guevara, MEX, 104,995
19. Kelly Holmes, GBR, 102,132
20. Gail Devers, USA, 99,985
21. Tatyana Kotova, RUS, 99,784
22. Christine Arron, FRA, 99,562
23. Kajsa Bergqvist, SWE, 97,976
24. Yipsi Moreno, CUB, 92,950
25. Francoise Mbango Etone, CMR, 92,465