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