Boris Berian prize money
Boris Berian has been paid $19,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1177th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from three paid finishes in the men's 800 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prefontaine Classic 2016 | 800 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2015 | 800 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Herculis 2015 | 800 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| All three | Men's 800 m | - | $19,000 |
The three paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $19,000 is three 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.
Season by season
2015 to 2016, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | - | Adidas Grand Prix | $9,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | Prefontaine Classic | $10,000 |
season running total
2016 is the biggest of them, $10,000 from one start. Every season from 2015 to 2016 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $19,000.
Around Boris Berian on the money list
Ranks 1157 to 1197
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1157 | Daniele Greco | Men's triple jump | - | $19,500 |
| 1158 | David Kendziera | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $19,500 |
| 1159 | Eliott Crestan | Men's 800 m | - | $19,500 |
| 1160 | Emil Agyekum | two disciplines | - | $19,500 |
| 1161 | Inika McPherson | Women's high jump | - | $19,500 |
| 1162 | Isobel Pooley | Women's high jump | - | $19,500 |
| 1163 | Jacious Sears | Women's 100 m | - | $19,500 |
| 1164 | Jonathan Muia Ndiku | two disciplines | - | $19,500 |
| 1165 | Jordan Clarke | Men's shot put | - | $19,500 |
| 1166 | Łukasz Michalski | Men's pole vault | 1 | $19,500 |
| 1167 | Maddi Wesche | Women's shot put | - | $19,500 |
| 1168 | Patricia Hall | two disciplines | - | $19,500 |
| 1169 | Tia Hellebaut | Women's high jump | - | $19,500 |
| 1170 | Yvette Lewis | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $19,500 |
| 1171 | Dylan Beard | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $19,250 |
| 1172 | Fantu Worku | two disciplines | - | $19,250 |
| 1173 | Heather MacLean | two disciplines | - | $19,250 |
| 1174 | Lisanne de Witte | Women's 400 m | - | $19,250 |
| 1175 | Oliver Helander | Men's javelin throw | - | $19,250 |
| 1176 | Asmir Kolašinac | Men's shot put | - | $19,000 |
| 1177 | Boris Berian | Men's 800 m | 1 | $19,000 |
| 1178 | Cole Walsh | Men's pole vault | - | $19,000 |
| 1179 | Elvira Herman | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $19,000 |
| 1180 | Gabriela Petrova | Women's triple jump | - | $19,000 |
| 1181 | Jasmine Jones | two disciplines | - | $19,000 |
| 1182 | Joanna Atkins | two disciplines | - | $19,000 |
| 1183 | Kalkidan Gezahegne | two disciplines | - | $19,000 |
| 1184 | Parker Wolfe | two disciplines | 1 | $19,000 |
| 1185 | Robert Gregory | Men's 200 m | - | $19,000 |
| 1186 | Brahim Kaazouzi | Men's 1500 m | 1 | $18,750 |
| 1187 | Lamara Distin | Women's high jump | - | $18,750 |
| 1188 | Lynna Irby | two disciplines | - | $18,750 |
| 1189 | Mekides Abebe | two disciplines | - | $18,750 |
| 1190 | Michaela Meijer | Women's pole vault | - | $18,750 |
| 1191 | Shane Brathwaite | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $18,750 |
| 1192 | Zerfe Wondemagegn | two disciplines | - | $18,750 |
| 1193 | Charlene Lipsey | Women's 800 m | - | $18,500 |
| 1194 | Christin Wurth-Thomas | two disciplines | 1 | $18,500 |
| 1195 | Khadevis Robinson | Men's 800 m | 1 | $18,500 |
| 1196 | Lyukman Adams | Men's triple jump | 2 | $18,500 |
| 1197 | Michael Bingham | Men's 400 m | - | $18,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Boris Berian is 1177th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $19,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Boris Berian most
Prefontaine Classic 2016 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 800 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ferguson Rotich, Mohammed Aman, Adam Kszczot, Timothy Kitum, Amel Tuka and Wesley Vázquez.
Adidas Grand Prix 2015 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 800 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Pierre-Ambroise Bosse, Matthew Centrowitz Jr., Leonel Manzano, Robby Andrews, Mark English and Michael Rutt.
Herculis 2015 paid $3,000 for 4th in the 800 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Adam Kszczot, Marcin Lewandowski, Ferguson Rotich, Mohammed Aman, Amel Tuka and Nijel Amos.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Boris Berian won?
$19,000, which ranks 1177th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from three paid finishes between 2015 and 2016.
What is Boris Berian's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the 800 m at the 2016 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 1st and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Boris Berian 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 800 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 Boris Berian won?
One of three, worth $10,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Boris Berian 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 Boris Berian is Asmir Kolašinac on $19,000, and one below Cole Walsh on $19,000. Boris Berian 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 800 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Boris Berian has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's 100 m, men's pole vault 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.