Brandon McBride prize money
Brandon McBride has been paid $40,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 741st of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from eleven paid finishes in the men's 800 m, the best of them 2nd.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weltklasse Zürich 2019 | 800 m | 3rd | $10,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2019 | 800 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Athletissima 2019 | 800 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Herculis 2019 | 800 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2018 | 800 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 2018 | 800 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2017 | 800 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Müller Grand Prix Birmingham 2017 | 800 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2017 | 800 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 2017 | 800 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| Muller Anniversary Games 2016 | 800 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| All eleven | Men's 800 m | - | $40,000 |
The eleven paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $40,000 is eleven separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.04% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2016 to 2019, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | - | Muller Anniversary Games | $6,000 |
| 2017 | 4 | - | Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat | $9,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | - | Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | $5,500 |
| 2019 | 4 | - | Weltklasse Zürich | $19,500 |
season running total
2019 is the biggest of them, $19,500 from four starts. Every season from 2016 to 2019 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $40,000.
Around Brandon McBride on the money list
Ranks 721 to 761
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 721 | Ryan Bailey | two disciplines | 1 | $41,500 |
| 722 | Stephanie Brown-Trafton | Women's discus throw | 1 | $41,500 |
| 723 | Brooke Buschkuehl | Women's long jump | - | $41,250 |
| 724 | Lisa Ryzih | Women's pole vault | - | $41,250 |
| 725 | Andrey Silnov | Men's high jump | 1 | $41,000 |
| 726 | Christopher Bailey | Men's 400 m | 1 | $41,000 |
| 727 | Jordan Geist | Men's shot put | 1 | $41,000 |
| 728 | Mark English | Men's 800 m | 1 | $41,000 |
| 729 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | Men's 800 m | 1 | $41,000 |
| 730 | Yuliya Leantsiuk | Women's shot put | - | $41,000 |
| 731 | Zinaida Sendriutė | Women's discus throw | - | $41,000 |
| 732 | Jarrion Lawson | Men's long jump | 1 | $40,750 |
| 733 | Pia Skrzyszowska | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $40,750 |
| 734 | Quanera Hayes | Women's 400 m | 1 | $40,750 |
| 735 | Sara Kolak | Women's javelin throw | 1 | $40,750 |
| 736 | Leonard Bett | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $40,500 |
| 737 | Vadims Vasiļevskis | Men's javelin throw | 1 | $40,500 |
| 738 | Almir dos Santos | Men's triple jump | - | $40,250 |
| 739 | Akeem Bloomfield | Men's 400 m | 3 | $40,000 |
| 740 | Aleshign Baweke | three disciplines | 1 | $40,000 |
| 741 | Brandon McBride | Men's 800 m | - | $40,000 |
| 742 | Bryce Hoppel | two disciplines | - | $40,000 |
| 743 | Christine Mboma | Women's 200 m | 2 | $40,000 |
| 744 | Claire Bryant | Women's long jump | - | $40,000 |
| 745 | Gabriela DeBues-Stafford | five disciplines | - | $40,000 |
| 746 | Isabella Whittaker | Women's 400 m | 2 | $40,000 |
| 747 | Jan Kudlička | Men's pole vault | - | $40,000 |
| 748 | Margaret Wambui | Women's 800 m | - | $40,000 |
| 749 | Nadine Kleinert | Women's shot put | - | $40,000 |
| 750 | Petr Frydrych | Men's javelin throw | 1 | $40,000 |
| 751 | Xiang Liu | Men's 110 m hurdles | 3 | $40,000 |
| 752 | Zarck Visser | Men's long jump | 1 | $40,000 |
| 753 | Amine Laalou | three disciplines | 1 | $39,500 |
| 754 | Cindy Sember | Women's 100 m hurdles | 2 | $39,500 |
| 755 | Josh Hoey | two disciplines | 1 | $39,500 |
| 756 | Pamela Jelimo | Women's 800 m | 2 | $39,500 |
| 757 | Youssef Ahmed Masrahi | Men's 400 m | 1 | $39,500 |
| 758 | Shiann Salmon | Women's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $39,250 |
| 759 | Halima Hachlaf | Women's 800 m | 2 | $39,000 |
| 760 | Kim Amb | Men's javelin throw | 1 | $39,000 |
| 761 | Leonel Manzano | three disciplines | 1 | $39,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Brandon McBride is 741st of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $40,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Brandon McBride most
Weltklasse Zürich 2019 paid $10,000 for 3rd in the 800 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Emmanuel Korir, Clayton Murphy, Amel Tuka, Ferguson Rotich, Wycliffe Kinyamal and Donavan Brazier.
Muller Anniversary Games 2016 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 800 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ferguson Rotich, Nijel Amos, Jeff Riseley, Thijmen Kupers, Erik Sowinski and Mark English.
Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2019 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 800 m, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ferguson Rotich, Clayton Murphy, Wycliffe Kinyamal, Adam Kszczot, Marcin Lewandowski and Andreas Kramer.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Brandon McBride won?
$40,000, which ranks 741st of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from eleven paid finishes between 2016 and 2019.
What is Brandon McBride's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 3rd in the 800 m at the 2019 Weltklasse Zürich. That is a final, which is why it is the biggest: the final pays two to five times what the same place is worth at a series meeting.
How does the Diamond League decide what Brandon McBride 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 McBride 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 McBride is Aleshign Baweke on $40,000, and one below Bryce Hoppel on $40,000. Brandon McBride is one of 70 Canada athletes athletics has paid, and Canada athletics prize money adds them up to $2,287,458 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 McBride 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 Weltklasse Zürich has its own page across every edition of it.