Brandon McBride prize money
Brandon McBride has been paid $19,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 602nd of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from four paid finishes in the men's 800 m, the best of them 3rd.
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 |
| All four | Men's 800 m | — | $19,500 |
The four paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $19,500 is four separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.04% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Brandon McBride on the money list
Ranks 582 to 622
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 582 | Jamile Samuel | two disciplines | — | $20,500 |
| 583 | Jordan Díaz | Men's triple jump | 1 | $20,500 |
| 584 | Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui | two disciplines | 1 | $20,250 |
| 585 | Gabriela Leon | Women's pole vault | — | $20,250 |
| 586 | Martina Weil | Women's 400 m | — | $20,250 |
| 587 | Yemisi Ogunleye | Women's shot put | — | $20,250 |
| 588 | Cooper Lutkenhaus | Men's 800 m | 2 | $20,000 |
| 589 | Favour Ofili | two disciplines | — | $20,000 |
| 590 | Hyvin Kiyeng | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $20,000 |
| 591 | Jacob Kiplimo | three disciplines | — | $20,000 |
| 592 | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | Women's long jump | — | $20,000 |
| 593 | Kemba Nelson | Women's 100 m | 1 | $20,000 |
| 594 | Rusheen McDonald | Men's 400 m | 1 | $20,000 |
| 595 | Salaheddine Ben Yazide | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $20,000 |
| 596 | Marcell Jacobs | Men's 100 m | — | $19,750 |
| 597 | Mélina Robert-Michon | Women's discus throw | — | $19,750 |
| 598 | Rose Davies | two disciplines | — | $19,750 |
| 599 | Victoria Hudson | Women's javelin throw | — | $19,750 |
| 600 | Maria Żodzik | Women's high jump | 1 | $19,667 |
| 601 | Tihomir Ivanov | Men's high jump | — | $19,625 |
| 602 | Brandon McBride | Men's 800 m | — | $19,500 |
| 603 | David Kendziera | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $19,500 |
| 604 | Emil Agyekum | two disciplines | — | $19,500 |
| 605 | Jacious Sears | Women's 100 m | — | $19,500 |
| 606 | Maddi Wesche | Women's shot put | — | $19,500 |
| 607 | Shanice Craft | Women's discus throw | — | $19,500 |
| 608 | Dylan Beard | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $19,250 |
| 609 | Fantu Worku | two disciplines | — | $19,250 |
| 610 | Heather MacLean | two disciplines | — | $19,250 |
| 611 | Lisanne de Witte | Women's 400 m | — | $19,250 |
| 612 | Oliver Helander | Men's javelin throw | — | $19,250 |
| 613 | Christoph Harting | Men's discus throw | — | $19,000 |
| 614 | Cole Walsh | Men's pole vault | — | $19,000 |
| 615 | Jasmine Jones | two disciplines | — | $19,000 |
| 616 | Luvo Manyonga | Men's long jump | — | $19,000 |
| 617 | Parker Wolfe | two disciplines | 1 | $19,000 |
| 618 | Robert Gregory | Men's 200 m | — | $19,000 |
| 619 | Lamara Distin | Women's high jump | — | $18,750 |
| 620 | Léa Sprunger | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $18,750 |
| 621 | Mekides Abebe | two disciplines | — | $18,750 |
| 622 | Zerfe Wondemagegn | two disciplines | — | $18,750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Brandon McBride is 602nd of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $19,500.
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, Wyclife Kinyamal and Donavan Brazier.
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, Wyclife Kinyamal, Adam Kszczot, Marcin Lewandowski and Andreas Kramer.
Athletissima 2019 paid $3,000 for 4th in the 800 m, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Clayton Murphy, Amel Tuka, Wesley Vázquez, Marcin Lewandowski, Adam Kszczot and Wyclife Kinyamal.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Brandon McBride won?
$19,500, which ranks 602nd of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from four paid finishes in 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 104 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 2,112 athletes across the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Brandon McBride is Tihomir Ivanov on $19,625, and one below David Kendziera on $19,500. 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.