Craig Engels prize money
Craig Engels has been paid $7,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1752nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the men's 1500 m and men's mile, the best of them 5th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2019 | 1500 m | 5th | $5,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2019 | Mile | 5th | $2,500 |
| All two | two disciplines | - | $7,500 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $7,500 is two separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.01% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Craig Engels
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 1500 m | 1 | - | 2019 | $5,000 |
| Men's mile | 1 | - | 2019 | $2,500 |
The men's 1500 m has paid Craig Engels $5,000 of the $7,500, which is 67% of everything the series has given him.
Around Craig Engels on the money list
Ranks 1732 to 1772
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1732 | Thomas Wilkes | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $8,000 |
| 1733 | Viktoriya Rybalko | Women's long jump | - | $8,000 |
| 1734 | Zhang Yaoguang | Men's long jump | - | $8,000 |
| 1735 | Abby Steiner | two disciplines | - | $7,750 |
| 1736 | Adrián Ben | two disciplines | - | $7,750 |
| 1737 | Emmanuel Matadi | two disciplines | - | $7,750 |
| 1738 | Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen | Men's 400 m | - | $7,750 |
| 1739 | Ilionis Guillaume | Women's triple jump | - | $7,750 |
| 1740 | Mark Hollis | Men's pole vault | - | $7,750 |
| 1741 | Michal Balner | Men's pole vault | - | $7,750 |
| 1742 | Pavel Seliverstau | Men's high jump | - | $7,750 |
| 1743 | Shaun Maswanganyi | two disciplines | - | $7,750 |
| 1744 | Yancarlos Martínez | Men's 200 m | - | $7,750 |
| 1745 | Tomohiro Shinno | Men's high jump | - | $7,667 |
| 1746 | Abiodun Oyepitan | Women's 200 m | - | $7,500 |
| 1747 | Ashleigh Nelson | Women's 100 m | - | $7,500 |
| 1748 | Audrey Leduc | Women's 200 m | - | $7,500 |
| 1749 | Brian Johnson | Men's long jump | - | $7,500 |
| 1750 | Christian Reif | Men's long jump | - | $7,500 |
| 1751 | Constantin Preis | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $7,500 |
| 1752 | Craig Engels | two disciplines | - | $7,500 |
| 1753 | Elena Andreea Taloș | Women's triple jump | - | $7,500 |
| 1754 | Elle Purrier St. Pierre | two disciplines | - | $7,500 |
| 1755 | Gaetan Saku Bafuanga | Men's triple jump | - | $7,500 |
| 1756 | Guillermo Martínez | Men's javelin throw | - | $7,500 |
| 1757 | Hayle Ibrahimov | two disciplines | - | $7,500 |
| 1758 | Jaheel Hyde | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $7,500 |
| 1759 | Jessica Cérival | Women's shot put | - | $7,500 |
| 1760 | Lomi Muleta | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $7,500 |
| 1761 | Luca Kozák | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $7,500 |
| 1762 | Marija Tolj | Women's discus throw | - | $7,500 |
| 1763 | Mezgebu Sime | two disciplines | - | $7,500 |
| 1764 | Michael Rutt | Men's 800 m | - | $7,500 |
| 1765 | Nataliya Semenova | Women's discus throw | - | $7,500 |
| 1766 | Olivia Markezich | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $7,500 |
| 1767 | Peimeng Zhang | two disciplines | - | $7,500 |
| 1768 | Rayniah Jones | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $7,500 |
| 1769 | Svetlana Bolshakova | Women's triple jump | - | $7,500 |
| 1770 | Talitha Diggs | Women's 400 m | - | $7,500 |
| 1771 | Vernon Turner | Men's high jump | - | $7,500 |
| 1772 | Victoria Ohuruogu | Women's 400 m | - | $7,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Craig Engels is 1752nd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $7,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Craig Engels most
AG Memorial Van Damme 2019 paid $5,000 for 5th in the 1500 m, one of thirteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Marcin Lewandowski, Ayanleh Souleiman, John Gregorek Jr., Samuel Tefera, Bethwell Birgen and Charles Simotwo.
Prefontaine Classic 2019 paid $2,500 for 5th in the mile, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Matthew Centrowitz Jr., Ben Blankenship, Samuel Tefera, Timothy Cheruiyot, Ayanleh Souleiman and Filip Ingebrigtsen.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Craig Engels won?
$7,500, which ranks 1752nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes in 2019.
What is Craig Engels's biggest Diamond League payday?
$5,000, for finishing 5th in the 1500 m at the 2019 AG Memorial Van Damme. 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 Craig Engels 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 1500 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 Craig Engels 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 Craig Engels is Constantin Preis on $7,500, and one below Elena Andreea Taloș on $7,500. For the event itself, see men's 1500 m prize money and men's mile prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Craig Engels has been paid in two 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 AG Memorial Van Damme has its own page across every edition of it.