The former British national record holder and Olympic gold medalist Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, aka Jessica Ennis, has amassed a significant earning from her athletic career of over 15 years.
Influenced by her athletic parents, Jessica Ennis began participating in sports at the age of 10. She won her first athletics prize at a track event at the Don Valley Stadium in 1996, which inspired her to pursue a career in sports.
Ennis further joined the city of Sheffield and Dearne Athlete Club to develop her athletic skills, and in November 2000, at the age of 14, she won the Sheffield Federation for School Sports Whitham Award for the best performance in high jump competition at the National Schools Championships.
From 2000 until her retirement in 2016, Ennis participated in several World Championships and European Championships, winning several gold, silver, and bronze medals.
Moreover, in August 2012, Ennis won the gold medal in the heptathlon for her British team at the London Olympics and was featured on the cover of a special Olympic edition of the British anthology comic magazine called The Beano as “Ennis the Menace.”
Ennis was also honored with several titles, including “European Athlete of the Month“, “Europea Female Athelete of the year” and “Britsh Athlete of the Year.“
Before her retirement on October 13, 2016, Jessica Ennis won her 2016 Olympic silver medal and the heptathlon of the season 2016 at the combined events challenge in Ratingen, Germany.
Regarding her professional athletic career earnings, according to several reports, Jessica Ennis accumulated an estimated net worth of around £5 million by her retirement and is considered one of Britain’s wealthiest Olympians.
Jessica Ennis also accumulated her income as an entrepreneur and her post-retirement career
After retiring from professional athletics, Jessica started involving herself in diverse fields. In 2017, Ennis filmed a unique program for BBC titled “Jessica Ennis-Hill and the Next Generation.“
Likewise, Ennis was also a guest analyst on the BBC’s coverage of the first three days of the 2017 World Athletic Championships and the 2022 BBC coverage from Salford of the World Championships, where she shared her expertise and athletic knowledge.
According to her Instagram, Ennis is also an Ambassador of Adidas & Vitality and a BBC Pundit. She is also the CEO and Founder of “Jennis,” an app-based hormone health platform that helps women understand their hormones.
Jessica Ennis founded Jennis in 2019. Its two products, Jennis CycleMapping and Jesnnis Perimenopause help women learn about their menstrual cycles.
Additionally, Jessica runs a non-profit organization, Bright Young Dreams, which helps and supports Sheffield Children’s, the Children’s Hospital Charity, and children all over the world suffering from mental health crises.
Jessica Ennis also published her autobiography, “Unbelievable—From My Childhood Dreams To Winning Olympic Gold,” which cost $16.34.
Considering all her earnings from her diverse career as an athlete, writer, and entrepreneur, after deducting her expenses, Jessica Ennis has an estimated net worth of around £5.5 million as of 2024, which might increase over time with her involvement in several diverse fields.
Additional Information
- Jessica Ennis was born on January 28, 1986, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, to Parents Vinnie Ennis and Alison Powell. Her Jamaican father is a painter and decorator and did sprinting at school, whereas her English mother is a social worker from Derbyshire and did high jump during high school. She has a younger sister, Carmel.
- She married Andy Hill, a construction site manager, in May 2013. Jessica and Andy Hill met in Dore at their high school, King Ecgbert. The couple has two children: a son, Reggie, born in 2014, and a daughter, Olivia, born in 2017.
- In 2012, Jessica Ennis and her husband Andy Hill bought a £1 million property near Jessica’s childhood home.
