Calvin Smith prize money
Calvin Smith has been paid $25,750 by the Diamond League, which ranks 982nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from nine paid finishes in the men's 400 m and men's 200 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting Areva 2013 | 400 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2012 | 400 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Aviva British Grand Prix 2012 | 400 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Memorial van Damme 2012 | 400 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2012 | 400 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2011 | 400 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Meeting Areva 2011 | 400 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Athletissima 2010 | 400 m | =5th | $2,250 |
| British Grand Prix 2010 | 200 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| All nine | two disciplines | - | $25,750 |
The nine paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $25,750 is nine 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.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Calvin Smith
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 400 m | 8 | 1 | 2010 to 2013 | $24,250 |
| Men's 200 m | 1 | - | 2010 | $1,500 |
The men's 400 m has paid Calvin Smith $24,250 of the $25,750, which is 94% of everything the series has given him.
Season by season
2010 to 2013, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | - | Athletissima | $3,750 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | $11,500 |
| 2012 | 4 | - | Adidas Grand Prix | $9,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | - | Meeting Areva | $1,500 |
season running total
2011 is the biggest of them, $11,500 from two starts. Every season from 2010 to 2013 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $25,750.
Around Calvin Smith on the money list
Ranks 962 to 1002
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 962 | Carl Bengtström | three disciplines | - | $26,750 |
| 963 | Kendall Ellis | Women's 400 m | 1 | $26,750 |
| 964 | Twanisha Terry | two disciplines | - | $26,750 |
| 965 | Just Kwaou-Mathey | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $26,500 |
| 966 | Liliana Cá | Women's discus throw | - | $26,500 |
| 967 | Linus Thörnblad | Men's high jump | 2 | $26,500 |
| 968 | Mohamed Abdilaahi | two disciplines | 1 | $26,500 |
| 969 | Aleksey Dmitrik | Men's high jump | 1 | $26,333 |
| 970 | Ackelia Smith | two disciplines | - | $26,250 |
| 971 | Alexis Holmes | Women's 400 m | - | $26,250 |
| 972 | Roger Steen | Men's shot put | - | $26,250 |
| 973 | Thomas Carmoy | Men's high jump | - | $26,125 |
| 974 | Aaliyah Butler | Women's 400 m | - | $26,000 |
| 975 | André Olivier | Men's 800 m | - | $26,000 |
| 976 | Anyika Onuora | three disciplines | - | $26,000 |
| 977 | Cornelius Kemboi | two disciplines | - | $26,000 |
| 978 | Gladys Jerotich Kipkemoi | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $26,000 |
| 979 | Jeffery Gibson | Men's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $26,000 |
| 980 | Sosthene Moguenara-Taroum | Women's long jump | - | $26,000 |
| 981 | Troy Doris | Men's triple jump | - | $26,000 |
| 982 | Calvin Smith | two disciplines | 1 | $25,750 |
| 983 | Liemarvin Bonevacia | Men's 400 m | - | $25,750 |
| 984 | Lurdes Gloria Manuel | Women's 400 m | - | $25,750 |
| 985 | Norbert Kobielski | Men's high jump | - | $25,750 |
| 986 | Thibaut Collet | Men's pole vault | - | $25,542 |
| 987 | Desirèe Henry | two disciplines | - | $25,500 |
| 988 | Gilbert Kirui | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $25,500 |
| 989 | Lilian Odira | Women's 800 m | 1 | $25,500 |
| 990 | Mélanie Melfort | Women's high jump | - | $25,500 |
| 991 | Omar Cisneros | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $25,500 |
| 992 | Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $25,500 |
| 993 | Ronald Musagala | three disciplines | 1 | $25,500 |
| 994 | Siham Hilali | three disciplines | - | $25,500 |
| 995 | Patryk Dobek | two disciplines | - | $25,250 |
| 996 | Steven Lewis | Men's pole vault | - | $25,250 |
| 997 | Derek Miles | Men's pole vault | - | $25,083 |
| 998 | Andrew Riley | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $25,000 |
| 999 | Asier Martínez | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $25,000 |
| 1000 | Dimitrios Chondrokoukis | Men's high jump | 2 | $25,000 |
| 1001 | Keturah Orji | Women's triple jump | - | $25,000 |
| 1002 | Luxolo Adams | Men's 200 m | 1 | $25,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Calvin Smith is 982nd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $25,750.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Calvin Smith most
Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2011 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Greg Nixon, David Neville, Yuzo Kanemaru, Nery Brenes, Rabah Yousif and Sean Wroe.
Adidas Grand Prix 2012 paid $3,000 for 4th in the 400 m, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Tabarie Henry, Jermaine Gonzales, Oscar Pistorius, Luguelín Santos, Jeremy Wariner and Christopher Brown.
Aviva British Grand Prix 2012 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Martyn Rooney, Rusheen McDonald, Conrad Williams, Angelo Taylor, Luguelín Santos and Jonathan Borlée.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Calvin Smith won?
$25,750, which ranks 982nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from nine paid finishes between 2010 and 2013.
What is Calvin Smith's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the 400 m at the 2011 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix. 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 Calvin Smith 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 400 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 Calvin Smith won?
One of nine, worth $10,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Calvin 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 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 Calvin Smith is Troy Doris on $26,000, and one below Liemarvin Bonevacia on $25,750. Calvin 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 men's 400 m prize money and men's 200 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Calvin Smith has been paid in two of them. The biggest of the rest are men's 100 m, men's pole vault and men's 800 m. Every meeting he has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Meeting Areva has its own page across every edition of it.