Ranking the 10 richest sportspeople in 2022

#6 Eddie Jordan (Former Formula 1 team owner) - $600 million

Eddie Jordan is a former owner of a Formula 1 team.

Eddie Jordan won the 1971 Irish Kart Championship. However, the Irishman has made a fortune as a television personality and former owner of a Formula 1 team (Jordan Grand Prix).

It was with the 73-year-old's team that a certain Michael Schumacher made his Formula 1 debut in 1991 before the German subsequently moved to Benetton and Ferrari. The likes of Ralf Schumacher, Rubens Barichello, Damon Hill and others have driven for Jordan over the years.

Eddie Jordan sold his Jordan team in the mid-2000s before returning to the Formula 1 scene as a pundit for BBC Sport F1 coverage.

Apart from Formula 1, the Irishman has business interests in varied sectors like oil, entertainment, real estate, gaming, and health & fitness. He was also a shareholder in Celtic, one of Scotland's biggest football clubs. Jordan is the owner of vodka brand Vodka V10 and energy drink brand EJ-10.

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#5 Tiger Woods (Golf superstar) - $800 million

Tiger Woods is a legendary golfer.

Tiger Woods is one of the greatest golfers in the history of the sport. The 46-year-old American has the joint-most PSG tour wins (82) and the second-most major Championships (15).

Having turned pro in 1996, Woods ended an 11-year major drought to win his 15th major at The Masters in 2019. That helped him move to within three of all-time leader Jack Nicklaus. He won a record-tying 82nd PGA tour win at the Zozo Championship in 2019.

Woods has amassed a fortune, thanks to his earnings on the golf course for more than two decades and lucrative sponsorship deals. More than a decade ago, he became the first athlete to earn $1 billion in career earnings.

His $105 million deal with Nike in 2000 was the then largest sponsorship deal for a professional athlete. Woods has also had sponsorships with the likes of Accenture, Gillette, Bridgestone, Rolex, Gatorade and Monster Energy over the years.

His total inflation-adjusted earnings of $2.1 billion is only exceeded by one other athlete - Michael Jordan (more on him later). Of that amount, Woods' golf salary comprises only about $120 million.

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#4 Anna Kasprzak (Horse riding) - $1 billion

Anna Kasprzak Equestrian - Olympics: Day 10

Anna Kasprzak is a two-time team dressage rider for Denmark at the Summer Olympics. She has won medals at various European junior and young riders equestrian tournaments. However, her claim to fame lies away from the arena.

In 2019, Kasprzak was one of only eight billionaires below the age of 30, as per Forbes. The 31-year-old is the co-owner of Danish shoe company ECCO. Their products are sold in 90 countries around the world, and their yearly sales are almost $1.5 billion.

Anna's mother Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak is the owner and CEO of the company. Anna's grandfather Karl Toosbuy started the company in Denmark in 1963. Three decades later (1994), it was the Footwear company of the year in the USA.

Most of Kasprzak's net worth comes from her co-ownership of ECCO. However, her interests are varied. She runs a private dressage barn in Haderslev, Denmark.