Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie prize money
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie has been paid $53,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 579th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from 18 paid finishes in the women's 200 m and women's 100 m, 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 she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adidas Grand Prix 2013 | 200 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2012 | 200 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| Athletissima 2011 | 200 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Golden Gala 2011 | 200 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2011 | 200 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Aviva British Grand Prix 2011 | 200 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2011 | 200 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Memorial van Damme 2011 | 100 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| DN Galan 2011 | 100 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Herculis 2011 | 200 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Bislett Games 2010 | 200 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2010 | 200 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Meeting Areva 2010 | 200 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Golden Gala 2010 | 100 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Athletissima 2010 | 100 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| British Grand Prix 2010 | 100 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| BAUHAUS-galan 2010 | 200 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Herculis 2010 | 100 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| All 18 | two disciplines | - | $53,500 |
The 18 paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $53,500 is 18 separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.05% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 200 m | 12 | - | 2010 to 2013 | $39,000 |
| Women's 100 m | 6 | - | 2010 to 2011 | $14,500 |
The women's 200 m has paid Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie $39,000 of the $53,500, which is 73% of everything the series has given her.
Season by season
2010 to 2013, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8 | - | Bislett Games | $28,000 |
| 2011 | 8 | - | Athletissima | $23,500 |
| 2012 | 1 | - | London Grand Prix | $1,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | - | Adidas Grand Prix | $1,000 |
season running total
2010 is the biggest of them, $28,000 from eight starts. Every season from 2010 to 2013 paid her something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $53,500.
Around Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie on the money list
Ranks 559 to 599
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 559 | Kayla White | two disciplines | 1 | $55,250 |
| 560 | Angelika Cichocka | three disciplines | 2 | $55,000 |
| 561 | Donald Scott | Men's triple jump | - | $55,000 |
| 562 | Irving Saladino | Men's long jump | 3 | $55,000 |
| 563 | Robert Biwott | three disciplines | 1 | $55,000 |
| 564 | Wayne Pinnock | Men's long jump | 2 | $55,000 |
| 565 | Margaret Kipkemboi | two disciplines | - | $54,750 |
| 566 | Ben Broeders | Men's pole vault | 1 | $54,500 |
| 567 | Cole Hocker | three disciplines | 1 | $54,500 |
| 568 | Dwight Thomas | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $54,500 |
| 569 | Ejgayehu Taye | two disciplines | - | $54,500 |
| 570 | Gabriel Tual | two disciplines | - | $54,500 |
| 571 | Kristin Pudenz | Women's discus throw | - | $54,500 |
| 572 | Ja'Kobe Tharp | Men's 110 m hurdles | 2 | $54,000 |
| 573 | Shakima Wimbley | Women's 400 m | - | $54,000 |
| 574 | Emily Grove | Women's pole vault | 1 | $53,750 |
| 575 | Filip Ingebrigtsen | five disciplines | - | $53,750 |
| 576 | Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko | Women's triple jump | - | $53,750 |
| 577 | Andrew Pozzi | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $53,500 |
| 578 | Clayton Murphy | three disciplines | - | $53,500 |
| 579 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | two disciplines | - | $53,500 |
| 580 | Michael Hartfield | Men's long jump | 1 | $53,500 |
| 581 | Shelby McEwen | Men's high jump | 2 | $53,375 |
| 582 | Reece Prescod | two disciplines | 1 | $53,250 |
| 583 | Vashti Cunningham | Women's high jump | - | $53,250 |
| 584 | Christine Ohuruogu | Women's 400 m | 2 | $53,000 |
| 585 | Freddie Crittenden | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $53,000 |
| 586 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | two disciplines | 1 | $53,000 |
| 587 | Quanesha Burks | Women's long jump | 1 | $53,000 |
| 588 | Sembo Almayew | two disciplines | 1 | $53,000 |
| 589 | Léa Sprunger | three disciplines | 1 | $52,750 |
| 590 | Jennifer Meadows | Women's 800 m | 2 | $52,500 |
| 591 | Żaneta Glanc | Women's discus throw | - | $52,500 |
| 592 | Adam Gemili | two disciplines | - | $52,000 |
| 593 | Björn Otto | Men's pole vault | 1 | $52,000 |
| 594 | Frank Casanas | Men's discus throw | 1 | $52,000 |
| 595 | Hillary Bor | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $52,000 |
| 596 | Johnny Dutch | Men's 400 m hurdles | 3 | $52,000 |
| 597 | Mariya Abakumova | Women's javelin throw | 5 | $52,000 |
| 598 | Melaine Walker | Women's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $52,000 |
| 599 | Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu | three disciplines | 3 | $51,750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie is 579th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $53,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie most
Athletissima 2011 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 200 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Olesya Povh, Cydonie Mothersill, LaShauntea Moore, Myriam Soumaré, Yuliya Gushchina and Natalia Pohrebniak.
Bislett Games 2010 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 200 m, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Aleksandra Fedoriva-Spayer, Cydonie Mothersill, Sheri-Ann Brooks, Ebonie Floyd, Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby and Carmelita Jeter.
London Grand Prix 2010 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 200 m, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Sherone Simpson, Cydonie Mothersill, Kerron Stewart, Yelizaveta Bryzgina, Abiodun Oyepitan and Allyson Felix.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie won?
$53,500, which ranks 579th 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 2013.
What is Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie's biggest Diamond League payday?
$6,000, for finishing 2nd in the 200 m at the 2011 Athletissima. 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 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie gets paid?
Entirely by where she 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 women's 200 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 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie 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 her, 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 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie is Clayton Murphy on $53,500, and one below Michael Hartfield on $53,500. Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie 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 women's 200 m prize money and women's 100 m prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie has been paid in two of them. The biggest of the rest are women's 100 m hurdles, women's 400 m and women's 800 m. Every meeting she has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Adidas Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.