Christian Olsson prize money
Christian Olsson has been paid $42,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 703rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from eight paid finishes in the men's triple jump, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Gala 2011 | Triple jump | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2011 | Triple jump | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Herculis 2011 | Triple jump | 5th | $2,500 |
| Athletissima 2011 | Triple jump | 6th | $2,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2010 | Triple jump | 1st | $10,000 |
| New York adidas Grand Prix 2010 | Triple jump | 2nd | $6,000 |
| BAUHAUS-galan 2010 | Triple jump | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Memorial Van Damme 2010 | Triple jump | 3rd | $4,000 |
| All eight | Men's triple jump | - | $42,500 |
The eight paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $42,500 is eight separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.04% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2010 to 2011, in the order it was won
season running total
2010 is the biggest of them, $26,000 from four starts. Every season from 2010 to 2011 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $42,500.
Around Christian Olsson on the money list
Ranks 683 to 723
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 683 | Álex Quiñónez | Men's 200 m | - | $44,000 |
| 684 | Ginnie Crawford | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $44,000 |
| 685 | Jasmine Moore | two disciplines | 1 | $44,000 |
| 686 | Reynier Mena | Men's 200 m | 2 | $44,000 |
| 687 | Anna Rogowska | Women's pole vault | 1 | $43,500 |
| 688 | Bernard Lagat | three disciplines | - | $43,500 |
| 689 | Dayron Robles | Men's 110 m hurdles | 4 | $43,500 |
| 690 | Purity Cherotich Kirui | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $43,500 |
| 691 | Thomas Barr | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $43,500 |
| 692 | Jacob Krop | two disciplines | 1 | $43,250 |
| 693 | Josette Andrews | four disciplines | - | $43,250 |
| 694 | Shunsuke Izumiya | Men's 110 m hurdles | 1 | $43,250 |
| 695 | Abdalelah Haroun | Men's 400 m | 1 | $43,000 |
| 696 | Cheng Chao-tsun | Men's javelin throw | 1 | $43,000 |
| 697 | Jimmy Gressier | three disciplines | 1 | $43,000 |
| 698 | Jinzhe Li | Men's long jump | 2 | $43,000 |
| 699 | Kipyegon Bett | two disciplines | 1 | $43,000 |
| 700 | LaShauntea Moore | two disciplines | 2 | $43,000 |
| 701 | Shericka Williams | Women's 400 m | 1 | $43,000 |
| 702 | KC Lightfoot | Men's pole vault | 1 | $42,875 |
| 703 | Christian Olsson | Men's triple jump | 1 | $42,500 |
| 704 | Justin Gaymon | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $42,500 |
| 705 | Kenia Sinclair | two disciplines | 3 | $42,500 |
| 706 | Michał Haratyk | Men's shot put | - | $42,500 |
| 707 | Samuel Tefera | four disciplines | - | $42,500 |
| 708 | Simone Facey | two disciplines | - | $42,500 |
| 709 | Tshepiso Masalela | Men's 800 m | 2 | $42,500 |
| 710 | Rhasidat Adeleke | two disciplines | 1 | $42,250 |
| 711 | Svetlana Shkolina | Women's high jump | 5 | $42,250 |
| 712 | Alina Talay | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $42,000 |
| 713 | Erik Cadée | Men's discus throw | - | $42,000 |
| 714 | Frederik Ruppert | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $42,000 |
| 715 | Lawrence Okoye | Men's discus throw | - | $42,000 |
| 716 | Mahiedine Mekhissi | two disciplines | 1 | $42,000 |
| 717 | Mary Saxer | Women's pole vault | - | $41,583 |
| 718 | Abel Kiprop Mutai | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $41,500 |
| 719 | Gil Roberts | two disciplines | - | $41,500 |
| 720 | Martyn Rooney | Men's 400 m | - | $41,500 |
| 721 | Ryan Bailey | two disciplines | 1 | $41,500 |
| 722 | Stephanie Brown-Trafton | Women's discus throw | 1 | $41,500 |
| 723 | Brooke Buschkuehl | Women's long jump | - | $41,250 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Christian Olsson is 703rd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $42,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Christian Olsson most
London Grand Prix 2010 paid $10,000 for 1st in the triple jump, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Teddy Tamgho, Alexis Copello, Yanxi Li, Leevan Sands, Phillips Idowu and Dmitrij Vaľukevič.
Golden Gala 2011 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the triple jump, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Alexis Copello, Leevan Sands, Fabrizio Schembri, Benjamin Compaoré, Fabrizio Donato and Marian Oprea.
Adidas Grand Prix 2011 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the triple jump, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Leevan Sands, Marian Oprea, Walter Davis, Tosin Oke, Teddy Tamgho and Kenta Bell.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Christian Olsson won?
$42,500, which ranks 703rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from eight paid finishes between 2010 and 2011.
What is Christian Olsson's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the triple jump at the 2010 London 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 Olsson 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 triple jump 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 Olsson won?
One of eight, worth $10,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Christian Olsson 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 Olsson is KC Lightfoot on $42,875, and one below Justin Gaymon on $42,500. Christian Olsson is one of 89 Sweden athletes athletics has paid, and Sweden athletics prize money adds them up to $2,690,592 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's triple jump prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Christian Olsson 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 Golden Gala has its own page across every edition of it.