Cory Martin prize money
Cory Martin has been paid $31,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 877th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from thirteen paid finishes in the men's shot put, the best of them 2nd.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2014 | Shot put | 7th | $1,500 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2013 | Shot put | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2013 | Shot put | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Qatar Athletic 2013 | Shot put | 4th | $3,000 |
| Athletissima 2013 | Shot put | 7th | $1,500 |
| Weltklasse 2013 | Shot put | 7th | $1,500 |
| Memorial Van Damme 2013 | Shot put | 8th | $1,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2012 | Shot put | 5th | $2,500 |
| Golden Gala 2011 | Shot put | 8th | $1,000 |
| BAUHAUS-galan 2010 | Shot put | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Memorial Van Damme 2010 | Shot put | 6th | $2,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2010 | Shot put | 7th | $1,500 |
| London Grand Prix 2010 | Shot put | 7th | $1,500 |
| All thirteen | Men's shot put | - | $31,000 |
The thirteen paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $31,000 is thirteen separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.03% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2010 to 2014, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | - | BAUHAUS-galan | $9,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | - | Golden Gala | $1,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | - | Weltklasse Zürich | $2,500 |
| 2013 | 6 | - | Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | $17,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | - | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | $1,500 |
season running total
2013 is the biggest of them, $17,000 from six starts. Every season from 2010 to 2014 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $31,000.
Around Cory Martin on the money list
Ranks 857 to 897
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 857 | Makanakaishe Charamba | Men's 200 m | - | $32,500 |
| 858 | Perdita Felicien | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $32,500 |
| 859 | Sage Hurta-Klecker | two disciplines | - | $32,500 |
| 860 | Sigrid Borge | Women's javelin throw | - | $32,500 |
| 861 | Eilish McColgan | five disciplines | - | $32,250 |
| 862 | Ezekiel Nathaniel | two disciplines | - | $32,000 |
| 863 | Kanyinsola Ajayi | Men's 100 m | 1 | $32,000 |
| 864 | Natasha Morrison | two disciplines | - | $32,000 |
| 865 | Rusheen McDonald | Men's 400 m | 1 | $32,000 |
| 866 | Tosin Oke | Men's triple jump | - | $32,000 |
| 867 | Adrian Piperi | Men's shot put | - | $31,750 |
| 868 | Django Lovett | Men's high jump | 1 | $31,750 |
| 869 | Jodie Williams | two disciplines | - | $31,750 |
| 870 | Robeilys Peinado | Women's pole vault | - | $31,750 |
| 871 | Vincent Kibet | two disciplines | - | $31,750 |
| 872 | Chris Carter | Men's triple jump | 1 | $31,500 |
| 873 | David Girat | Men's triple jump | 1 | $31,500 |
| 874 | Dong Bin | Men's triple jump | - | $31,500 |
| 875 | Benn Harradine | Men's discus throw | - | $31,000 |
| 876 | Biniam Mehary | two disciplines | - | $31,000 |
| 877 | Cory Martin | Men's shot put | - | $31,000 |
| 878 | Galen Rupp | two disciplines | - | $31,000 |
| 879 | Jack Green | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $31,000 |
| 880 | Jo-Ané du Plessis | Women's javelin throw | - | $31,000 |
| 881 | Lacy Janson | Women's pole vault | - | $31,000 |
| 882 | Naide Gomes | Women's long jump | - | $31,000 |
| 883 | Nathan Strother | Men's 400 m | - | $31,000 |
| 884 | Tonea Marshall | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $30,750 |
| 885 | Wang Yu | Men's high jump | 1 | $30,750 |
| 886 | Anaïs Bourgoin | two disciplines | - | $30,500 |
| 887 | Graham Blanks | two disciplines | - | $30,500 |
| 888 | Ibtissam Lakhouad | Women's 1500 m | - | $30,500 |
| 889 | Tia Jones | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $30,500 |
| 890 | Curtis Thompson | Men's javelin throw | - | $30,250 |
| 891 | Wilhem Belocian | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $30,250 |
| 892 | Albert Rop | two disciplines | - | $30,000 |
| 893 | Dawid Wegner | Men's javelin throw | - | $30,000 |
| 894 | Kyra Jefferson | two disciplines | - | $30,000 |
| 895 | Maia McCoy | two disciplines | - | $30,000 |
| 896 | Mario Forsythe | two disciplines | - | $30,000 |
| 897 | Steffin McCarter | Men's long jump | 1 | $30,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Cory Martin is 877th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $31,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Cory Martin most
Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2013 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the shot put, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Dylan Armstrong, Ladislav Prášil, Reese Hoffa, Asmir Kolašinac, Georgi Ivanov and Maksim Sidorov.
Adidas Grand Prix 2013 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the shot put, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Joe Kovacs, Dylan Armstrong, Tomasz Majewski, Asmir Kolašinac, Justin Rodhe and Ryan Whiting.
BAUHAUS-galan 2010 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the shot put, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Reese Hoffa, Dylan Armstrong, Ryan Whiting, Dan Taylor, Pavel Lyzhyn and Christian Cantwell.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Cory Martin won?
$31,000, which ranks 877th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from thirteen paid finishes between 2010 and 2014.
What is Cory Martin's biggest Diamond League payday?
$6,000, for finishing 2nd in the shot put at the 2013 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 2nd and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Cory Martin 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 shot put 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 Cory Martin 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 Cory Martin is Biniam Mehary on $31,000, and one below Galen Rupp on $31,000. Cory Martin 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 shot put prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Cory Martin 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 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.