Christopher Brown prize money
Christopher Brown has been paid $68,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 460th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from 18 paid finishes in the men's 400 m, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2016 | 400 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2015 | 400 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Sainsburys Anniversary Games 2015 | 400 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2014 | 400 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Athletissima 2014 | 400 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| British Athletics Grand Prix 2014 | 400 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2014 | 400 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Meeting Areva 2013 | 400 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2013 | 400 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2012 | 400 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2012 | 400 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Meeting Areva 2011 | 400 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| DN Galan 2011 | 400 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2011 | 400 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2011 | 400 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2011 | 400 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Golden Gala 2010 | 400 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Herculis 2010 | 400 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| All 18 | Men's 400 m | - | $68,000 |
The 18 paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $68,000 is 18 separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.06% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2010 to 2016, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | - | Golden Gala | $8,000 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | Meeting Areva | $23,500 |
| 2012 | 2 | - | Prefontaine Classic | $10,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | - | Meeting Areva | $3,500 |
| 2014 | 4 | - | Adidas Grand Prix | $12,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | - | Prefontaine Classic | $8,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | - | Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat | $3,000 |
season running total
2011 is the biggest of them, $23,500 from five starts. Every season from 2010 to 2016 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $68,000.
Around Christopher Brown on the money list
Ranks 440 to 480
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 440 | Yelena Sokolova | Women's long jump | 4 | $72,000 |
| 441 | Fanny Roos | Women's shot put | - | $71,500 |
| 442 | Jordan Scott | Men's triple jump | 4 | $71,500 |
| 443 | Likina Amebaw | two disciplines | 1 | $71,250 |
| 444 | Marquis Dendy | two disciplines | 2 | $71,250 |
| 445 | Simon Koech | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 3 | $71,000 |
| 446 | Halimah Nakaayi | two disciplines | - | $70,500 |
| 447 | Courtney Lindsey | two disciplines | 1 | $69,750 |
| 448 | Kevin Borlée | Men's 400 m | 1 | $69,750 |
| 449 | Mackenzie Little | Women's javelin throw | 2 | $69,750 |
| 450 | Gelete Burka | three disciplines | 1 | $69,500 |
| 451 | Reynold Cheruiyot | four disciplines | 1 | $69,500 |
| 452 | Tina Clayton | Women's 100 m | 2 | $69,500 |
| 453 | Emma Green | Women's high jump | 1 | $69,000 |
| 454 | Tara Davis-Woodhall | Women's long jump | 4 | $69,000 |
| 455 | Warren Weir | Men's 200 m | 4 | $69,000 |
| 456 | Ana Šimić | Women's high jump | 1 | $68,583 |
| 457 | Angelina Topić | Women's high jump | 2 | $68,500 |
| 458 | Augustine Kiprono Choge | five disciplines | 3 | $68,500 |
| 459 | Chris Tomlinson | Men's long jump | - | $68,000 |
| 460 | Christopher Brown | Men's 400 m | 1 | $68,000 |
| 461 | Edwin Soi | two disciplines | 2 | $68,000 |
| 462 | Phanuel Koech | Men's 1500 m | 1 | $68,000 |
| 463 | Christabel Nettey | Women's long jump | 1 | $67,750 |
| 464 | Hana Moll | Women's pole vault | 3 | $67,500 |
| 465 | Ivan Ukhov | Men's high jump | 7 | $67,000 |
| 466 | Jillian Camarena-Williams | Women's shot put | - | $67,000 |
| 467 | Erriyon Knighton | two disciplines | 3 | $66,500 |
| 468 | Linda Stahl | Women's javelin throw | 1 | $66,500 |
| 469 | Ronald Kwemoi | four disciplines | 3 | $66,500 |
| 470 | Andrenette Knight | Women's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $66,250 |
| 471 | Fantaye Belayneh | two disciplines | 1 | $65,750 |
| 472 | Timur Morgunov | Men's pole vault | 1 | $65,750 |
| 473 | Sherone Simpson | two disciplines | - | $65,500 |
| 474 | Morgan Lake | Women's high jump | 1 | $65,417 |
| 475 | Rénelle Lamote | Women's 800 m | 1 | $65,250 |
| 476 | Danielle Carruthers | Women's 100 m hurdles | 2 | $65,000 |
| 477 | Elina Tzengko | Women's javelin throw | 3 | $65,000 |
| 478 | Matthias de Zordo | Men's javelin throw | 2 | $65,000 |
| 479 | Sondre Guttormsen | Men's pole vault | - | $64,250 |
| 480 | Winny Chebet | three disciplines | - | $64,250 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Christopher Brown is 460th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $68,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Christopher Brown most
Meeting Areva 2011 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jonathan Borlée, Jermaine Gonzales, Jeremy Wariner, Oscar Pistorius, Michael Bingham and Calvin Smith.
Prefontaine Classic 2012 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 400 m, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Angelo Taylor, Kevin Borlée, Jeremy Wariner, Demetrius Pinder, Oscar Pistorius and LaShawn Merritt.
Prefontaine Classic 2015 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Youssef Ahmed Masrahi, Abdalelah Haroun, Tony McQuay, Isaac Makwala, Pavel Maslák and Kirani James.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Christopher Brown won?
$68,000, which ranks 460th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from 18 paid finishes between 2010 and 2016.
What is Christopher Brown's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the 400 m at the 2011 Meeting Areva. 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 Christopher Brown 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 400 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.
How many Diamond League meetings has Christopher Brown won?
One of 18, worth $10,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Christopher Brown 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 Brown is Chris Tomlinson on $68,000, and one below Edwin Soi on $68,000. Christopher Brown is one of 22 Bahamas athletes athletics has paid, and Bahamas athletics prize money adds them up to $1,125,958 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 400 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Christopher Brown 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.