The 8 Richest Athletes at the 2012 Olympics
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The 8 Richest Athletes at the 2012 Olympics

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They play hard, they train hard and this summer, they’re taking on the world.

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These eight elite athletes are taking their A-game to the world’s court in the 2012 Olympics. But even if they don’t bring home the gold, they still have tens of millions of green to fall back on.

Bankrate put together a list of the richest Olympians using 2011-2012 athletic earnings data compiled by Sports Illustrated and Forbes.

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