Besu Sado prize money
Besu Sado has been paid $21,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1108th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from nine paid finishes in the women's 1500 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 she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doha Diamond League 2018 | 1500 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Bauhausgalan 2018 | 1500 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 2017 | 1500 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2017 | 1500 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Meeting de Paris 2017 | 1500 m | 9th | - |
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2016 | 1500 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Bauhausgalan 2016 | 1500 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2016 | 1500 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Meeting de Paris 2016 | 1500 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Herculis 2015 | 1500 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| All ten | Women's 1500 m | - | $21,000 |
The nine paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $21,000 is nine separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.02% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them. One of the ten starts paid nothing, because the series pays eight deep and the fields run past twenty.
Season by season
2015 to 2018, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | - | Herculis | $1,500 |
| 2016 | 4 | - | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | $9,500 |
| 2017 | 3 | - | IAAF Diamond League Shanghai | $5,500 |
| 2018 | 2 | - | Doha Diamond League | $4,500 |
season running total
2016 is the biggest of them, $9,500 from four starts. Every season from 2015 to 2018 paid her something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $21,000.
Around Besu Sado on the money list
Ranks 1088 to 1128
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1088 | Marshevet Hooker | two disciplines | - | $22,000 |
| 1089 | Ronnie Ash | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $22,000 |
| 1090 | Rose-Marie Whyte-Robinson | Women's 400 m | - | $22,000 |
| 1091 | Augusto Dutra | Men's pole vault | - | $21,750 |
| 1092 | Morolake Akinosun | two disciplines | - | $21,750 |
| 1093 | Trevor Barry | Men's high jump | - | $21,750 |
| 1094 | Ancuţa Bobocel | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $21,500 |
| 1095 | Anna Rüh | Women's discus throw | - | $21,500 |
| 1096 | Hamish Peacock | Men's javelin throw | - | $21,500 |
| 1097 | Moses Ndiema Kipsiro | two disciplines | - | $21,500 |
| 1098 | Selina Büchel | Women's 800 m | - | $21,500 |
| 1099 | Senayet Getachew | two disciplines | - | $21,500 |
| 1100 | Snežana Vukmirovič | Women's triple jump | - | $21,500 |
| 1101 | T'erea Brown | Women's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $21,500 |
| 1102 | Tarik Langat Akdag | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $21,500 |
| 1103 | Alexander Doom | Men's 400 m | 1 | $21,250 |
| 1104 | Ben Pattison | two disciplines | - | $21,250 |
| 1105 | Marcell Jacobs | Men's 100 m | - | $21,250 |
| 1106 | Sage Watson | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $21,250 |
| 1107 | Sam Mattis | Men's discus throw | - | $21,250 |
| 1108 | Besu Sado | Women's 1500 m | - | $21,000 |
| 1109 | Brandon Miller | Men's 800 m | 1 | $21,000 |
| 1110 | Daniel Kipchirchir Komen | three disciplines | - | $21,000 |
| 1111 | Haron Keitany | two disciplines | 1 | $21,000 |
| 1112 | Jarrod Bannister | Men's javelin throw | - | $21,000 |
| 1113 | Joel Brown | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $21,000 |
| 1114 | Nicholas Bett | Men's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $21,000 |
| 1115 | Rabah Yousif | Men's 400 m | - | $21,000 |
| 1116 | Seref Osmanoglu | Men's triple jump | - | $21,000 |
| 1117 | Steven Hooker | Men's pole vault | - | $21,000 |
| 1118 | Teemu Wirkkala | Men's javelin throw | - | $21,000 |
| 1119 | Justyna Święty-Ersetic | Women's 400 m | - | $20,750 |
| 1120 | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal | five disciplines | - | $20,750 |
| 1121 | Laviai Nielsen | Women's 400 m | - | $20,750 |
| 1122 | Gabrielle Jennings | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $20,500 |
| 1123 | Ineta Radēviča | Women's long jump | - | $20,500 |
| 1124 | Jordan Díaz | Men's triple jump | 1 | $20,500 |
| 1125 | Mark Kosgei Kiptoo | Men's 5000 m | 1 | $20,500 |
| 1126 | Natalya Mikhnevich | Women's shot put | - | $20,500 |
| 1127 | Roman Avramenko | Men's javelin throw | - | $20,500 |
| 1128 | Jeron Robinson | Men's high jump | - | $20,417 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Besu Sado is 1108th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $21,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Besu Sado most
IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 2017 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 1500 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Rababe Arafi, Malika Akkaoui, Angelika Cichocka, Claudia Bobocea, Katie Mackey and Faith Kipyegon.
Doha Diamond League 2018 paid $3,000 for 4th in the 1500 m, one of twelve in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Alemaz Samuel, Gudaf Tsegay, Rababe Arafi, Judy Kiyeng, Eunice Sum and Winny Chebet.
Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2016 paid $3,000 for 4th in the 1500 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Gudaf Tsegay, Jenny Simpson, Sofia Ennaoui, Nancy Chepkwemoi, Faith Kipyegon and Hellen Obiri.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Besu Sado won?
$21,000, which ranks 1108th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from nine paid finishes between 2015 and 2018.
What is Besu Sado's biggest Diamond League payday?
$4,000, for finishing 3rd in the 1500 m at the 2017 IAAF Diamond League Shanghai. 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 Besu Sado 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 1500 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.
Has Besu Sado 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. That start is in the result table on this site either way.
Is this everything Besu Sado 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 Besu Sado is Sam Mattis on $21,250, and one below Brandon Miller on $21,000. Besu Sado 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 1500 m prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Besu Sado has been paid in one 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 Doha Diamond League has its own page across every edition of it.