article_snippet: In 2014,while the winner of Wimbledon received $2,600,000 and the Augusta Masters champion picked up $1,620,000, when Olympic 100m gold medal winner Sally Pearson won gold in the London 2012 Olympics three years ago Olympic 100m gold medal winner Sally Pearson received zero prize money.
article_snippet: People come for the entertainment from the athletes -- we are entertaining People, we are entertainers" the Australian, who set an Olympic record of 12.48 seconds in Olympic 100m gold medal winner Sally Pearson 2012 winning run in 2012, told CNN anchor Alex Thomas.
article_snippet: The fifth fastest 100m hurdler in history, Pearson told the Australia's Daily Telegraph in 2013 how a year after Pearson Olympic gold medal in London Pearson still wasn't attracting enough sponsors.
article_snippet: The fifth fastest 100m hurdler in history sometimes vomits after intense training sessions -- Pearson decided to chase down Pearson own deals rather than sit on Pearson hands waiting for private sponsorship.
article_snippet: While Pearson has some support from Qantas, AMP and Adidas, appearance fees and prize money in the Diamond League -- an annual series of track and field meetings -- also provides revenue earning potential for the 28-year-old.
article_snippet: Now targeting more medal success at the  2016 Rio Olympics, Pearson achieved a resounding win at the Queensland Track Classic on March 7 with a time of 12.74s.
highlights_snippet: Olympic 100m gold medal winner Sally Pearson won gold at the London 2012 Olympics .