Abubaker Kaki prize money
Abubaker Kaki has been paid $51,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 600th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from eight paid finishes in the men's 800 m, three of them wins.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prefontaine Classic 2014 | 800 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2012 | 800 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2012 | 800 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| DN Galan 2012 | 800 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Aviva British Grand Prix 2011 | 800 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Meeting Areva 2010 | 800 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Bislett Games 2010 | 800 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Memorial Van Damme 2010 | 800 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| All eight | Men's 800 m | - | $51,500 |
The eight paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $51,500 is eight separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.05% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2010 to 2014, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | Meeting Areva | $22,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | Aviva British Grand Prix | $10,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | Prefontaine Classic | $15,500 |
| 2013 | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | 1 | - | Prefontaine Classic | $4,000 |
season running total
2010 is the biggest of them, $22,000 from three starts. No Diamond League meeting paid Abubaker Kaki in 2013, so that column stands at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $51,500.
Around Abubaker Kaki on the money list
Ranks 580 to 620
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 580 | Michael Hartfield | Men's long jump | 1 | $53,500 |
| 581 | Shelby McEwen | Men's high jump | 2 | $53,375 |
| 582 | Reece Prescod | two disciplines | 1 | $53,250 |
| 583 | Vashti Cunningham | Women's high jump | - | $53,250 |
| 584 | Christine Ohuruogu | Women's 400 m | 2 | $53,000 |
| 585 | Freddie Crittenden | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $53,000 |
| 586 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | two disciplines | 1 | $53,000 |
| 587 | Quanesha Burks | Women's long jump | 1 | $53,000 |
| 588 | Sembo Almayew | two disciplines | 1 | $53,000 |
| 589 | Léa Sprunger | three disciplines | 1 | $52,750 |
| 590 | Jennifer Meadows | Women's 800 m | 2 | $52,500 |
| 591 | Żaneta Glanc | Women's discus throw | - | $52,500 |
| 592 | Adam Gemili | two disciplines | - | $52,000 |
| 593 | Björn Otto | Men's pole vault | 1 | $52,000 |
| 594 | Frank Casanas | Men's discus throw | 1 | $52,000 |
| 595 | Hillary Bor | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $52,000 |
| 596 | Johnny Dutch | Men's 400 m hurdles | 3 | $52,000 |
| 597 | Mariya Abakumova | Women's javelin throw | 5 | $52,000 |
| 598 | Melaine Walker | Women's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $52,000 |
| 599 | Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu | three disciplines | 3 | $51,750 |
| 600 | Abubaker Kaki | Men's 800 m | 3 | $51,500 |
| 601 | Shanice Craft | two disciplines | - | $51,500 |
| 602 | Tia Brooks-Wannemacher | Women's shot put | 2 | $51,500 |
| 603 | Erika Kinsey | Women's high jump | - | $51,333 |
| 604 | Tony McQuay | Men's 400 m | - | $51,250 |
| 605 | Martin Wierig | Men's discus throw | - | $51,000 |
| 606 | Tariku Bekele | two disciplines | 2 | $51,000 |
| 607 | Yekaterina Koneva | Women's triple jump | 1 | $51,000 |
| 608 | Roberta Bruni | Women's pole vault | - | $50,875 |
| 609 | Khaddi Sagnia | two disciplines | 1 | $50,750 |
| 610 | Dana Velďáková | Women's triple jump | - | $50,500 |
| 611 | Marwa Bouzayani | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $50,500 |
| 612 | Myriam Soumaré | two disciplines | 1 | $50,500 |
| 613 | Quincy Hall | two disciplines | 2 | $50,500 |
| 614 | Ayomide Folorunso | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $50,250 |
| 615 | Hilary Kpatcha | Women's long jump | 1 | $50,250 |
| 616 | Zhang Guowei | Men's high jump | 1 | $50,250 |
| 617 | Athing Mu | Women's 800 m | 3 | $50,000 |
| 618 | Chris Benard | Men's triple jump | - | $50,000 |
| 619 | Edmund Serem | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $50,000 |
| 620 | Ignisious Gaisah | Men's long jump | - | $50,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Abubaker Kaki is 600th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $51,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Abubaker Kaki most
Prefontaine Classic 2012 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 800 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Mohammed Aman, Nick Symmonds, Khadevis Robinson, Adam Kszczot, Anthony Chemut and Job Koech Kinyor.
Aviva British Grand Prix 2011 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 800 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Marcin Lewandowski, Amine Laalou, Mukhtar Mohammed, James Shane, Nick Willis and Michael Rimmer.
Meeting Areva 2010 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 800 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, Bram Som, Andrew Wheating, Jackson Mumbwa Kivuva, Nick Symmonds and Augustine Kiprono Choge.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Abubaker Kaki won?
$51,500, which ranks 600th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from eight paid finishes between 2010 and 2014.
What is Abubaker Kaki's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the 800 m at the 2012 Prefontaine Classic. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 1st and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Abubaker Kaki 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 win is worth the same in the men's 800 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.
How many Diamond League meetings has Abubaker Kaki won?
Three of eight, worth $30,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Abubaker Kaki 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 Abubaker Kaki is Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu on $51,750, and one below Shanice Craft on $51,500. Abubaker Kaki is one of 1 Sudan athlete athletics has paid, and Sudan athletics prize money adds them up to $51,500 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 800 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Abubaker Kaki has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's 100 m, men's pole vault and men's 200 m. Every meeting he has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Prefontaine Classic has its own page across every edition of it.