Derek Miles prize money
Derek Miles has been paid $25,083 by the Diamond League, which ranks 997th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from nine paid finishes in the men's pole vault, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adidas Grand Prix 2011 | Pole vault | =5th | $2,250 |
| Herculis 2011 | Pole vault | 6th | $2,000 |
| Golden Gala 2011 | Pole vault | =5th | $1,750 |
| Meeting Areva 2010 | Pole vault | 2nd | $6,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2010 | Pole vault | 2nd | $6,000 |
| New York adidas Grand Prix 2010 | Pole vault | 5th | $2,500 |
| Memorial Van Damme 2010 | Pole vault | =5th | $2,250 |
| Bislett Games 2010 | Pole vault | 6th | $2,000 |
| Athletissima 2010 | Pole vault | =8th | $333 |
| All nine | Men's pole vault | - | $25,083 |
The nine paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $25,083 is nine separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.02% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2010 to 2011, in the order it was won
season running total
2010 is the biggest of them, $19,083 from six starts. Every season from 2010 to 2011 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $25,083.
Around Derek Miles on the money list
Ranks 977 to 1017
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 977 | Cornelius Kemboi | two disciplines | - | $26,000 |
| 978 | Gladys Jerotich Kipkemoi | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $26,000 |
| 979 | Jeffery Gibson | Men's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $26,000 |
| 980 | Sosthene Moguenara-Taroum | Women's long jump | - | $26,000 |
| 981 | Troy Doris | Men's triple jump | - | $26,000 |
| 982 | Calvin Smith | two disciplines | 1 | $25,750 |
| 983 | Liemarvin Bonevacia | Men's 400 m | - | $25,750 |
| 984 | Lurdes Gloria Manuel | Women's 400 m | - | $25,750 |
| 985 | Norbert Kobielski | Men's high jump | - | $25,750 |
| 986 | Thibaut Collet | Men's pole vault | - | $25,542 |
| 987 | Desirèe Henry | two disciplines | - | $25,500 |
| 988 | Gilbert Kirui | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $25,500 |
| 989 | Lilian Odira | Women's 800 m | 1 | $25,500 |
| 990 | Mélanie Melfort | Women's high jump | - | $25,500 |
| 991 | Omar Cisneros | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $25,500 |
| 992 | Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $25,500 |
| 993 | Ronald Musagala | three disciplines | 1 | $25,500 |
| 994 | Siham Hilali | three disciplines | - | $25,500 |
| 995 | Patryk Dobek | two disciplines | - | $25,250 |
| 996 | Steven Lewis | Men's pole vault | - | $25,250 |
| 997 | Derek Miles | Men's pole vault | - | $25,083 |
| 998 | Andrew Riley | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $25,000 |
| 999 | Asier Martínez | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $25,000 |
| 1000 | Dimitrios Chondrokoukis | Men's high jump | 2 | $25,000 |
| 1001 | Keturah Orji | Women's triple jump | - | $25,000 |
| 1002 | Luxolo Adams | Men's 200 m | 1 | $25,000 |
| 1003 | Melissa Bishop-Nriagu | Women's 800 m | - | $25,000 |
| 1004 | Nick Symmonds | Men's 800 m | - | $25,000 |
| 1005 | Ryan Brathwaite | Men's 110 m hurdles | 1 | $25,000 |
| 1006 | Samyr Laine | Men's triple jump | - | $25,000 |
| 1007 | Trell Kimmons | two disciplines | - | $25,000 |
| 1008 | Chukwuebuka Enekwechi | Men's shot put | - | $24,750 |
| 1009 | Anna Pyatykh | Women's triple jump | - | $24,500 |
| 1010 | Boaz Kiplagat Lalang | two disciplines | - | $24,500 |
| 1011 | Christine Day | Women's 400 m | - | $24,500 |
| 1012 | Dimitri Bascou | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $24,500 |
| 1013 | Dmitriy Tarabin | Men's javelin throw | - | $24,500 |
| 1014 | Emiliano Lasa | Men's long jump | - | $24,500 |
| 1015 | Ethan Strand | two disciplines | 1 | $24,500 |
| 1016 | Imogen Ayris | Women's pole vault | - | $24,500 |
| 1017 | Kori Carter | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $24,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Derek Miles is 997th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $25,083.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Derek Miles most
Meeting Areva 2010 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the pole vault, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Łukasz Michalski, Maksym Mazuryk, Michal Balner, Przemysław Czerwiński, Romain Mesnil and Damiel Dossevi.
London Grand Prix 2010 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the pole vault, one of six in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Przemysław Czerwiński, Brad Walker, Romain Mesnil, Steven Lewis and Łukasz Michalski.
New York adidas Grand Prix 2010 paid $2,500 for 5th in the pole vault, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Malte Mohr, Michal Balner, Jeremy Scott, Renaud Lavillenie, Steven Hooker and Przemysław Czerwiński.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Derek Miles won?
$25,083, which ranks 997th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from nine paid finishes between 2010 and 2011.
What is Derek Miles's biggest Diamond League payday?
$6,000, for finishing 2nd in the pole vault at the 2010 Meeting Areva. 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 Derek Miles 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 pole vault 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 Derek Miles 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 Derek Miles is Steven Lewis on $25,250, and one below Andrew Riley on $25,000. Derek Miles 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 pole vault prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Derek Miles has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's 100 m, men's 800 m and men's 200 m. Every meeting he 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.