Brandon Johnson prize money
Brandon Johnson has been paid $4,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2171st of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the men's 800 m, the best of them 5th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2014 | 800 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Athletissima 2013 | 800 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| All two | Men's 800 m | - | $4,000 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $4,000 is two 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.
Season by season
2013 to 2014, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | - | Athletissima | $2,500 |
| 2014 | 1 | - | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | $1,500 |
season running total
2013 is the biggest of them, $2,500 from one start. Every season from 2013 to 2014 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $4,000.
Around Brandon Johnson on the money list
Ranks 2151 to 2191
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2151 | Aliyah Abrams | Women's 400 m | - | $4,250 |
| 2152 | Bridget Williams | Women's pole vault | - | $4,250 |
| 2153 | Collins Kipruto | Men's 800 m | - | $4,250 |
| 2154 | Gaia Sabbatini | three disciplines | - | $4,250 |
| 2155 | Kelsie Ahbe | Women's pole vault | - | $4,250 |
| 2156 | Mateusz Didenkow | Men's pole vault | - | $4,250 |
| 2157 | Michael Kibet | three disciplines | - | $4,250 |
| 2158 | Naomi Metzger | Women's triple jump | - | $4,250 |
| 2159 | Olivia Gruver | Women's pole vault | - | $4,250 |
| 2160 | Priscilla Frederick | Women's high jump | - | $4,250 |
| 2161 | Wilbert London | Men's 400 m | - | $4,250 |
| 2162 | Yoshihide Kiryū | Men's 100 m | - | $4,250 |
| 2163 | Aaron Mallett | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $4,000 |
| 2164 | Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich | Men's 800 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2165 | Aleksandr Derevyagin | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,000 |
| 2166 | Andreas Otterling | Men's long jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2167 | Andrew Hudson | Men's 200 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2168 | Anna Klyashtornaya | Women's long jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2169 | Antonios Mastoras | Men's high jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2170 | Aweke Ayalew | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2171 | Brandon Johnson | Men's 800 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2172 | Carolle Zahi | Women's 100 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2173 | Chantel Malone | Women's long jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2174 | Chen Yang | Women's discus throw | - | $4,000 |
| 2175 | Chiara Rosa | Women's shot put | - | $4,000 |
| 2176 | Chris Noffke | Men's long jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2177 | Denis Kudryavtsev | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,000 |
| 2178 | Denise Hinrichs | Women's shot put | - | $4,000 |
| 2179 | Emmanuel Callender | Men's 200 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2180 | Erin Donohue | Women's 1500 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2181 | Ethan Olivier | Men's triple jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2182 | Fabienne Hoenke | Women's 200 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2183 | Fabienne Kohlmann | Women's 800 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2184 | Fadwa Sidi Madane | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $4,000 |
| 2185 | Francoise Mbango Etone | Women's triple jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2186 | Gareth Warburton | Men's 800 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2187 | Geneviève Lalonde | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $4,000 |
| 2188 | George Kitchens | Men's long jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2189 | Giordano Benedetti | Men's 800 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2190 | Grace Momanyi | Women's 5000 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2191 | Gulnara Galkina | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $4,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Brandon Johnson is 2171st of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $4,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Brandon Johnson most
Athletissima 2013 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 800 m, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Rafith Rodríguez, Andrew Osagie, Mohammed Aman, Pierre-Ambroise Bosse, Marcin Lewandowski and Nijel Amos.
Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2014 paid $1,500 for 7th in the 800 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Haining Teng, Robert Biwott, Taoufik Makhloufi, André Olivier, Jeremiah Kipkorir Mutai and Marcin Lewandowski.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Brandon Johnson won?
$4,000, which ranks 2171st of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes between 2013 and 2014.
What is Brandon Johnson's biggest Diamond League payday?
$2,500, for finishing 5th in the 800 m at the 2013 Athletissima. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 5th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Brandon Johnson 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 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.
Is this everything Brandon Johnson 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 Brandon Johnson is Aweke Ayalew on $4,000, and one below Carolle Zahi on $4,000. Brandon Johnson 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 Brandon Johnson 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 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.