Bekana Daba prize money
Bekana Daba has been paid $3,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2277th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the men'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 he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prefontaine Classic 2010 | 5000 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Golden Gala 2010 | 5000 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| All two | Men's 5000 m | - | $3,500 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $3,500 is two separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.00% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Bekana Daba on the money list
Ranks 2257 to 2297
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2257 | Kenny Selmon | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $3,750 |
| 2258 | Kevin Mayer | three disciplines | - | $3,750 |
| 2259 | Lene Retzius | Women's pole vault | - | $3,750 |
| 2260 | Yao Jie | Men's pole vault | - | $3,750 |
| 2261 | Yonathan Kapitolnik | Men's high jump | - | $3,750 |
| 2262 | Austin Miller | Men's pole vault | - | $3,625 |
| 2263 | Becky Holliday Ward | Women's pole vault | - | $3,583 |
| 2264 | Aimee Pratt | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2265 | Alemaz Samuel | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2266 | Alioune Sene | Men's pole vault | - | $3,500 |
| 2267 | Alistair Ian Cragg | Men's 5000 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2268 | Amanda Smock | Women's triple jump | - | $3,500 |
| 2269 | Ana Claudia Lemos | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2270 | Andrew Baddeley | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2271 | Angela Petty | Women's 800 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2272 | Anna Krylova | Women's triple jump | - | $3,500 |
| 2273 | Antwon Hicks | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $3,500 |
| 2274 | Arne Gabius | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2275 | Asayech Ayichew | three disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2276 | Aziz Ouhadi | Men's 200 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2277 | Bekana Daba | Men's 5000 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2278 | Ben Williams | Men's triple jump | - | $3,500 |
| 2279 | Camille Laus | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2280 | Charlie Myers | Men's pole vault | - | $3,500 |
| 2281 | Chris Clarke | Men's 200 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2282 | Consuella Moore | Women's 200 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2283 | Craig Mottram | Men's 5000 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2284 | David Gillick | Men's 400 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2285 | David Omoregie | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $3,500 |
| 2286 | Dominik Alberto | Men's pole vault | - | $3,500 |
| 2287 | Dominique Darden | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $3,500 |
| 2288 | Elena Kulichenko | Women's high jump | - | $3,500 |
| 2289 | Eleriin Haas | Women's high jump | - | $3,500 |
| 2290 | Elodie Ouédraogo | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $3,500 |
| 2291 | Eva Cherono | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2292 | Hedda Hynne | Women's 800 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2293 | Helene Rønningen | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2294 | Ilgizar Safiulin | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $3,500 |
| 2295 | Ismael Debjani | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2296 | Jakub Szymański | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $3,500 |
| 2297 | Jamal Wilson | Men's high jump | - | $3,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Bekana Daba is 2277th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $3,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Bekana Daba most
Prefontaine Classic 2010 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio, Chris Solinsky, Daniel Lemashon Salel, Tariku Bekele, Dejen Gebremeskel and Imane Merga.
Golden Gala 2010 paid $1,000 for 8th in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Imane Merga, Sammy Alex Mutahi, Moses Ndiema Kipsiro, Tariku Bekele, Vincent Kiprop Chepkok and Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Bekana Daba won?
$3,500, which ranks 2277th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes in 2010.
What is Bekana Daba's biggest Diamond League payday?
$2,500, for finishing 5th in the 5000 m at the 2010 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 5th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Bekana Daba 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 Bekana Daba 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 Bekana Daba is Aziz Ouhadi on $3,500, and one below Ben Williams on $3,500. Bekana Daba 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 Bekana Daba 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 Prefontaine Classic has its own page across every edition of it.