Ben Youssef Meïté prize money
Ben Youssef Meïté has been paid $6,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1032nd of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the men's 100 m, the best of them 3rd.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bislett Games 2017 | 100 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Doha Diamond League 2017 | 100 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| All two | Men's 100 m | — | $6,000 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $6,000 is two separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.01% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Ben Youssef Meïté on the money list
Ranks 1012 to 1052
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1012 | Sage Hurta-Klecker | two disciplines | — | $6,500 |
| 1013 | Shawnacy Barber | Men's pole vault | — | $6,500 |
| 1014 | Su Bingtian | Men's 100 m | — | $6,500 |
| 1015 | Takatoshi Abe | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $6,500 |
| 1016 | Thomas Gogois | Men's triple jump | — | $6,500 |
| 1017 | Andrea Dallavalle | Men's triple jump | — | $6,250 |
| 1018 | Andrew Coscoran | two disciplines | — | $6,250 |
| 1019 | Elisa Molinarolo | Women's pole vault | — | $6,250 |
| 1020 | Gina Bass | two disciplines | — | $6,250 |
| 1021 | Imani-Lara Lansiquot | Women's 100 m | — | $6,250 |
| 1022 | Maruša Mišmaš-Zrimšek | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $6,250 |
| 1023 | Nnenya Hailey | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $6,250 |
| 1024 | Yancarlos Martínez | Men's 200 m | — | $6,250 |
| 1025 | Abdalelah Haroun | Men's 400 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1026 | Abigail Irozuru | Women's long jump | — | $6,000 |
| 1027 | Aisha Praught-Leer | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1028 | Alida van Daalen | Women's discus throw | — | $6,000 |
| 1029 | Amanda Moll | Women's pole vault | — | $6,000 |
| 1030 | Amy-Eloise Markovc | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1031 | Asafa Powell | Men's 100 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1032 | Ben Youssef Meïté | Men's 100 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1033 | Charles Grethen | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1034 | Chituru Ali | Men's 100 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1035 | Dalia Kaddari | Women's 200 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1036 | Danil Lysenko | Men's high jump | — | $6,000 |
| 1037 | Darya Klishina | Women's long jump | — | $6,000 |
| 1038 | Elle Purrier St. Pierre | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1039 | Festus Lagat | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1040 | Innes FitzGerald | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1041 | Jaheel Hyde | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $6,000 |
| 1042 | Janeth Chepngetich | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1043 | Jenn Suhr | Women's pole vault | — | $6,000 |
| 1044 | Kim Amb | Men's javelin throw | — | $6,000 |
| 1045 | Kimani Jack | Men's high jump | — | $6,000 |
| 1046 | Kipyegon Bett | Men's 800 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1047 | Kristi Castlin | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $6,000 |
| 1048 | LaShawn Merritt | Men's 400 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1049 | Laura Galván | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1050 | Lavanya Williams | Women's 100 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1051 | Madara Palameika | Women's javelin throw | — | $6,000 |
| 1052 | Nick Ponzio | Men's shot put | — | $6,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Ben Youssef Meïté is 1032nd of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $6,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Ben Youssef Meïté most
Bislett Games 2017 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 100 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Adam Gemili, Aaron Brown, Churandy Martina, Reece Prescod, Jimmy Vicaut and Andre De Grasse.
Doha Diamond League 2017 paid $2,000 for 6th in the 100 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ronnie Baker, Kim Collins, Akani Simbine, Asafa Powell, Femi Ogunode and Justin Gatlin.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Ben Youssef Meïté won?
$6,000, which ranks 1032nd of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes in 2017.
What is Ben Youssef Meïté's biggest Diamond League payday?
$4,000, for finishing 3rd in the 100 m at the 2017 Bislett Games. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 3rd and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Ben Youssef Meïté 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 100 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 Ben Youssef Meïté 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 Youssef Meïté is Asafa Powell on $6,000, and one below Charles Grethen on $6,000. Ben Youssef Meïté is one of 8 Ivory Coast athletes athletics has paid, and Ivory Coast athletics prize money adds them up to $359,500 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 100 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Ben Youssef Meïté has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's pole vault, men's 800 m and men's 200 m. Every meeting he has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Bislett Games has its own page across every edition of it.