Christopher Taylor prize money
Christopher Taylor has been paid $5,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1963rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from three paid finishes in the men's 400 m, the best of them 3rd.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bislett Games 2022 | 400 m | 3rd | $3,500 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2022 | 400 m | 5th | $1,250 |
| Allianz Memorial Van Damme 2021 | 400 m | 7th | $750 |
| All three | Men's 400 m | - | $5,500 |
The three paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $5,500 is three 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
2021 to 2022, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | - | Allianz Memorial Van Damme | $750 |
| 2022 | 2 | - | Bislett Games | $4,750 |
season running total
2022 is the biggest of them, $4,750 from two starts. Every season from 2021 to 2022 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $5,500.
Around Christopher Taylor on the money list
Ranks 1943 to 1983
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Vonette Dixon | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $6,000 |
| 1944 | Yelizaveta Bryzgina | Women's 200 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1945 | Youcef Abdi | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $6,000 |
| 1946 | Yulenmis Aguilar | Women's javelin throw | - | $6,000 |
| 1947 | Axelina Johansson | Women's shot put | - | $5,750 |
| 1948 | Bassant Hemida | two disciplines | - | $5,750 |
| 1949 | Bo Kanda Lita Baehre | Men's pole vault | - | $5,750 |
| 1950 | Cornelius Tuwei | Men's 800 m | - | $5,750 |
| 1951 | Diondre Batson | Men's 100 m | - | $5,750 |
| 1952 | Karissa Schweizer | three disciplines | - | $5,750 |
| 1953 | Rohan Browning | Men's 100 m | - | $5,750 |
| 1954 | Abubaker Haydar Abdalla | Men's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1955 | Ahmed Abdelwahed | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,500 |
| 1956 | Alia Armstrong | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1957 | Bernardo Baloyes | Men's 200 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1958 | Bernhard Seifert | Men's javelin throw | - | $5,500 |
| 1959 | Britton Wilson | Women's 400 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1960 | Bruno Hortelano-Roig | Men's 200 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1961 | Charlotta Fougberg | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,500 |
| 1962 | Chen Yujie | Women's 200 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1963 | Christopher Taylor | Men's 400 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1964 | Cravon Gillespie | Men's 100 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1965 | Cravont Charleston | Men's 100 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1966 | Deajah Stevens | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1967 | Demario Prince | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1968 | Dexter Faulk | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1969 | Dmytro Demyanyuk | Men's high jump | - | $5,500 |
| 1970 | Dovilė Kilty | Women's triple jump | - | $5,500 |
| 1971 | Elisa Cusma | Women's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1972 | Emel Dereli̇ | Women's shot put | - | $5,500 |
| 1973 | Emily Cherotich Tuei | Women's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1974 | Eric Edwards Jr. | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1975 | Gabbi Cunningham | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1976 | Hamid Ezzine | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,500 |
| 1977 | Hawi Abera | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1978 | Hyleas Fountain | Women's long jump | - | $5,500 |
| 1979 | Ibrahim Ezzaydouni | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,500 |
| 1980 | Jacquelyn Coward | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1981 | Janeek Brown | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1982 | Joe Klecker | three disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1983 | Jonathan Sacoor | Men's 400 m | - | $5,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Christopher Taylor is 1963rd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $5,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Christopher Taylor most
Bislett Games 2022 paid $3,500 for 3rd in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Zakithi Nene, Liemarvin Bonevacia, Benjamin Lobo Vedel, Luguelín Santos, Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen and Kirani James.
Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2022 paid $1,250 for 5th in the 400 m, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Liemarvin Bonevacia, Edoardo Scotti, Isaac Makwala, Ricky Petrucciani, Kirani James and Vernon Norwood.
Allianz Memorial Van Damme 2021 paid $750 for 7th in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jonathan Sacoor, Michael Cherry, Kirani James, Isaac Makwala, Liemarvin Bonevacia and Deon Lendore.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Christopher Taylor won?
$5,500, which ranks 1963rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from three paid finishes between 2021 and 2022.
What is Christopher Taylor's biggest Diamond League payday?
$3,500, for finishing 3rd in the 400 m at the 2022 Bislett Games. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 3rd and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Christopher Taylor 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 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.
Is this everything Christopher Taylor 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 Taylor is Chen Yujie on $5,500, and one below Cravon Gillespie on $5,500. Christopher Taylor is one of 158 Jamaica athletes athletics has paid, and Jamaica athletics prize money adds them up to $8,413,000 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 Taylor 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 Bislett Games has its own page across every edition of it.