Ben Blankenship prize money
Ben Blankenship has been paid $1,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1636th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the men's mile and men's 1500 m, and it was 7th.
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 2019 | Mile | 7th | $1,500 |
| Doha Diamond League 2017 | 1500 m | 13th | — |
| All two | two disciplines | — | $1,500 |
The one paid figure add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $1,500 is one separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.00% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them. One of the two starts paid nothing, because the series pays eight deep and the fields run past twenty.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Ben Blankenship
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's mile | 1 | — | 2019 | $1,500 |
| Men's 1500 m | 1 | — | 2017 | $0 |
The men's mile has paid Ben Blankenship $1,500 of the $1,500, which is 100% of everything the series has given him.
Season by season
2017 to 2019, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | — | Doha Diamond League | — |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 1 | — | Prefontaine Classic | $1,500 |
season running total
2019 is the biggest of them, $1,500 from one start. No Diamond League meeting paid Ben Blankenship in 2017 and 2018, so those columns stand at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $1,500.
Around Ben Blankenship on the money list
Ranks 1616 to 1656
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1616 | Kristiina Mäkelä | Women's triple jump | — | $1,750 |
| 1617 | Louise Ekman | Women's high jump | — | $1,750 |
| 1618 | Matthew Stonier | Men's 1500 m | — | $1,750 |
| 1619 | PJ Austin | Men's 100 m | — | $1,750 |
| 1620 | Rachel McCoy | Women's high jump | — | $1,750 |
| 1621 | Sofia Ennaoui | three disciplines | — | $1,750 |
| 1622 | Zenéy van der Walt | two disciplines | — | $1,750 |
| 1623 | Zhong Tao | Men's pole vault | — | $1,625 |
| 1624 | Abderrahman El Assal | Men's 800 m | — | $1,500 |
| 1625 | Adam Spencer | two disciplines | — | $1,500 |
| 1626 | Adriaan Wildschutt | two disciplines | — | $1,500 |
| 1627 | Aleksandra Nacheva | Women's triple jump | — | $1,500 |
| 1628 | Alexandra Ștefania Uță | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $1,500 |
| 1629 | Andreas Ofstad Kulseng | Men's 200 m | — | $1,500 |
| 1630 | Angelina Napoleon | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $1,500 |
| 1631 | Antoine Gakeme | Men's 800 m | — | $1,500 |
| 1632 | Anyika Onuora | Women's 400 m | — | $1,500 |
| 1633 | Ariana Ince | Women's javelin throw | — | $1,500 |
| 1634 | Ashanti Moore | Women's 200 m | — | $1,500 |
| 1635 | Assinie Wilson | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $1,500 |
| 1636 | Ben Blankenship | two disciplines | — | $1,500 |
| 1637 | Braxton Brann | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $1,500 |
| 1638 | Camille Laus | two disciplines | — | $1,500 |
| 1639 | Carson Williams | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $1,500 |
| 1640 | Cian McPhillips | Men's 800 m | — | $1,500 |
| 1641 | Claudio Romero | Men's discus throw | — | $1,500 |
| 1642 | Daniela Ledecká | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $1,500 |
| 1643 | Dany Brand | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $1,500 |
| 1644 | David Barroso | Men's 800 m | — | $1,500 |
| 1645 | Desirèe Henry | Women's 200 m | — | $1,500 |
| 1646 | Dominik Alberto | Men's pole vault | — | $1,500 |
| 1647 | Dovilė Kilty | Women's triple jump | — | $1,500 |
| 1648 | Drew Hunter | Men's 3000 m | — | $1,500 |
| 1649 | Dzmitry Nabokau | Men's high jump | — | $1,500 |
| 1650 | Edward Zakayo Pingua | Men's 5000 m | — | $1,500 |
| 1651 | Eefje Boons | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $1,500 |
| 1652 | Elena Andreea Taloș | Women's triple jump | — | $1,500 |
| 1653 | Elinor Purrier | Women's 1500 m | — | $1,500 |
| 1654 | Erwan Konaté | Men's long jump | — | $1,500 |
| 1655 | Erwann Cinna | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $1,500 |
| 1656 | Ethan Cormont | Men's pole vault | — | $1,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Ben Blankenship is 1636th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $1,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Ben Blankenship most
Prefontaine Classic 2019 paid $1,500 for 7th in the mile, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Samuel Tefera, Timothy Cheruiyot, Ayanleh Souleiman, Filip Ingebrigtsen, Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Craig Engels.
Doha Diamond League 2017 paid $0 for 13th in the 1500 m, one of thirteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Elijah Manangoi, Silas Kiplagat, Bethwell Birgen, Vincent Kibet, Timothy Cheruiyot and Robert Biwott.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Ben Blankenship won?
$1,500, which ranks 1636th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish between 2017 and 2019.
What is Ben Blankenship's biggest Diamond League payday?
$1,500, for finishing 7th in the mile at the 2019 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 7th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Ben Blankenship 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 mile 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.
Has Ben Blankenship ever raced a Diamond League meeting for nothing?
One time. The series pays the first eight and the fields run past twenty, so a ninth place is a Diamond League start that paid nothing at all. He is in the result table on this site either way.
Is this everything Ben Blankenship earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 104 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 2,112 athletes across the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Ben Blankenship is Assinie Wilson on $1,500, and one below Braxton Brann on $1,500. Ben Blankenship is one of 352 United States athletes athletics has paid, and United States athletics prize money adds them up to $16,292,792 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's mile prize money and men's 1500 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Ben Blankenship has been paid in two 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.