Billy Nelson prize money
Billy Nelson has been paid $1,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2932nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the men's 3000 m steeplechase, 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.
The payment
Where he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prefontaine Classic 2011 | 3000 m steeplechase | 7th | $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 $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Billy Nelson on the money list
Ranks 2912 to 2952
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2912 | Amy Mbacké Thiam | Women's 400 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2913 | Anay Tejeda | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2914 | Andreas Kundert | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2915 | Andreas Ofstad Kulseng | Men's 200 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2916 | Andrew Poore | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $1,500 |
| 2917 | Andrew Sutcliffe | Men's pole vault | - | $1,500 |
| 2918 | Andrey Tereshin | Men's high jump | - | $1,500 |
| 2919 | Andriy Makarchev | Men's long jump | - | $1,500 |
| 2920 | Angelina Napoleon | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $1,500 |
| 2921 | Angelina Zhuk-Krasnova | Women's pole vault | - | $1,500 |
| 2922 | Anna Jelmini | Women's discus throw | - | $1,500 |
| 2923 | Anna Söderberg | Women's discus throw | - | $1,500 |
| 2924 | Anthony Famiglietti | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $1,500 |
| 2925 | Ariana Ince | Women's javelin throw | - | $1,500 |
| 2926 | Ashanti Moore | Women's 200 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2927 | Assinie Wilson | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2928 | Audrey Alloh | Women's 100 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2929 | Axelle Dauwens | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2930 | Bashir Abdi | Men's 5000 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2931 | Bianca Denisa Răzor | Women's 400 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2932 | Billy Nelson | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $1,500 |
| 2933 | Birhan Nebebew | Men's 5000 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2934 | Braxton Brann | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2935 | Carson Williams | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $1,500 |
| 2936 | Carsten Schlangen | Men's 1500 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2937 | Celriece Law | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2938 | Chelsea Sodaro | Women's 3000 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2939 | Chris Thompson | Men's 5000 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2940 | Chrisann Gordon-Powell | Women's 400 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2941 | Christine Spence | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2942 | Cian McPhillips | Men's 800 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2943 | Claudio Romero | Men's discus throw | - | $1,500 |
| 2944 | Corey White | Men's javelin throw | - | $1,500 |
| 2945 | Cornelia Ioana Deiac | Women's long jump | - | $1,500 |
| 2946 | Cristina Casandra | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $1,500 |
| 2947 | Damien Birkinhead | Men's shot put | - | $1,500 |
| 2948 | Daniela Ledecká | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2949 | Dany Brand | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2950 | David Barroso | Men's 800 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2951 | Delano Williams | Men's 400 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2952 | Dimitrios Tsiamis | Men's triple jump | - | $1,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Billy Nelson is 2932nd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $1,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Billy Nelson most
Prefontaine Classic 2011 paid $1,500 for 7th in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ben Bruce, Ezekiel Kemboi, Paul Kipsiele Koech, Roba Gari, Ruben Ramolefi and Daniel Huling.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Billy Nelson won?
$1,500, which ranks 2932nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2011.
What is Billy Nelson's biggest Diamond League payday?
$1,500, for finishing 7th in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2011 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 Billy Nelson 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 3000 m steeplechase 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 Billy Nelson 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 Billy Nelson is Bianca Denisa Răzor on $1,500, and one below Birhan Nebebew on $1,500. Billy Nelson 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 3000 m steeplechase prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Billy Nelson 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.