Brittany Smith prize money
Brittany Smith has been paid $33,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 846th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from twelve paid finishes in the women's shot put, 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 she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 2017 | Shot put | 5th | $2,500 |
| Doha Diamond League 2017 | Shot put | 6th | $2,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2017 | Shot put | 8th | $2,000 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2016 | Shot put | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Athletissima 2016 | Shot put | 4th | $3,000 |
| Memorial Van Damme 2016 | Shot put | 4th | $3,000 |
| British Athletics Grand Prix 2016 | Shot put | 6th | $2,000 |
| Bislett Games 2015 | Shot put | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2015 | Shot put | 4th | $3,000 |
| British Athletics Grand Prix 2015 | Shot put | 5th | $2,500 |
| Sainsburys Anniversary Games 2015 | Shot put | 5th | $2,500 |
| Bauhausgalan 2015 | Shot put | 5th | $2,500 |
| All twelve | Women's shot put | - | $33,000 |
The twelve paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $33,000 is twelve separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.03% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2015 to 2017, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | - | Bislett Games | $14,500 |
| 2016 | 4 | - | Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat | $12,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | - | IAAF Diamond League Shanghai | $6,500 |
season running total
2015 is the biggest of them, $14,500 from five starts. Every season from 2015 to 2017 paid her something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $33,000.
Around Brittany Smith on the money list
Ranks 826 to 866
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 826 | Andreas Almgren | four disciplines | 1 | $34,250 |
| 827 | Chala Beyo | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $34,250 |
| 828 | Claudine Vita | Women's discus throw | - | $34,250 |
| 829 | Gina Lückenkemper | two disciplines | - | $34,250 |
| 830 | Benjamin Robert | two disciplines | 1 | $34,000 |
| 831 | Doris Lemngole | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $34,000 |
| 832 | Mercy Wanjiku Njoroge | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $34,000 |
| 833 | Nicholas Kiptanui Bett | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $34,000 |
| 834 | Yanis Meziane | Men's 800 m | - | $34,000 |
| 835 | Addisu Yihune | two disciplines | 2 | $33,750 |
| 836 | Jaroslav Bába | Men's high jump | 1 | $33,750 |
| 837 | Airinė Palšytė | Women's high jump | 1 | $33,500 |
| 838 | Alfred Kipketer | two disciplines | 1 | $33,500 |
| 839 | Collins Cheboi | two disciplines | - | $33,500 |
| 840 | Gift Leotlela | Men's 100 m | 1 | $33,500 |
| 841 | James Kiplagat Magut | two disciplines | - | $33,500 |
| 842 | Katharina Molitor | Women's javelin throw | - | $33,500 |
| 843 | Mohamed Attaoui | two disciplines | 1 | $33,500 |
| 844 | Tyrone Smith | Men's long jump | - | $33,500 |
| 845 | Benjamin Kiplagat | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $33,000 |
| 846 | Brittany Smith | Women's shot put | - | $33,000 |
| 847 | Eliud Kipchoge | two disciplines | 1 | $33,000 |
| 848 | Elliot Giles | three disciplines | - | $33,000 |
| 849 | Georgia Griffith | three disciplines | 1 | $33,000 |
| 850 | Ihab Abdelrahman | Men's javelin throw | 4 | $33,000 |
| 851 | Jiřina Ptáčníková | Women's pole vault | - | $33,000 |
| 852 | Kurt Roberts | Men's shot put | 1 | $33,000 |
| 853 | Meraf Bahta | three disciplines | - | $33,000 |
| 854 | Michael Frater | Men's 100 m | - | $33,000 |
| 855 | O'Dayne Richards | Men's shot put | - | $33,000 |
| 856 | Tori Franklin | Women's triple jump | - | $32,750 |
| 857 | Makanakaishe Charamba | Men's 200 m | - | $32,500 |
| 858 | Perdita Felicien | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $32,500 |
| 859 | Sage Hurta-Klecker | two disciplines | - | $32,500 |
| 860 | Sigrid Borge | Women's javelin throw | - | $32,500 |
| 861 | Eilish McColgan | five disciplines | - | $32,250 |
| 862 | Ezekiel Nathaniel | two disciplines | - | $32,000 |
| 863 | Kanyinsola Ajayi | Men's 100 m | 1 | $32,000 |
| 864 | Natasha Morrison | two disciplines | - | $32,000 |
| 865 | Rusheen McDonald | Men's 400 m | 1 | $32,000 |
| 866 | Tosin Oke | Men's triple jump | - | $32,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Brittany Smith is 846th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $33,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Brittany Smith most
Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2016 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the shot put, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Paulina Guba, Alena Abramchuk, Natalia Ducó, Auriol Dongmo, Valerie Adams and Anita Márton.
Bislett Games 2015 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the shot put, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Felisha Johnson, Tia Brooks-Wannemacher, Cleopatra Borel, Anita Márton, Kristin Sundsteigen and Christina Schwanitz.
Athletissima 2016 paid $3,000 for 4th in the shot put, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Anita Márton, Aliona Dubitskaya, Felisha Johnson, Valerie Adams, Michelle Carter and Christina Schwanitz.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Brittany Smith won?
$33,000, which ranks 846th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from twelve paid finishes between 2015 and 2017.
What is Brittany Smith's biggest Diamond League payday?
$4,000, for finishing 3rd in the shot put at the 2016 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 3rd and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Brittany Smith gets paid?
Entirely by where she 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 women's shot put 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 Brittany Smith 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 her, 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 Brittany Smith is Benjamin Kiplagat on $33,000, and one below Eliud Kipchoge on $33,000. Brittany Smith 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 women's shot put prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Brittany Smith has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are women's 100 m, women's 100 m hurdles and women's 400 m. Every meeting she has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and IAAF Diamond League Shanghai has its own page across every edition of it.