Azmera Gebru prize money
Azmera Gebru has been paid $6,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1890th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from three paid finishes in the women's 3000 m and women's 5000 m, the best of them 5th.
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 she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herculis 2012 | 3000 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Athletissima 2012 | 3000 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Golden Gala 2012 | 5000 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| All three | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
The three paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $6,000 is three 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.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Azmera Gebru
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 3000 m | 2 | - | 2012 | $5,000 |
| Women's 5000 m | 1 | - | 2012 | $1,000 |
The women's 3000 m has paid Azmera Gebru $5,000 of the $6,000, which is 83% of everything the series has given her.
Around Azmera Gebru on the money list
Ranks 1870 to 1910
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1903 | Germán Chiaraviglio | Men's pole vault | - | $6,000 |
| 1904 | Getaneh Molla | Men's 5000 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1905 | Hillary Ngetich | Men's 1500 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1906 | Innes FitzGerald | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1907 | Janeth Chepngetich | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1908 | Jarret Eaton | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $6,000 |
| 1909 | Juan Luis Barrios | Men's 5000 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1910 | Kimani Jack | Men's high jump | - | $6,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Azmera Gebru is 1890th 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 Azmera Gebru most
Herculis 2012 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 3000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Veronica Wanjiru, Emebet Anteneh, Gabriele Grunewald, Mercy Cherono, Sylvia Jebiwot Kibet and Buze Diriba.
Athletissima 2012 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 3000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Buze Diriba, Emebet Anteneh, Almenesh Belete, Mercy Cherono, Sylvia Jebiwot Kibet and Veronica Wanjiru.
Golden Gala 2012 paid $1,000 for 8th in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Vivian Jepkemei Cheruiyot, Meseret Defar, Viola Jelagat Kibiwot, Gelete Burka, Veronica Wanjiru and Sylvia Jebiwot Kibet.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Azmera Gebru won?
$6,000, which ranks 1890th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from three paid finishes in 2012.
What is Azmera Gebru's biggest Diamond League payday?
$2,500, for finishing 5th in the 3000 m at the 2012 Herculis. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 5th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Azmera Gebru gets paid?
Entirely by where she 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 women's 3000 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 Azmera Gebru 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 her, 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 Azmera Gebru is Axel Härstedt on $6,000, and one below Beate Schrott on $6,000. Azmera Gebru 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 women's 3000 m prize money and women's 5000 m prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Azmera Gebru has been paid in two of them. The biggest of the rest are women's 100 m, women's 100 m hurdles and women's 400 m. Every meeting she has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Herculis has its own page across every edition of it.