Elvan Abeylegesse prize money
Elvan Abeylegesse has been paid $6,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1842nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the women's 5000 m, 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 she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting Areva 2010 | 5000 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Memorial Van Damme 2010 | 5000 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| All two | Women's 5000 m | - | $6,500 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $6,500 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.
Around Elvan Abeylegesse on the money list
Ranks 1822 to 1862
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1822 | Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová | Women's discus throw | - | $7,000 |
| 1823 | Viktor Kuznyetsov | Men's triple jump | - | $7,000 |
| 1824 | Wei Yongli | two disciplines | - | $7,000 |
| 1825 | William Reais | Men's 200 m | - | $7,000 |
| 1826 | Bryan McBride | Men's high jump | - | $6,917 |
| 1827 | Avinash Sable | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $6,750 |
| 1828 | David Mutinda Mutua | Men's 800 m | - | $6,750 |
| 1829 | Emily Borthwick | Women's high jump | - | $6,750 |
| 1830 | Karsten Dilla | Men's pole vault | - | $6,750 |
| 1831 | Álvaro de Arriba | Men's 800 m | - | $6,500 |
| 1832 | Bryan Levell | Men's 200 m | - | $6,500 |
| 1833 | Carolina Klüft | Women's long jump | - | $6,500 |
| 1834 | Chris Robinson | two disciplines | - | $6,500 |
| 1835 | Christopher Morales Williams | Men's 400 m | - | $6,500 |
| 1836 | Claudia Hollingsworth | two disciplines | - | $6,500 |
| 1837 | Dailenys Alcántara | Women's triple jump | - | $6,500 |
| 1838 | Daniel Jasinski | Men's discus throw | - | $6,500 |
| 1839 | Daniel Segers | Men's 400 m | - | $6,500 |
| 1840 | Dmitrij Vaľukevič | Men's triple jump | - | $6,500 |
| 1841 | Ella Nelson | Women's 200 m | - | $6,500 |
| 1842 | Elvan Abeylegesse | Women's 5000 m | - | $6,500 |
| 1843 | Emily Diamond | Women's 400 m | - | $6,500 |
| 1844 | Erica McLain | Women's triple jump | - | $6,500 |
| 1845 | Fátima Diame | Women's long jump | - | $6,500 |
| 1846 | Hanna Hatsko | Women's javelin throw | - | $6,500 |
| 1847 | Helen Schlachtenhaufen | two disciplines | - | $6,500 |
| 1848 | Ines Chenonge | two disciplines | - | $6,500 |
| 1849 | Ivan Zaytsev | Men's javelin throw | - | $6,500 |
| 1850 | Jamie Nieto | Men's high jump | - | $6,500 |
| 1851 | Jarred Rome | Men's discus throw | - | $6,500 |
| 1852 | Jillian Schwartz | Women's pole vault | - | $6,500 |
| 1853 | Johnathan Cabral | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $6,500 |
| 1854 | Josh Awotunde | Men's shot put | - | $6,500 |
| 1855 | Karol Hoffmann | Men's triple jump | - | $6,500 |
| 1856 | Lauryn Williams | two disciplines | - | $6,500 |
| 1857 | Limei Xie | Women's triple jump | - | $6,500 |
| 1858 | Marta Zenoni | three disciplines | - | $6,500 |
| 1859 | Maurice Mitchell | two disciplines | - | $6,500 |
| 1860 | Michael Obasuyi | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $6,500 |
| 1861 | Ndiss Kaba Badji | Men's long jump | - | $6,500 |
| 1862 | Patriks Gailums | Men's javelin throw | - | $6,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Elvan Abeylegesse is 1842nd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $6,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Elvan Abeylegesse most
Meeting Areva 2010 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Meselech Melkamu, Jessica Augusto, Ines Chenonge, Margaret Wangari Muriuki, Molly Huddle and Vivian Jepkemei Cheruiyot.
Memorial Van Damme 2010 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Sylvia Jebiwot Kibet, Ines Chenonge, Meselech Melkamu, Vivian Jepkemei Cheruiyot, Linet Chepkwemoi Masai and Sentayehu Ejigu.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Elvan Abeylegesse won?
$6,500, which ranks 1842nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes in 2010.
What is Elvan Abeylegesse's biggest Diamond League payday?
$4,000, for finishing 3rd in the 5000 m 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 3rd and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Elvan Abeylegesse 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 5000 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 Elvan Abeylegesse 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 Elvan Abeylegesse is Ella Nelson on $6,500, and one below Emily Diamond on $6,500. Elvan Abeylegesse is one of 21 Turkey athletes athletics has paid, and Turkey athletics prize money adds them up to $431,500 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see women's 5000 m prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Elvan Abeylegesse has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are women's 100 m, women's 100 m hurdles and women's 400 m. Every meeting she has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Meeting Areva has its own page across every edition of it.