Björn Otto prize money
Björn Otto has been paid $52,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 593rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from thirteen paid finishes in the men's pole vault, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prefontaine Classic 2013 | Pole vault | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Monaco 2013 | Pole vault | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2013 | Pole vault | 4th | $3,000 |
| Memorial Van Damme 2013 | Pole vault | =4th | $2,750 |
| Athletissima 2013 | Pole vault | =5th | $2,250 |
| Qatar Athletic 2013 | Pole vault | 7th | $1,500 |
| London Grand Prix 2012 | Pole vault | 1st | $10,000 |
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2012 | Pole vault | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2012 | Pole vault | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Meeting Areva 2012 | Pole vault | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Golden Gala 2012 | Pole vault | 4th | $3,000 |
| Bislett Games 2012 | Pole vault | 6th | $2,000 |
| Memorial van Damme 2011 | Pole vault | 7th | $1,500 |
| All thirteen | Men's pole vault | - | $52,000 |
The thirteen paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $52,000 is thirteen separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.05% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2011 to 2013, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | - | Memorial van Damme | $1,500 |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 | London Grand Prix | $31,000 |
| 2013 | 6 | - | Prefontaine Classic | $19,500 |
season running total
2012 is the biggest of them, $31,000 from six starts. Every season from 2011 to 2013 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $52,000.
Around Björn Otto on the money list
Ranks 573 to 613
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 573 | Shakima Wimbley | Women's 400 m | - | $54,000 |
| 574 | Emily Grove | Women's pole vault | 1 | $53,750 |
| 575 | Filip Ingebrigtsen | five disciplines | - | $53,750 |
| 576 | Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko | Women's triple jump | - | $53,750 |
| 577 | Andrew Pozzi | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $53,500 |
| 578 | Clayton Murphy | three disciplines | - | $53,500 |
| 579 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | two disciplines | - | $53,500 |
| 580 | Michael Hartfield | Men's long jump | 1 | $53,500 |
| 581 | Shelby McEwen | Men's high jump | 2 | $53,375 |
| 582 | Reece Prescod | two disciplines | 1 | $53,250 |
| 583 | Vashti Cunningham | Women's high jump | - | $53,250 |
| 584 | Christine Ohuruogu | Women's 400 m | 2 | $53,000 |
| 585 | Freddie Crittenden | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $53,000 |
| 586 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | two disciplines | 1 | $53,000 |
| 587 | Quanesha Burks | Women's long jump | 1 | $53,000 |
| 588 | Sembo Almayew | two disciplines | 1 | $53,000 |
| 589 | Léa Sprunger | three disciplines | 1 | $52,750 |
| 590 | Jennifer Meadows | Women's 800 m | 2 | $52,500 |
| 591 | Żaneta Glanc | Women's discus throw | - | $52,500 |
| 592 | Adam Gemili | two disciplines | - | $52,000 |
| 593 | Björn Otto | Men's pole vault | 1 | $52,000 |
| 594 | Frank Casanas | Men's discus throw | 1 | $52,000 |
| 595 | Hillary Bor | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $52,000 |
| 596 | Johnny Dutch | Men's 400 m hurdles | 3 | $52,000 |
| 597 | Mariya Abakumova | Women's javelin throw | 5 | $52,000 |
| 598 | Melaine Walker | Women's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $52,000 |
| 599 | Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu | three disciplines | 3 | $51,750 |
| 600 | Abubaker Kaki | Men's 800 m | 3 | $51,500 |
| 601 | Shanice Craft | two disciplines | - | $51,500 |
| 602 | Tia Brooks-Wannemacher | Women's shot put | 2 | $51,500 |
| 603 | Erika Kinsey | Women's high jump | - | $51,333 |
| 604 | Tony McQuay | Men's 400 m | - | $51,250 |
| 605 | Martin Wierig | Men's discus throw | - | $51,000 |
| 606 | Tariku Bekele | two disciplines | 2 | $51,000 |
| 607 | Yekaterina Koneva | Women's triple jump | 1 | $51,000 |
| 608 | Roberta Bruni | Women's pole vault | - | $50,875 |
| 609 | Khaddi Sagnia | two disciplines | 1 | $50,750 |
| 610 | Dana Velďáková | Women's triple jump | - | $50,500 |
| 611 | Marwa Bouzayani | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $50,500 |
| 612 | Myriam Soumaré | two disciplines | 1 | $50,500 |
| 613 | Quincy Hall | two disciplines | 2 | $50,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Björn Otto is 593rd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $52,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Björn Otto most
London Grand Prix 2012 paid $10,000 for 1st in the pole vault, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Romain Mesnil, Raphael Holzdeppe, Konstantinos Filippidis, Karsten Dilla, Renaud Lavillenie and Andrew Sutcliffe.
Prefontaine Classic 2013 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the pole vault, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Raphael Holzdeppe, Malte Mohr, Brad Walker, Steven Lewis, Konstantinos Filippidis and Yansheng Yang.
Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2012 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the pole vault, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Malte Mohr, Brad Walker, Konstantinos Filippidis, Hendrik Gruber, Zhang Wei and Mark Hollis.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Björn Otto won?
$52,000, which ranks 593rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from thirteen paid finishes between 2011 and 2013.
What is Björn Otto's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the pole vault at the 2012 London 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 Björn Otto 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 pole vault 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 Björn Otto won?
One of thirteen, worth $10,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Björn Otto 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 Björn Otto is Adam Gemili on $52,000, and one below Frank Casanas on $52,000. Björn Otto is one of 139 Germany athletes athletics has paid, and Germany athletics prize money adds them up to $4,199,250 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's pole vault prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Björn Otto has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's 100 m, 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 Prefontaine Classic has its own page across every edition of it.