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Dutch Dressage News
Anky Van Grunsven, Twelfth Richest Dutch Athlete of
2007
February 15, 2008
 Annually, two magazines in The Netherlands publish
the "Fortune 500" list of the richest Dutchmen
in the world. The magazine "Quote 500" prints
the list of the richest Dutch people in the world (business,
enherited wealth, etc), the magazine "Sportweek" releases
the names of the 100 best earning sportsmen of the
Netherlands.
In Quote 5000, the highest ranked, richest Dutch
person related to the horse world is the Sonnenberg
family.
They cover
the 8th place in the Quote 500 list of 2007 with
a fortune of 2.2 billion euro. The Sonnenbergs
are the sponsors of Imke Schellekens-Bartels and are
the people behind the company Hunter Douglas (Velux,
Luxaflex windows). The family lives in The Netherlands
but they can also be found in their private castle
near Lac Leman in Geneva, Switzerland.
In Sportweek, 78 of the 100 richest Dutch sportsmen
are soccer players. However, four equestrian riders
are also mentioned in the list with Anky van Grunsven
leading as richest equestrian athlete. She covers the
12th place of this Top 100 with an estimated annual
income
of 3.6
million
euro. Van Grunsven is also the best earning female
Dutch athlete of the year.
Show jumping rider Jeroen Dubbeldam follows on 32nd
place with an annual income of 1.75 million euro, followed
by horse dealer Jurgen Stenfert on 46th place with
940,000 euro. Albert Zoer is on 55th place with 800,000
euro and Gerco Schroder landed 74th place with 550,000
euro.
The most earning Dutch athlete is the Antillian baseball
player Andruw Jones with an income of 14 million euro
per year, followed by soccer player Ruud van Nistelrooy
with 8.8 million euro.
Related Links
Quote 500: Top 10 of 2007
Sportweek: Top 100 of 2007
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