'Daily Mail': Worth their weight in gold Read 

They are some of the country's greatest athletes - but their medals are far from their only gold.

Unsurprisingly, Team GB's biggest names in Rio are also high earners, with nine worth seven or eight-figure sums. 

Andy Murray leads the way with a net worth of £62million, although much of his fortune has come through his professional tennis career and sponsorships.

But fellow Olympic champions including Jessica Ennis-Hill and Mo Farah will not be worrying about getting a regular job once they retire due to their personal fortunes.

According to The Sunday Times Rich List, Murray leads the way ahead of Olympic golf gold medallist Justin Rose, who is worth £33million.

Then comes five-time gold medal winner Sir Bradley Wiggins in third at £13million ahead of £12million cyclist Mark Cavendish, who finally won an Olympic medal with silver in the men's omnium.

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Tour de France winner Chris Froome was only able to win bronze in the men's time trial in Rio, a repeat of his result at London 2012, but is the fifth richest athlete at £10million.

But then comes a sharp drop, with Jessica Ennis-Hill next up as Britain's most valuable female Olympian with a net worth of £5million, while four-time gold medal winner Mo Farah follows at £4million.

Perhaps a surprising eighth place is the triathlon one-two combination of the Brownlee brothers - double gold winner Alistair and silver medallist Jonathan - who are worth a combined £3.5million. 

They come in above bronze-winning diver Tom Daley, worth £2.5million, who has competed at three Olympics since 2008 and also hosted his own reality television show Splash on ITV. 

Rounding off the list is Laura Trott, who became Britain's most successful female athlete of all time after winning two more golds at Rio, taking her total to four. 

The success has converted into a personal wealth of £700,000, although that total is likely to go above the million pound mark when combined with fiance Jason Kenny, who has six Olympic golds in cycling.

Much of the athlete's income is made through a combination of sponsorship and prize money, although Murray has netted around £5.4million from tennis alone so far this year after winning Wimbledon and making the finals of the Australian and French opens.

Justin Rose, 36, has also made most of his money through golf, with the former US Open champion earning more than £17million in prize money during his 18-year career.

With his win in Rio, Rose became the first Olympic golf champion since 1904 after the sport's long absence from the games.

Former Olympic heptathlon champion Ennis-Hill, who won silver this time around, has a number of lucrative sponsorship deals with Adidas and Omega, while she also features prominently in adverts for bank Santander and Vitality insurance. 

Meanwhile Olympic and World 5,000m and 10,000m champion Farah has deals with Nike, Virgin Media, Lucozade, Quorn and Bupa.

It is likely every one of the athletes on the list will boost their earnings further due to the increased commercial appeal that comes with an Olympic gold medal.