Christian Cantwell prize money
Christian Cantwell has been paid $128,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 239th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from 24 paid finishes in the men's shot put, seven of them wins.
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
The 24 paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $128,000 is 24 separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.1% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2010 to 2015, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | 5 | Doha Diamond League | $60,000 |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | Athletissima | $31,500 |
| 2012 | 3 | - | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | $8,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | - | Weltklasse | $1,000 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | $17,000 |
| 2015 | 3 | - | Herculis | $10,500 |
season running total
2010 is the biggest of them, $60,000 from seven starts. Every season from 2010 to 2015 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $128,000.
Around Christian Cantwell on the money list
Ranks 219 to 259
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219 | Hamish Kerr | Men's high jump | 7 | $134,750 |
| 220 | Jenny Simpson | four disciplines | 4 | $133,500 |
| 221 | Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou | Women's pole vault | 5 | $133,250 |
| 222 | Anna Chicherova | Women's high jump | 8 | $133,000 |
| 223 | Eleanor Patterson | Women's high jump | 2 | $132,750 |
| 224 | Getnet Wale | three disciplines | 2 | $132,750 |
| 225 | Abraham Kibiwot | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $132,250 |
| 226 | Asafa Powell | Men's 100 m | 9 | $131,500 |
| 227 | Daryll Neita | two disciplines | 3 | $131,500 |
| 228 | Hiwot Ayalew | two disciplines | 5 | $131,500 |
| 229 | Tomasz Majewski | Men's shot put | 1 | $131,000 |
| 230 | Vivian Jepkemei Cheruiyot | two disciplines | 11 | $131,000 |
| 231 | Michael Norman | three disciplines | 7 | $130,750 |
| 232 | Djamel Sedjati | two disciplines | 5 | $130,500 |
| 233 | Georgia Hunter Bell | three disciplines | 4 | $130,250 |
| 234 | Dylan Armstrong | Men's shot put | 5 | $130,000 |
| 235 | Johannes Vetter | Men's javelin throw | 5 | $129,500 |
| 236 | Queen Claye | two disciplines | 4 | $129,500 |
| 237 | Jason Richardson | Men's 110 m hurdles | 5 | $129,000 |
| 238 | Yohan Blake | two disciplines | 3 | $128,250 |
| 239 | Christian Cantwell | Men's shot put | 7 | $128,000 |
| 240 | Denia Caballero | Women's discus throw | 2 | $128,000 |
| 241 | Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk | two disciplines | 2 | $126,750 |
| 242 | Viola Jelagat Kibiwot | five disciplines | - | $126,500 |
| 243 | David Storl | Men's shot put | 5 | $125,500 |
| 244 | Tatsiana Khaladovich | Women's javelin throw | 5 | $125,250 |
| 245 | Tina Šutej | Women's pole vault | 1 | $123,250 |
| 246 | Robert Urbanek | Men's discus throw | 3 | $122,750 |
| 247 | Greg Rutherford | Men's long jump | 7 | $122,500 |
| 248 | Adam Kszczot | two disciplines | 5 | $122,000 |
| 249 | Jessica Hull | six disciplines | 1 | $121,750 |
| 250 | Tori Bowie | three disciplines | 8 | $121,500 |
| 251 | Mélina Robert-Michon | Women's discus throw | - | $121,250 |
| 252 | Brandon Starc | Men's high jump | 3 | $121,000 |
| 253 | Yenew Alamirew | three disciplines | 6 | $121,000 |
| 254 | Muktar Edris | two disciplines | 5 | $120,750 |
| 255 | Yarelis Barrios | Women's discus throw | 6 | $120,500 |
| 256 | Lyu Huihui | Women's javelin throw | 6 | $120,250 |
| 257 | Darrell Hill | Men's shot put | 1 | $119,000 |
| 258 | Andreas Hofmann | Men's javelin throw | 4 | $117,500 |
| 259 | Brimin Kiprop Kipruto | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 6 | $117,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Christian Cantwell is 239th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $128,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Christian Cantwell most
Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2014 paid $10,000 for 1st in the shot put, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Joe Kovacs, Ryan Whiting, David Storl, Tomasz Majewski, Kurt Roberts and Cory Martin.
Athletissima 2011 paid $10,000 for 1st in the shot put, one of five in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ryan Whiting, Tomasz Majewski, Reese Hoffa and Māris Urtāns.
Doha Diamond League 2010 paid $10,000 for 1st in the shot put, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ralf Bartels, Reese Hoffa, Dylan Armstrong, Tomasz Majewski, Dan Taylor and Maksim Sidorov.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Christian Cantwell won?
$128,000, which ranks 239th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from 24 paid finishes between 2010 and 2015.
What is Christian Cantwell's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the shot put at the 2014 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 Christian Cantwell 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 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.
How many Diamond League meetings has Christian Cantwell won?
Seven of 24, worth $70,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Christian Cantwell 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 Christian Cantwell is Yohan Blake on $128,250, and one below Denia Caballero on $128,000. Christian Cantwell 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 shot put prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Christian Cantwell 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 Herculis has its own page across every edition of it.