Billionaire Female Summer Olympian Beats LeBron James, Tiger Woods, Floyd Mayweather in Net Worth Race 2022

Sports athletes train hard in their young years to develop brands for themselves and live a high life. They are some of the best athletes in the world and also very smart investors too. Thus, all of this makes up for the enormous wealth in their portfolio. Recently, NBA star LeBron James became a billionaire and stepped foot into the pantheon of the wealthiest sports athletes in the world. However, an Olympian steps up to the top.

Anna Kasprzak, a Danish dressage rider, is one of the wealthiest athletes in the world. Even though she has no Olympic medals in her name, she won several other major medals and is a marvelous rider. Thus, it is impressive to see her on that list.

Olympian beats LeBron James to the top

The 18-time NBA All-star recently rose to the top of the charts and became one of the wealthiest athletes. James moves ahead of most of his competitors and is the first active NBA player to make the list. According to Forbes, his net worth stands at $1 billion. The wealthiest athlete in the world is Michael Jordan has a net worth of $1.7 billion as of now. However, this is where Anna Kasprzak comes into play.

She has a staggering net worth of $1.3 billion and is the wealthiest female athlete on the list. Along with her brother Andre and mother Hanni, she owns $1.46 billion in sales from Danish shoe manufacturer, ECCO. The company’s products are sold in 90 countries, and they have over 2200 ECCO shops and other online shops. Hence, their revenue generation is off the charts. Kasprzak’s late grandfather, Karl Toosbuy, founded the company back in 1963.

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Although she only managed 14th place at the 2016 Rio Olympics, her equestrian career saw her winning various medals.

Winning several championships

She appeared at the 2012 London Olympics, as well as the 2016 Rio Olympics. The Olympian finished 18th and 14th respectively in the individual events, but she just fell short of a bronze medal in the team competition in 2012. Kasprzak finished fourth. However, the 2017 European Championships saw her win the silver medal in the team dressage event. Likewise, four bronze medals after competing at the European Young Riders Championships while claiming silver, and two bronze medals at the European Junior Championships.

Having her name on this illustrious list would make her proud. Most athletes make valuable investments in their careers, which increases their stocks at the end of their careers. To sum up, Olympian Anna Kasprzak runs a very successful family business and is one of the wealthiest athletes in the world.

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