Abera Kuma prize money
Abera Kuma has been paid $6,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1882nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from four paid finishes in the men's 5000 m, the best of them 6th.
The Diamond League pays by finishing place and nothing else. A published card sets what first through eighth is worth, the same figure in every discipline at that meeting, and ninth pays nothing.
Every payment
Where he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletissima 2011 | 5000 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Aviva British Grand Prix 2011 | 5000 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Golden Gala 2011 | 5000 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| Doha Diamond League 2010 | 5000 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| All four | Men's 5000 m | - | $6,000 |
The four paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $6,000 is four separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.01% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2010 to 2011, in the order it was won
season running total
2011 is the biggest of them, $4,500 from three starts. Every season from 2010 to 2011 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $6,000.
Around Abera Kuma on the money list
Ranks 1862 to 1902
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1862 | Patriks Gailums | Men's javelin throw | - | $6,500 |
| 1863 | Richard Yator | Men's 5000 m | - | $6,500 |
| 1864 | Sheila Reid | two disciplines | - | $6,500 |
| 1865 | Stipe Žunić | Men's shot put | - | $6,500 |
| 1866 | Takatoshi Abe | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $6,500 |
| 1867 | Thomas Gogois | Men's triple jump | - | $6,500 |
| 1868 | Travis Padgett | Men's 100 m | - | $6,500 |
| 1869 | Walter Davis | two disciplines | - | $6,500 |
| 1870 | Yeimer López | Men's 800 m | - | $6,500 |
| 1871 | Yekaterina Kayukova-Chernenko | Women's triple jump | - | $6,500 |
| 1872 | Yigrem Demelash | Men's 5000 m | - | $6,500 |
| 1873 | Yoandri Betanzos | Men's triple jump | - | $6,500 |
| 1874 | Adelle Tracey | two disciplines | - | $6,250 |
| 1875 | Andrea Dallavalle | Men's triple jump | - | $6,250 |
| 1876 | Andrew Coscoran | two disciplines | - | $6,250 |
| 1877 | Anna Iljuštšenko | Women's high jump | - | $6,250 |
| 1878 | Elisa Molinarolo | Women's pole vault | - | $6,250 |
| 1879 | Imani-Lara Lansiquot | Women's 100 m | - | $6,250 |
| 1880 | Nnenya Hailey | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $6,250 |
| 1881 | Rosefline Chepngetich | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $6,250 |
| 1882 | Abera Kuma | Men's 5000 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1883 | Abigail Irozuru | Women's long jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1884 | Alida van Daalen | Women's discus throw | - | $6,000 |
| 1885 | Amanda Moll | Women's pole vault | - | $6,000 |
| 1886 | Amy-Eloise Markovc | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1887 | Anastasia Le-Roy | Women's 400 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1888 | Axel Chapelle | Men's pole vault | - | $6,000 |
| 1889 | Axel Härstedt | Men's discus throw | - | $6,000 |
| 1890 | Azmera Gebru | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1891 | Beate Schrott | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $6,000 |
| 1892 | Benson Seurei | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1893 | Beverly Ramos | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $6,000 |
| 1894 | Calesio Newman | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1895 | Carlo Paech | Men's pole vault | - | $6,000 |
| 1896 | Charles Grethen | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1897 | Chituru Ali | Men's 100 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1898 | Christian Malcolm | Men's 200 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1899 | Dalia Kaddari | Women's 200 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1900 | Elena Mirela Lavric | Women's 800 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1901 | Festus Lagat | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1902 | Geisa Aparecida Coutinho | Women's 400 m | - | $6,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Abera Kuma is 1882nd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $6,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Abera Kuma most
Athletissima 2011 paid $2,000 for 6th in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Mark Kosgei Kiptoo, Tariku Bekele, Vincent Kiprop Chepkok, Imane Merga, Eliud Kipchoge and Chesari Kirui Jacob.
Aviva British Grand Prix 2011 paid $1,500 for 7th in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Collis Birmingham, Mo Farah, Galen Rupp, Imane Merga, Yenew Alamirew and Jesús España.
Doha Diamond League 2010 paid $1,500 for 7th in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Joseph Ebuya, Eliud Kipchoge, Vincent Kiprop Chepkok, Imane Merga, Essa Ismail Rashed and Teklemariam Medhin.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Abera Kuma won?
$6,000, which ranks 1882nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from four paid finishes between 2010 and 2011.
What is Abera Kuma's biggest Diamond League payday?
$2,000, for finishing 6th in the 5000 m at the 2011 Athletissima. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 6th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Abera Kuma gets paid?
Entirely by where he finishes. The series publishes one rate card a season and applies it to every discipline at every meeting, so a place is worth the same in the men's 5000 m as it is in the shot put on the same afternoon. Eight places are paid and ninth pays nothing. There is no bonus for a record and no share of a gate.
Is this everything Abera Kuma earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 224 meetings. It holds no championship prize money, no national federation payment, no appearance fee and no sponsorship. What it does hold is every dollar the series itself paid him, priced off the card it published.
Where to next
The rest of the Diamond League money
Diamond League prize money ranks all 3,683 athletes across the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Abera Kuma is Rosefline Chepngetich on $6,250, and one below Abigail Irozuru on $6,000. Abera Kuma is one of 147 Ethiopia athletes athletics has paid, and Ethiopia athletics prize money adds them up to $5,789,000 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 5000 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Abera Kuma has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's 100 m, men's pole vault and men's 800 m. Every meeting he has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Athletissima has its own page across every edition of it.