This is a slightly updated excerpt from my free 2014 TriRating Report which has a lot more information and data on the 2014 season. You can still download it for free!
In other sports – such as golf – the main way of ranking athletes is by the amount of prize money they make. This year, I have extended my list: The 2013 list was limited only to WTC races, this year I also include Challenge and other notable longer races. Therefore, I have an overall money list and a few lists with money only from certain events.
Overall Money List
First, here is an overview of the races I have included in my money list:
| Type | Description | Total Prize Money | # of Athletes |
| Ironman | Full-distance WTC races (not including Kona) | $ 2.032.500 | 316 |
| Kona | Ironman World Championship (Kona) | $ 650.000 | 20 |
| 70.3 Champs | 70.3 World Championship (Mt. Tremblant) | $ 250.000 | 20 |
| Challenge | Full-distance Challenge races (including Roth) | $ 482.450 | 107 |
| Bahrain | Challenge Bahrain | $ 440.000 | 20 |
| Other | MetaMan, Dubai, Embrun | $ 430.000 | 38 |
| Sum | All included races | $ 4.284.950 | 415 |
The next table shows the Top 20 athletes – both from the men and women – that have earned the most prize money in the 2014 calendar year from all the races listed above:
| # | Name | Gender | Total |
| 1 | Kienle, Sebastian | M | $145.000 |
| 2 | Carfrae, Mirinda | F | $140.000 |
| 3 | Ryf, Daniela | F | $125.000 |
| 4 | Joyce, Rachel | F | $101.000 |
| 5 | Raelert, Michael | M | $100.000 |
| 5 | Frederiksen, Helle | F | $100.000 |
| 7 | Swallow, Jodie | F | $78.000 |
| 8 | Frodeno, Jan | M | $67.500 |
| 9 | Hoffman, Ben | M | $65.000 |
| 10 | Crawford, Gina | F | $64.500 |
| 11 | Steffen, Caroline | F | $56.500 |
| 12 | Hauschildt, Melissa | F | $55.000 |
| 13 | Brown, Cameron | M | $52.500 |
| 14 | Dreitz, Andreas | M | $50.000 |
| 15 | Frommhold, Nils | M | $49.500 |
| 16 | Gomez, Javier | M | $45.000 |
| 16 | Butterfield, Tyler | M | $45.000 |
| 18 | Kessler, Meredith | F | $43.000 |
| 19 | Gross, Sara | F | $40.000 |
| 20 | Potts, Andy | M | $37.500 |
For comparison, the ITU had a prize purse of $ 2.2 million in 2014. Their top earners are Javier Gomez (about $180.000) and Gwen Jorgensen (about $192.000).
Ironman Money List
Here are the Top 15 money earners from Ironman races (not including Kona):
| # | Name | Gender | Ironman | Total | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Gross, Sara | F | $40.000 | $40.000 | 19 |
| 2 | Alonso McKernan, Clemente | M | $31.000 | $31.000 | 25 |
| 3 | Kessler, Meredith | F | $30.000 | $43.000 | 18 |
| 3 | Corbin, Linsey | F | $30.000 | $30.000 | 27 |
| 5 | Williamson, Kelly | F | $27.500 | $27.500 | 32 |
| 6 | Abraham, Corinne | F | $26.750 | $26.750 | 34 |
| 7 | Kienle, Sebastian | M | $25.000 | $145.000 | 1 |
| 7 | Steffen, Caroline | F | $25.000 | $56.500 | 11 |
| 7 | Bockel, Dirk | M | $25.000 | $26.500 | 35 |
| 7 | Tollakson, TJ | M | $25.000 | $25.000 | 40 |
| 11 | Brown, Cameron | M | $22.500 | $52.500 | 13 |
| 11 | Wee, Bree | F | $22.500 | $22.500 | 46 |
| 11 | Ferreira, Amber | F | $22.500 | $22.500 | 46 |
| 11 | Braendli, Simone | F | $22.500 | $22.500 | 46 |
| 15 | Weiss, Michael | M | $21.500 | $21.500 | 49 |
WTC Money List
Here are the Top 15 money earners from WTC races (including Kona and the 70.3 Champs):
| # | Name | Gender | Ironman | Total | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Kienle, Sebastian | M | $145.000 | $145.000 | 1 |
| 2 | Ryf, Daniela | F | $125.000 | $125.000 | 3 |
| 3 | Carfrae, Mirinda | F | $120.000 | $140.000 | 2 |
| 4 | Frodeno, Jan | M | $67.500 | $67.500 | 8 |
| 5 | Hoffman, Ben | M | $65.000 | $65.000 | 9 |
| 6 | Swallow, Jodie | F | $50.000 | $78.000 | 7 |
| 7 | Gomez, Javier | M | $45.000 | $45.000 | 16 |
| 8 | Steffen, Caroline | F | $44.000 | $56.500 | 11 |
| 9 | Joyce, Rachel | F | $40.000 | $101.000 | 4 |
| 10 | Kessler, Meredith | F | $40.000 | $43.000 | 18 |
| 11 | Gross, Sara | F | $40.000 | $40.000 | 19 |
| 12 | Frommhold, Nils | M | $38.500 | $49.500 | 15 |
| 13 | Potts, Andy | M | $37.500 | $37.500 | 20 |
| 14 | Ellis, Mary Beth | F | $33.000 | $33.000 | 21 |
| 15 | Aernouts, Bart | M | $31.500 | $31.500 | 24 |
Money List from Challenge and other Races
After also adding Embrue, here are the Top 18 money earners from non-WTC races :
| # | Name | Gender | Non-WTC Total | Challenge | Bahrain | Other | Total |
| 1 | Raelert, Michael | M | $100.000 | $100.000 | $100.000 | ||
| 1 | Frederiksen, Helle | F | $100.000 | $100.000 | $100.000 | ||
| 3 | Joyce, Rachel | F | $61.000 | $11.000 | $50.000 | $101.000 | |
| 4 | Dreitz, Andreas | M | $50.000 | $50.000 | $50.000 | ||
| 5 | Hauschildt, Melissa | F | $47.000 | $7.000 | $40.000 | $55.000 | |
| 6 | Butterfield, Tyler | M | $40.000 | $40.000 | $45.000 | ||
| 7 | Crawford, Gina | F | $37.000 | $7.000 | $30.000 | $64.500 | |
| 8 | Zamora, Marcel | M | $32.500 | $32.500 | $37.500 | ||
| 9 | Brown, Cameron | M | $30.000 | $30.000 | $52.500 | ||
| 10 | Swallow, Jodie | F | $28.000 | $25.000 | $3.000 | $78.000 | |
| 10 | Croneborg, Fredrik | M | $28.000 | $18.000 | $10.000 | $32.000 | |
| 12 | McNeice, Dylan | M | $26.000 | $26.000 | $28.500 | ||
| 13 | Reed, Timothy | M | $25.000 | $25.000 | $31.000 | ||
| 14 | Mullan, Eimear | M | $23.400 | $23.400 | $31.400 | ||
| 15 | Carfrae, Mirinda | F | $20.000 | $20.000 | $140.000 | ||
| 15 | Bracht, Timo | M | $20.000 | $20.000 | $25.000 | ||
| 17 | Skipworth, Todd | F | $19.500 | $19.500 | $19.500 | ||
| 18 | Van Vlerken, Yvonne | F | $19.000 | $4.000 | $15.000 | $26.000 |