Usain Bolt and Tiger Woods. Perhaps the two most famous names in the world of Sports. And also the two most successful names in their respective fields. The two legends have enjoyed sheer dominance over their rivals for a considerable period of time. Consequently, here is no doubt or a hidden secret, in the fact that both these athletes have earned extremely well throughout their careers.
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However, let’s see, in comparison, how they fare against each other.
Usain Bolt Net Worth
Sprinting his way to greatness, Bolt has become one of the greatest of all time in his sport. The Jamaican ‘Lightning Bolt‘ has earned legendary status after his consistent performances at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympics. He currently holds the 100m and 200m records, and after winning a total of 8 Olympic Gold medals, Bolt retired to focus on other aspects of his life.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Bolt’s net worth is around $90million, and he makes around $20million annually. Interestingly. he made $2.2million just by appearing on tracks and winning the races.
A lot of Bolt’s money comes from his endorsement deals. Puma was the first company to sign a deal with him with an initial offer of $1.5million, which then increased to $10million. He went on to sign deals with Gatorade, Virgin, Visa, and Hublot. All Nippon Airways, Enertor, and Optus were deals that followed.
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He launched his headphones called ‘Soul Headphones’. He owns ‘Mobility’, and also, a shaving brand- ‘Champion Shave’.
Tiger Woods’ Net Worth
Tiger Woods is one of the main reasons for the popularity and the growth of golf as a sport. With one of the most decorated golfing careers of all time, Woods has a mind-numbing net worth of $800million. He is also the highest earning golfer of all time with his total at $2.1billion.
As soon as he turned pro, Woods was signed by Nike, and they have been partners since. In 2020, Tiger made a whooping $20million from endorsements alone.
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His list of deals seems endless, as he has ties with Nike, Gatorade, American Express, Wheaties, Golf Digest, Asahi, Gillette, Tag Heuer, AT&T, Rolex, and EA Sports among many others. Gatorade partnered up with him to develop ‘Gatorade Tiger‘ from which he earned $100million in five years.
In 1996, Tiger and his father, Earl, began the TGR Foundation, which started with an aim to promote golf amongst children. But now, they aim to empower students to pursue their passion through education. They have reached over 2million students, and have a 98% college graduation rate which is the highest in the US.
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WATCH: Usain Bolt parties with Olympic Champion Mo Farah and Bollywood Actor Anil Kapoor in Munich
With all this in context, it is safe to say that, while Usain might be the ‘fastest man on earth’, Tiger Woods is miles ahead of him in terms of earnings and it looks like it will stay that way.