Clayton Murphy prize money
Clayton Murphy has been paid $39,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 383rd of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from fifteen paid finishes in the men's 800 m, men's 1000 m and men's mile, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond League Shanghai 2024 | 800 m | 3rd | $3,500 |
| Xiamen Diamond League 2024 | 800 m | 7th | $750 |
| Doha Diamond League 2023 | 800 m | 4th | $2,000 |
| Herculis EBS 2023 | 800 m | 10th | — |
| Herculis 2022 | 1000 m | 3rd | $3,500 |
| Birmingham Diamond League 2022 | 800 m | 7th | $750 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2022 | Mile | 14th | — |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2021 | 800 m | 3rd | $7,000 |
| Athletissima 2021 | 800 m | 5th | $1,250 |
| Anniversary Games 2021 | 800 m | 6th | $1,000 |
| Herculis EBS 2021 | 800 m | 7th | $750 |
| Meeting de Paris 2021 | 800 m | 9th | — |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2019 | 800 m | 5th | $5,000 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2019 | 800 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2019 | 800 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Oslo Bislett Games 2019 | Mile | 5th | $2,500 |
| Athletissima 2019 | 800 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Doha Diamond League 2018 | 800 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| All 18 | three disciplines | — | $39,000 |
The fifteen paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $39,000 is fifteen separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.07% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them. Three of the 18 starts paid nothing, because the series pays eight deep and the fields run past twenty.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Clayton Murphy
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 800 m | 15 | — | 2018 to 2024 | $33,000 |
| Men's 1000 m | 1 | — | 2022 | $3,500 |
| Men's mile | 2 | — | 2019 to 2022 | $2,500 |
The men's 800 m has paid Clayton Murphy $33,000 of the $39,000, which is 85% of everything the series has given him.
Season by season
2018 to 2024, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | — | Doha Diamond League | $2,000 |
| 2019 | 5 | — | Weltklasse Zürich | $16,500 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 5 | — | Weltklasse Zürich | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | — | Herculis | $4,250 |
| 2023 | 2 | — | Doha Diamond League | $2,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | — | Diamond League Shanghai | $4,250 |
season running total
2019 is the biggest of them, $16,500 from five starts. No Diamond League meeting paid Clayton Murphy in 2020, so that column stands at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $39,000.
Around Clayton Murphy on the money list
Ranks 363 to 403
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 363 | Christopher Bailey | Men's 400 m | 1 | $41,000 |
| 364 | Jordan Geist | Men's shot put | 1 | $41,000 |
| 365 | Omar McLeod | Men's 110 m hurdles | 2 | $41,000 |
| 366 | Mutaz Essa Barshim | Men's high jump | 1 | $40,750 |
| 367 | Pia Skrzyszowska | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $40,750 |
| 368 | Andrew Pozzi | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $40,500 |
| 369 | Marquis Dendy | Men's long jump | 1 | $40,250 |
| 370 | Rénelle Lamote | Women's 800 m | — | $40,250 |
| 371 | Aleshign Baweke | three disciplines | 1 | $40,000 |
| 372 | Andreas Hofmann | Men's javelin throw | 2 | $40,000 |
| 373 | Bryce Hoppel | two disciplines | — | $40,000 |
| 374 | Christine Mboma | Women's 200 m | 2 | $40,000 |
| 375 | Claire Bryant | Women's long jump | — | $40,000 |
| 376 | Donald Scott | Men's triple jump | — | $40,000 |
| 377 | Gabriela DeBues-Stafford | five disciplines | — | $40,000 |
| 378 | Isabella Whittaker | Women's 400 m | 2 | $40,000 |
| 379 | Josette Andrews | four disciplines | — | $39,750 |
| 380 | Josh Hoey | two disciplines | 1 | $39,500 |
| 381 | Shiann Salmon | Women's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $39,250 |
| 382 | Barbora Špotáková | Women's javelin throw | 1 | $39,000 |
| 383 | Clayton Murphy | three disciplines | — | $39,000 |
| 384 | Bryce Deadmon | Men's 400 m | — | $38,750 |
| 385 | Candice McLeod | Women's 400 m | — | $38,750 |
| 386 | Sarah Billings | three disciplines | — | $38,500 |
| 387 | Mateusz Kołodziejski | Men's high jump | 1 | $38,250 |
| 388 | Sergey Shubenkov | Men's 110 m hurdles | 2 | $38,000 |
| 389 | Flor Ruiz | Women's javelin throw | — | $37,500 |
| 390 | Genzebe Dibaba | three disciplines | 2 | $37,500 |
| 391 | Rojé Stona | Men's discus throw | — | $37,500 |
| 392 | Jackline Chepkoech | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $37,250 |
| 393 | Nikola Ogrodníková | Women's javelin throw | — | $37,250 |
| 394 | Natalia Bukowiecka | Women's 400 m | — | $36,500 |
| 395 | Almir dos Santos | Men's triple jump | — | $36,250 |
| 396 | Filip Mihaljević | Men's shot put | — | $36,250 |
| 397 | Abrham Sime | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $36,000 |
| 398 | Amalie Iuel | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $36,000 |
| 399 | Bozhidar Sarâboyukov | Men's long jump | 1 | $36,000 |
| 400 | Letesenbet Gidey | two disciplines | — | $36,000 |
| 401 | Majd Eddin Ghazal | Men's high jump | 1 | $36,000 |
| 402 | Narve Gilje Nordås | four disciplines | 1 | $36,000 |
| 403 | Andrian Mardare | Men's javelin throw | — | $35,750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Clayton Murphy is 383rd of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $39,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Clayton Murphy most
Weltklasse Zürich 2021 paid $7,000 for 3rd in the 800 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Marco Arop, Elliot Giles, Isaiah Harris, Amel Tuka, Wyclife Kinyamal and Emmanuel Korir.
Weltklasse Zürich 2019 paid $5,000 for 5th in the 800 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Amel Tuka, Ferguson Rotich, Wyclife Kinyamal, Donavan Brazier, Nijel Amos and Brandon McBride.
Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2019 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 800 m, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ferguson Rotich, Álvaro de Arriba, Andreas Kramer, Jonathan Kitilit, Mostafa Smaili and Nijel Amos.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Clayton Murphy won?
$39,000, which ranks 383rd of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from fifteen paid finishes between 2018 and 2024.
What is Clayton Murphy's biggest Diamond League payday?
$7,000, for finishing 3rd in the 800 m at the 2021 Weltklasse Zürich. That is a final, which is why it is the biggest: the final pays two to five times what the same place is worth at a series meeting.
How does the Diamond League decide what Clayton Murphy 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 800 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.
Has Clayton Murphy ever raced a Diamond League meeting for nothing?
Three times. The series pays the first eight and the fields run past twenty, so a ninth place is a Diamond League start that paid nothing at all. He are in the result tables on this site either way.
Is this everything Clayton Murphy 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 Clayton Murphy is Barbora Špotáková on $39,000, and one below Bryce Deadmon on $38,750. Clayton Murphy 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 800 m prize money, men's 1000 m prize money and men's mile prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Clayton Murphy has been paid in three of them. The biggest of the rest are men's 100 m, men's pole vault and men's 200 m. Every meeting he has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Diamond League Shanghai has its own page across every edition of it.