The 20 highest earning athletes of the 2012 Olympics (20 Photos)

1

Marc Gasol (Spain)

Sport: basketball – Age: 27 – Earnings: $10.9 million

2

Tyson Chandler (USA)

Sport: basketball – Age: 29 – Earnings: $11 million

3

Andre Iguodala (USA)

Sport: basketball – Age: 28 – Earnings: $11.4 million

4

Manu Ginobili (Argentina)

Sport: basketball – Age: 35 – Earnings: $11.5 million

5

Andy Murray (Great Britain)

Sport: tennis – Age: 25 – Earnings: $12 million

6

Tony Parker (France)

Sport: basketball – Age: 30 – Earnings: $13.1 million

7

Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark)

Sport: tennis – Age: 22 – Earnings: $13.7 million

8

Serena Williams (USA)

Sport: tennis – Age: 30 – Earnings: $16.3 million

9

Pau Gasol (Spain)

Sport: basketball – Age: 32 – Earnings: $17.2 million

10

Deron Williams (USA)

Sport: basketball – Age: 28 – Earnings: $18.2 million

11

Li Na (China)

Sport: tennis – Age: 30 – Earnings: $18.4 million

12

Chris Paul (USA)

Sport: basketball – Age: 25 – Earnings: $19.2 million

13

Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

Sport: tennis – Age: 28 – Earnings: $19.8 million

14

Usain Bolt (Jamaica)

Sport: athletics – Age: 25 – Earnings: $20.3 million

15

Carmelo Anthony (USA)

Sport: basketball – Age: 28 – Earnings: $22.9 million

16

Kevin Durant (USA)

Sport: basketball – Age: 23 – Earnings: $25.5 million

17

Maria Sharapova (Russia)

Sport: tennis – Age: 25 – Earnings: $27.1 million

18

Kobe Bryant (USA)

Sport: basketball – Age: 33 – Earnings: $52.3 million

19

LeBron James (USA)

Sport: basketball – Age: 27 – Earnings: $53 million

20

Roger Federer (Switzerland)

Sport: tennis – Age: 30 – Earnings: $54.3 million