Christopher Belcher prize money
Christopher Belcher has been paid $3,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1315th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the men's 100 m, and it was 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.
The 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 |
The one paid figure add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $3,000 is one 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 Christopher Belcher on the money list
Ranks 1295 to 1335
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1295 | Esther Guerrero | two disciplines | — | $3,250 |
| 1296 | Jamie Webb | Men's 800 m | — | $3,250 |
| 1297 | Line Kloster | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $3,250 |
| 1298 | Oskar Edlund | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $3,250 |
| 1299 | Rani Rosius | two disciplines | — | $3,250 |
| 1300 | Revée Walcott-Nolan | three disciplines | — | $3,250 |
| 1301 | Samwel Chebolei Masai | Men's 5000 m | — | $3,250 |
| 1302 | Abria Smith | Women's shot put | — | $3,000 |
| 1303 | Abubaker Haydar Abdalla | Men's 800 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1304 | Alina Talay | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $3,000 |
| 1305 | Amber Hughes | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $3,000 |
| 1306 | Angelika Cichocka | Women's 1500 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1307 | Anne Zagré | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $3,000 |
| 1308 | Axel Chapelle | Men's pole vault | — | $3,000 |
| 1309 | Ben True | two disciplines | — | $3,000 |
| 1310 | Bernesh Dessie | two disciplines | — | $3,000 |
| 1311 | Besu Sado | Women's 1500 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1312 | Caisja Chandler | Women's 200 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1313 | Caleb Ndiku | Men's 3000 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1314 | Cassandra Tate | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $3,000 |
| 1315 | Christopher Belcher | Men's 100 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1316 | Déborah Sananes | Women's 400 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1317 | Divine Oduduru | two disciplines | — | $3,000 |
| 1318 | Elena Kelety | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $3,000 |
| 1319 | Elisabeth Pihela | Women's high jump | — | $3,000 |
| 1320 | Emily Cherotich Tuei | Women's 800 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1321 | Erika Beistle | Women's discus throw | — | $3,000 |
| 1322 | Gil Roberts | Men's 400 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1323 | Ishmael Kipkurui | two disciplines | — | $3,000 |
| 1324 | Ivet Lalova-Collio | Women's 200 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1325 | Jasmin Stowers | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $3,000 |
| 1326 | Jonathan Seremes | Men's triple jump | — | $3,000 |
| 1327 | Jude Thomas | two disciplines | — | $3,000 |
| 1328 | Julien Bonvin | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $3,000 |
| 1329 | Karabo Sibanda | Men's 400 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1330 | Khairi Bejiga | Men's 5000 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1331 | Luis Castro | Men's high jump | — | $3,000 |
| 1332 | Luke Boyes | Men's 800 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1333 | Lydia Jele | Women's 400 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1334 | Lynna Irby-Jackson | Women's 400 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1335 | Michaela Meijer | Women's pole vault | — | $3,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Christopher Belcher is 1315th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $3,000.
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.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Christopher Belcher won?
$3,000, which ranks 1315th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 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 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 Christopher Belcher is Cassandra Tate on $3,000, and one below Déborah Sananes on $3,000. Christopher Belcher is one of 352 United States athletes athletics has paid, and United States athletics prize money adds them up to $16,292,792 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.