Ben True prize money
Ben True has been paid $29,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 919th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from twelve paid finishes in the men's 5000 m and men's 3000 m, one of them a win.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo Bislett Games 2019 | 3000 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2019 | 5000 m | 11th | - |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2019 | 5000 m | 9th | - |
| Bauhausgalan 2018 | 5000 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Meeting de Paris 2017 | 3000 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Athletissima 2017 | 5000 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2017 | 5000 m | 8th | $2,000 |
| Doha Diamond League 2017 | 3000 m | 10th | - |
| Muller Anniversary Games 2016 | 5000 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2015 | 5000 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Memorial Van Damme 2015 | 5000 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| DN Galan 2014 | 5000 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2014 | 5000 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2013 | 5000 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Monaco 2013 | 5000 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| All fifteen | two disciplines | - | $29,000 |
The twelve paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $29,000 is twelve separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.03% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them. Three of the fifteen starts paid nothing, because the series pays eight deep and the fields run past twenty.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Ben True
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 5000 m | 12 | 1 | 2013 to 2019 | $26,000 |
| Men's 3000 m | 3 | - | 2017 to 2019 | $3,000 |
The men's 5000 m has paid Ben True $26,000 of the $29,000, which is 90% of everything the series has given him.
Season by season
2013 to 2019, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | - | Adidas Grand Prix | $4,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | - | DN Galan | $2,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | Adidas Grand Prix | $11,500 |
| 2016 | 1 | - | Muller Anniversary Games | $2,000 |
| 2017 | 4 | - | Meeting de Paris | $6,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | - | Bauhausgalan | $2,500 |
| 2019 | 3 | - | Oslo Bislett Games | $1,000 |
season running total
2015 is the biggest of them, $11,500 from two starts. Every season from 2013 to 2019 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $29,000.
Around Ben True on the money list
Ranks 899 to 939
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 899 | Wang Jianan | Men's long jump | - | $30,000 |
| 900 | Brandon Hicklin | two disciplines | - | $29,750 |
| 901 | Fiordaliza Cofil | Women's 400 m | 1 | $29,750 |
| 902 | Isaac Nader | two disciplines | 1 | $29,750 |
| 903 | Justyna Kasprzycka | Women's high jump | - | $29,750 |
| 904 | Tamari Davis | two disciplines | - | $29,750 |
| 905 | Crystal Emmanuel | two disciplines | - | $29,500 |
| 906 | David Verburg | Men's 400 m | - | $29,500 |
| 907 | Henry Frayne | two disciplines | - | $29,500 |
| 908 | Julia Harting | Women's discus throw | - | $29,500 |
| 909 | Keila Costa | two disciplines | - | $29,500 |
| 910 | Linet Chepkwemoi Masai | Women's 5000 m | - | $29,500 |
| 911 | Naoto Tobe | Men's high jump | - | $29,500 |
| 912 | Nicoleta Grasu | Women's discus throw | - | $29,500 |
| 913 | Paulina Guba | Women's shot put | - | $29,500 |
| 914 | Tamara Clark | two disciplines | - | $29,500 |
| 915 | TJ Holmes | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $29,500 |
| 916 | Cambrea Sturgis | two disciplines | 1 | $29,250 |
| 917 | Daniel Arce | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $29,250 |
| 918 | Filippo Tortu | two disciplines | - | $29,250 |
| 919 | Ben True | two disciplines | 1 | $29,000 |
| 920 | Cierra Jackson | Women's discus throw | 1 | $29,000 |
| 921 | Ese Brume | Women's long jump | - | $29,000 |
| 922 | Fantu Magiso | Women's 800 m | 2 | $29,000 |
| 923 | Jonathan Kitilit | two disciplines | - | $29,000 |
| 924 | Keston Bledman | Men's 100 m | - | $29,000 |
| 925 | Ruben Querinjean | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $29,000 |
| 926 | Brigetta Barrett | Women's high jump | 1 | $28,750 |
| 927 | Zoe Hobbs | Women's 100 m | - | $28,750 |
| 928 | Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch | Women's high jump | - | $28,583 |
| 929 | Anna Mishchenko | Women's 1500 m | 1 | $28,500 |
| 930 | Courtney Frerichs | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $28,500 |
| 931 | Floria Gueï | Women's 400 m | - | $28,500 |
| 932 | Janet Kisa | two disciplines | - | $28,500 |
| 933 | Kévin Menaldo | Men's pole vault | - | $28,500 |
| 934 | Kimberlyn Duncan | Women's 200 m | - | $28,500 |
| 935 | Maykel Massó | Men's long jump | 1 | $28,500 |
| 936 | Nico Young | two disciplines | 1 | $28,500 |
| 937 | Orlando Bennett | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $28,500 |
| 938 | Vera Markaryan | Women's javelin throw | - | $28,500 |
| 939 | Christina Honsel | Women's high jump | 1 | $28,167 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Ben True is 919th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $29,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Ben True most
Adidas Grand Prix 2015 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Nick Willis, Nguse Amlosom, Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa, Moses Ndiema Kipsiro, Arne Gabius and Nixon Kiplimo Chepseba.
Adidas Grand Prix 2013 paid $3,000 for 4th in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Juan Luis Barrios, Dejen Gebremeskel, Mark Kosgei Kiptoo, Daniele Meucci, Hagos Gebrhiwet and Vincent Kiprop Chepkok.
Bauhausgalan 2018 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jacob Kiplimo, Morhad Amdouni, Dawit Wolde, Selemon Barega, Birhanu Balew and Abadi Hadis.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Ben True won?
$29,000, which ranks 919th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from twelve paid finishes between 2013 and 2019.
What is Ben True's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the 5000 m at the 2015 Adidas Grand Prix. 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 Ben True 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 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.
How many Diamond League meetings has Ben True won?
One of fifteen, worth $10,000 between them. One of his appearance came at a final, which paid $2,000.
Has Ben True ever raced a Diamond League meeting for nothing?
Three times. 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. Those starts are in the result tables on this site either way.
Is this everything Ben True 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 Ben True is Filippo Tortu on $29,250, and one below Cierra Jackson on $29,000. Ben True is one of 659 United States athletes athletics has paid, and United States athletics prize money adds them up to $29,436,125 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 5000 m prize money and men's 3000 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Ben True 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 Oslo Bislett Games has its own page across every edition of it.