Christopher Belcher prize money
Christopher Belcher has been paid $4,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2097th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the men's 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Müller Grand Prix Birmingham 2019 | 100 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Herculis 2017 | 100 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| All two | Men's 100 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 0.00% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2017 to 2019, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | - | Herculis | $1,500 |
| 2018 | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | 1 | - | Müller Grand Prix Birmingham | $3,000 |
season running total
2019 is the biggest of them, $3,000 from one start. No Diamond League meeting paid Christopher Belcher in 2018, so that column stands at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $4,500.
Around Christopher Belcher on the money list
Ranks 2077 to 2117
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2077 | Jessica Woodard | Women's shot put | - | $4,750 |
| 2078 | Joel Clarke-Khan | Men's high jump | - | $4,750 |
| 2079 | Lester Lescay | Men's long jump | - | $4,750 |
| 2080 | Nawal Meniker | Women's high jump | - | $4,750 |
| 2081 | Robin Vanderbemden | Men's 200 m | - | $4,750 |
| 2082 | Teddese Lemi | Men's 1500 m | - | $4,750 |
| 2083 | Valerie Constien | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $4,750 |
| 2084 | Will Williams | Men's long jump | - | $4,750 |
| 2085 | Vanessa Boslak | Women's pole vault | - | $4,583 |
| 2086 | Abdelatif Sadiki | Men's 1500 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2087 | Adelaide Aquilla | Women's shot put | - | $4,500 |
| 2088 | Alicia Deshasier | Women's javelin throw | - | $4,500 |
| 2089 | Alieksei Tsapik | Men's triple jump | - | $4,500 |
| 2090 | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | Women's 800 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2091 | Anthony Chemut | Men's 800 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2092 | Bayanda Walaza | Men's 100 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2093 | Benjamin Azamati | two disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2094 | Birhanu Legese | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2095 | Carvin Nkanata | Men's 200 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2096 | Cheickna Traore | Men's 200 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2097 | Christopher Belcher | Men's 100 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2098 | Daichi Sawano | Men's pole vault | - | $4,500 |
| 2099 | David Torrence | two disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2100 | Demish Gaye | Men's 400 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2101 | Eglė Balčiūnaitė | Women's 800 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2102 | Emmanuel Kipkemei Bett | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2103 | Etienne Daguinos | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2104 | Hélène Parisot | Women's 200 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2105 | Jacob Paul | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2106 | Joanna Linkiewicz | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2107 | Johan Wissman | two disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2108 | Jonathan Henrique Silva | Men's triple jump | - | $4,500 |
| 2109 | Jordan Boase | Men's 200 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2110 | Karjuan Williams | Men's 800 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2111 | Kateryna Karsak | Women's discus throw | - | $4,500 |
| 2112 | Kevin Craddock | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2113 | Kim Conley | Women's 3000 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2114 | Kristin Sundsteigen | Women's shot put | - | $4,500 |
| 2115 | Kyle Langford | Men's 800 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2116 | Lauma Grīva | Women's long jump | - | $4,500 |
| 2117 | Lehann Fourie | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Christopher Belcher is 2097th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $4,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Christopher Belcher most
Müller Grand Prix Birmingham 2019 paid $3,000 for 4th in the 100 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Andre De Grasse, Tyquendo Tracey, Akani Simbine, Xie Zhenye, Yohan Blake and Adam Gemili.
Herculis 2017 paid $1,500 for 7th in the 100 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Yunier Pérez, Usain Bolt, Isiah Young, Akani Simbine, CJ Ujah and Su Bingtian.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Christopher Belcher won?
$4,500, which ranks 2097th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes between 2017 and 2019.
What is Christopher Belcher's biggest Diamond League payday?
$3,000, for finishing 4th in the 100 m at the 2019 Müller Grand Prix Birmingham. 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 Christopher Belcher 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 100 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 Christopher Belcher 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 Christopher Belcher is Cheickna Traore on $4,500, and one below Daichi Sawano on $4,500. Christopher Belcher 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 100 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Christopher Belcher has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's pole vault, men's 800 m and men's 200 m. Every meeting he has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Müller Grand Prix Birmingham has its own page across every edition of it.