Brazilian skater Burnquist becomes most sponsored athlete
17/12/2008 10:00
Bob Burnquist, the world number one skater in skateboarding tour, has
become the most sponsored athlete in the world, his team announced yesterday.
With 15 individual sponsors, the Brazilian skater ranks higher than any other
athlete in the sports world, the team said in a statement.
Burnquist outranks the world's highest paid athlete, American professional
golfer Tiger Woods, who has 13 sponsors. Swiss tennis star Roger Federer only
has 10 sponsors and the German Formula Onelegend Michael Schumacher registers
eight sponsors.
Xinhua
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