~ Richest Athletes in Olympics 2012 ~

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Roger Federer (Switzerland)



Sport: Tennis
Age: 30 years
Earnings last year: $ 54.3 million
Record for a number of factors: the number of Grand Slam tournaments won (17), length of stay in the status of the first racket of the world (288 weeks, including 237 - row), the amount of prize money in his career (more than $ 72 million).

Who among athletes participating in the Summer Olympics in London, has earned more than anyone else in the last 12 months - the rating of the magazine Forbes.

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LeBron James (USA)



Sport: Basketball
Age: 27 years
Earnings last year: $ 53,000,000
Player Team NBA «Miami Heat" (small forward), champion of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing as part of team USA. In the season 2011/2012 was named most valuable player in the final.

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Kobe Bryant (USA)



Sport: Basketball
Age: 33 years
Earnings last year: $ 52.3 million
The attacking defender, "the Los Angeles Lakers" (stands for the club all his professional career), the most valuable player of the season 2007/2008, the champion of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing as part of team USA.

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Maria Sharapova (Russia)



Sport: Tennis
Age: 25 years
Earnings last year: $ 27.1 million
The only Russian woman on the list. Honored Master of Sports, four Grand Slam winner (singles), ex-first racket of the world.

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Kevin Durant (USA)



Sport: Basketball
Age: 23 years
Earnings last year: $ 25.5 million
Team player, "Oklahoma City Thunder," the best young sniper on the end of the season 2009/2010, the scorer of the season 2010/2011.

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Carmelo Anthony (USA)



Sport: Basketball
Age: 28 years
Earnings last year: $ 22.9 million
Small Forward, team player, "the New York Knicks' champion of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing as part of team USA.

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Usain Bolt (Jamaica)



Sport: athletics (sprint)
Age: 25 years
Earnings last year: $ 20.3 million
Three-time champion at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, five-time world champion. In 2008 and 2009, recognized as the best athlete and the athlete in the world. On the eve of the 2012 Olympics gave a presentation on the model form of the national Olympic team in Jamaica.

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Novak Djokovic (Serbia)



Sport: Tennis
Age: 25 years
Earnings last year: $ 19.8 million
Five-time winner of Grand Slam singles titles, the ex-first racket of the world. Winner of a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing in singles.

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Chris Paul (USA)



Sport: Basketball
Age: 27 years
Earnings last year: $ 19.2 million
Team player, "the Los Angeles Clippers' since 2006 in favor of the U.S. team, which included the champion at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

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Li Na (China)



Sport: Tennis
Age: 30 years
Earnings last year: $ 18.4 million
The first representative of China's top ten tennis players in the world, semifinalist at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

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Deron Williams (USA)



Sport: Basketball
Age: 28 years
Earnings last year: $ 18.2 million
Team player, "Brooklyn Nets", the champion of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing as part of team USA.

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For Gasol (Spain)



Sport: Basketball
Age: 32 years
Earnings last year: $ 17.2 million
Team player, "the Los Angeles Lakers," the Spanish national team member, within which won the silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

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Serena Williams (USA)



Sport: Tennis
Age: 30 years
Earnings last year: $ 16.3 million
Ex-first racket of the world in singles and doubles, 29-times Grand Slam winner, champion of 2000 Olympics in Sydney and the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and both times - in the doubles, where she played with her older sister Venus Williams.

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Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark)



Sport: Tennis
Age: 22 years
Earnings last year: $ 13.7 million
Danish tennis player, former world number one in the first singles and juniors, has Polish roots. A participant at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, where reached the third round, losing to future champion Elena Dementieva.

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Tony Parker (France) 



Sport: Basketball
Age: 30 years
Earnings last year: $ 13.1 million
Team player, "San Antonio Spurs' (three-time champion of the NBA), a member of the French national team in basketball, which included twice - in 2005 and 2011 - became the champion of Europe.