BRW Top 50 Sports Earners for 2006
Here are the top earning Australian sports people for the year 2006, as published by the Business Review Weekly (BRW) magazine. Just the top 10 of their "Top 50 Sports Earners" list is shown. The list is compiled by BRW journalists and includes gross wages, prize money, sponsorships and endorsements. See other BRW Top Earners from other years, and also how these compare to the international top earner lists.
Golfer Greg Norman has top spot for the 10th straight year (since the list began in 1997), despite only earning less than $100,000 from a handful of tournaments in 2006. Golf is highly represented on the top 50 list, with 14.
There are two females in the top 50, golfer Karrie Webb (18th) and tennis player Samantha Stosur (46th). Mundine is the highest ranked Australian based athlete.
| Rank | Name | Sport | Earnings ($AUD) | previous year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Norman | Golf | $20 million | 1 |
| 2 | Harry Kewell | Soccer | $12.5m | 2 |
| 3 | Adam Scott | Golf | $10.3m | 5 |
| 4 | Lleyton Hewitt | Tennis | $9m | 3 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Motorsport | $8.5m | 6 |
| 6 | Chad Reed | Motorsport | $8m | 7 |
| 7 | Geoff Ogilvy | Golf | $7.8m | 15 |
| 8 | Andrew Bogut | Basketball | $7.4 million | 8 |
| 9 | Mat Mladin | Motorsport | $7.0m | >50 |
| 10 | Anthony Mundine | Boxing | $6.25m | 40 |
Source: BRW, Dec 7, 2006 - Jan 24, 2007, p 37.
Related Pages
- BRW top earner lists from other years
- Compare to the international annual top earners list by ESPN, SI and Forbes
- Other sporting lists
- A summary of Sport in Australia
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