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David Rudisha Ranked Ahead of Gareth Bale and Van Persie, As One of The World’s Most Marketable Athlete

May 14, 2013
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Kenya’s Olympic gold medalist David Rudisha has been ranked ahead of some of the most recognized names in sports, as number 41 most marketable athlete in the world.
Sportspro, the company behind the ranking, takes the following into account when compiling the list: Value for money, age, home market, charisma, willingness to be marketed and crossover appeal.


Brazilian Neymar has been ranked number one, ahead of Lionel Messi who comes second.
Usain Bolt appears at number 5, with Novak Djokovic, Lewis Hamilton and Cristiano Ronaldo appearing at number 6,7 and 8 in that order. 

Others making an appearance in the top 50 are Lebron James, Vincent Kompany, Jack Wilshere, Shinji Kagawa and Gareth Bale.
Rudisha at number 41 is ranked higher than Bale (48) and an endless list of other household names, like, Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie, Sergio Aguero, Frank Lampard, Theo Walcott etc.


Here’s the complete ranking.

1 Neymar – football, Brazil                   

2 Lionel Messi, football, Argentina

 3 Rory McIlroy, golf, UK

 4 Robert Griffin III, American football, USA

 5 Usain Bolt, athletics, Jamaica

 6 Novak Djokovic, tennis, Serbia

 7 Lewis Hamilton, Formula One, UK

8 Cristiano Ronaldo, football, Portugal

 9 Sloane Stephens, tennis, USA

 10 Blake Griffin, basketball, USA

 11 Tiger Woods, golf, USA

12 Sebastian Vettel, Formula One, Germany

 13 Virat Kohli, cricket, India

 14 LeBron James, basketball, USA

 15 Victoria Azarenka, tennis, Belarus

 16 Maria Sharapova, tennis, Russia

 17 Alan Oliveira, Paralympic sprinter, Brazil

 18 Andy Murray, tennis, UK

 19 Alex Ovechkin, ice hockey, Russia

 20 Missy Franklin, swimming, USA

 21 Vincent Kompany, football, Belgium

 22 Carmelo Anthony, basketball, USA

 23 Caroline Wozniacki, tennis, Denmark

 24 Sergio Perez, Formula One, Mexico

 25 Rafael Nadal, tennis, Spain
26 Lindsey Vonn, skiing, USA

27 Alex Morgan, football, USA

 28 Mike Trout, baseball, USA

 29 Jack Wilshere, football, UK

 30 Yani Tseng, golf, Taiwan

31 Manny Pacquiao, boxing, Philippines

 32 Saul Alvarez, boxing, Mexico

 33 Lucas Moura, football, Brazil

 34 Bubba Watson, golf, USA

 35 Shaun White, snow/skateboarding, USA

 36 Ellyse Perry, cricket/football, Australia

37 James Harden, basketball, USA

 38 Shinji Kagawa, football, Japan

 39 Seth Jones, ice hockey, USA

 40 Laura Robson, tennis, UK

 41 David Rudisha, long-distance runner, Kenya

 42 Mark Cavendish, cycling, UK

 43 Stacy Lewis, golf, USA

 44 Kim Yu-Na, figure skating, South Korea

 45 Danica Patrick, Nascar, USA

 46 Anderson Silva, MMA, Brazil

 47 Dale Earnhardt Jnr, Nascar, USA

 48 Gareth Bale, football, UK

 49 Robert Kubica, Formula One, Poland

 50 Katie Walsh, jockey, UK


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