Cheickna Traore prize money
Cheickna Traore has been paid $4,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1168th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the men's 200 m, the best of them 4th.
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 International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2026 | 200 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Doha Diamond League 2026 | 200 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| All two | Men's 200 m | — | $4,500 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $4,500 is two separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.01% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Cheickna Traore on the money list
Ranks 1148 to 1188
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1148 | Gilles Biron | Men's 400 m | — | $4,750 |
| 1149 | Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko | Women's triple jump | — | $4,750 |
| 1150 | Jessica Woodard | Women's shot put | — | $4,750 |
| 1151 | Joel Clarke-Khan | Men's high jump | — | $4,750 |
| 1152 | Lester Lescay | Men's long jump | — | $4,750 |
| 1153 | Morolake Akinosun | two disciplines | — | $4,750 |
| 1154 | Nawal Meniker | Women's high jump | — | $4,750 |
| 1155 | Robert Urbanek | Men's discus throw | — | $4,750 |
| 1156 | Robin Vanderbemden | Men's 200 m | — | $4,750 |
| 1157 | Rosefline Chepngetich | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $4,750 |
| 1158 | Teddese Lemi | Men's 1500 m | — | $4,750 |
| 1159 | Valerie Constien | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $4,750 |
| 1160 | Will Williams | Men's long jump | — | $4,750 |
| 1161 | Abdelatif Sadiki | Men's 1500 m | — | $4,500 |
| 1162 | Adelaide Aquilla | Women's shot put | — | $4,500 |
| 1163 | Álvaro de Arriba | Men's 800 m | — | $4,500 |
| 1164 | Bayanda Walaza | Men's 100 m | — | $4,500 |
| 1165 | Benjamin Azamati | two disciplines | — | $4,500 |
| 1166 | Bernhard Seifert | Men's javelin throw | — | $4,500 |
| 1167 | Carina Horn | Women's 100 m | — | $4,500 |
| 1168 | Cheickna Traore | Men's 200 m | — | $4,500 |
| 1169 | Deajah Stevens | two disciplines | — | $4,500 |
| 1170 | Demish Gaye | Men's 400 m | — | $4,500 |
| 1171 | Dong Bin | Men's triple jump | — | $4,500 |
| 1172 | Elizabeth Gleadle | Women's javelin throw | — | $4,500 |
| 1173 | Etienne Daguinos | Men's 5000 m | — | $4,500 |
| 1174 | Hélène Parisot | Women's 200 m | — | $4,500 |
| 1175 | Léonie Pointet | Women's 200 m | — | $4,500 |
| 1176 | Mamadou Kassé Hann | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $4,500 |
| 1177 | Marc Minichello | Men's javelin throw | — | $4,500 |
| 1178 | Matthew Ramsden | four disciplines | — | $4,500 |
| 1179 | Nia Akins | Women's 800 m | — | $4,500 |
| 1180 | Ramsey Angela | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $4,500 |
| 1181 | Ruben Verheyden | two disciplines | — | $4,500 |
| 1182 | Ryan Gregson | two disciplines | — | $4,500 |
| 1183 | Sara Gambetta | Women's shot put | — | $4,500 |
| 1184 | Shu Heng | Men's long jump | — | $4,500 |
| 1185 | Stefan Nillessen | two disciplines | — | $4,500 |
| 1186 | Tia-Adana Belle | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $4,500 |
| 1187 | Tiffany Porter | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $4,500 |
| 1188 | Tyus Wilson | Men's high jump | — | $4,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Cheickna Traore is 1168th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $4,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Cheickna Traore most
Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2026 paid $3,000 for 4th in the 200 m, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Andre De Grasse, Yassine Hssine, Courtney Lindsey, Aaron Brown, Bryan Levell and Kenny Bednarek.
Doha Diamond League 2026 paid $1,500 for 7th in the 200 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Robin Ganter, Sinesipho Dambile, Makanakaishe Charamba, Alexander Ogando, Phaezel Selepe and Reynier Mena.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Cheickna Traore won?
$4,500, which ranks 1168th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes in 2026.
What is Cheickna Traore's biggest Diamond League payday?
$3,000, for finishing 4th in the Diamond+ 200 m at the 2026 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 4th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Cheickna Traore 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 200 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 Cheickna Traore 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 Cheickna Traore is Carina Horn on $4,500, and one below Deajah Stevens on $4,500. Cheickna Traore is one of 8 Ivory Coast athletes athletics has paid, and Ivory Coast athletics prize money adds them up to $359,500 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 200 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Cheickna Traore has been paid in one 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 International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat has its own page across every edition of it.