Erriyon Knighton prize money
Erriyon Knighton has been paid $66,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 233rd of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from twelve paid finishes in the men's 200 m and men's 100 m, three of them wins.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletissima 2024 | 200 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2024 | 200 m | 3rd | $3,500 |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2024 | 200 m | 4th | $2,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2023 | 200 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Bislett Games 2023 | 200 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2023 | 200 m | 3rd | $7,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2023 | 200 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2022 | 200 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Herculis 2022 | 200 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2022 | 200 m | 4th | $4,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2022 | 100 m | 6th | $1,000 |
| Athletissima 2022 | 200 m | 6th | $1,000 |
| All twelve | two disciplines | — | $66,500 |
The twelve paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $66,500 is twelve separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.1% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Erriyon Knighton
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 200 m | 11 | 3 | 2022 to 2024 | $65,500 |
| Men's 100 m | 1 | — | 2022 | $1,000 |
The men's 200 m has paid Erriyon Knighton $65,500 of the $66,500, which is 98% of everything the series has given him.
Season by season
2022 to 2024, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | AG Memorial Van Damme | $22,000 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | $33,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | — | Athletissima | $11,500 |
season running total
2023 is the biggest of them, $33,000 from four starts. Every season from 2022 to 2024 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $66,500.
Around Erriyon Knighton on the money list
Ranks 213 to 253
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 213 | Halimah Nakaayi | two disciplines | — | $70,500 |
| 214 | Benjamin Kigen | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $70,250 |
| 215 | Andrius Gudžius | Men's discus throw | 1 | $70,000 |
| 216 | Caster Semenya | two disciplines | 7 | $70,000 |
| 217 | Magnus Kirt | Men's javelin throw | 1 | $70,000 |
| 218 | Courtney Lindsey | two disciplines | 1 | $69,750 |
| 219 | Fedrick Dacres | Men's discus throw | 2 | $69,750 |
| 220 | Mackenzie Little | Women's javelin throw | 2 | $69,750 |
| 221 | Donavan Brazier | Men's 800 m | 2 | $69,500 |
| 222 | Reynold Cheruiyot | four disciplines | 1 | $69,500 |
| 223 | Tina Clayton | Women's 100 m | 2 | $69,500 |
| 224 | Liadagmis Povea | Women's triple jump | — | $69,000 |
| 225 | Tara Davis-Woodhall | Women's long jump | 4 | $69,000 |
| 226 | Angelina Topić | Women's high jump | 2 | $68,500 |
| 227 | Renaud Lavillenie | Men's pole vault | — | $68,500 |
| 228 | Blessing Okagbare | three disciplines | 2 | $68,250 |
| 229 | Phanuel Koech | Men's 1500 m | 1 | $68,000 |
| 230 | Valarie Sion | Women's discus throw | 3 | $68,000 |
| 231 | Fanny Roos | Women's shot put | — | $67,500 |
| 232 | Hana Moll | Women's pole vault | 3 | $67,500 |
| 233 | Erriyon Knighton | two disciplines | 3 | $66,500 |
| 234 | Andrenette Knight | Women's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $66,250 |
| 235 | Gabby Thomas | two disciplines | 3 | $66,250 |
| 236 | Fantaye Belayneh | two disciplines | 1 | $65,750 |
| 237 | Rasmus Mägi | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $65,750 |
| 238 | Keshorn Walcott | Men's javelin throw | — | $65,250 |
| 239 | Danniel Thomas-Dodd | Women's shot put | — | $65,000 |
| 240 | Elina Tzengko | Women's javelin throw | 3 | $65,000 |
| 241 | Sondre Guttormsen | Men's pole vault | — | $64,250 |
| 242 | Francine Niyonsaba | three disciplines | 4 | $64,000 |
| 243 | Alysha Newman | Women's pole vault | 1 | $63,500 |
| 244 | Dafne Schippers | two disciplines | 2 | $63,500 |
| 245 | Steven Gardiner | two disciplines | 6 | $63,500 |
| 246 | Michael Cherry | Men's 400 m | 2 | $63,250 |
| 247 | Ditaji Kambundji | Women's 100 m hurdles | 1 | $62,250 |
| 248 | Telahun Haile Bekele | two disciplines | 2 | $61,750 |
| 249 | Kishane Thompson | Men's 100 m | 2 | $61,250 |
| 250 | Caterine Ibargüen | two disciplines | 5 | $61,000 |
| 251 | Mujinga Kambundji | two disciplines | 1 | $60,250 |
| 252 | Muzala Samukonga | Men's 400 m | 1 | $60,000 |
| 253 | Prudence Sekgodiso | Women's 800 m | 2 | $60,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Erriyon Knighton is 233rd of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $66,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Erriyon Knighton most
Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2023 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 200 m, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jereem Richards, Aaron Brown, Filippo Tortu, Reynier Mena, Joseph Fahnbulleh and Fausto Desalu.
Bislett Games 2023 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 200 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Reynier Mena, Joseph Fahnbulleh, Alexander Ogando, Andre De Grasse, Joshua Hartmann and Mouhamadou Fall.
AG Memorial Van Damme 2022 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 200 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Alexander Ogando, Aaron Brown, Jereem Richards, Reynier Mena, Joseph Fahnbulleh and Robin Vanderbemden.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Erriyon Knighton won?
$66,500, which ranks 233rd of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from twelve paid finishes between 2022 and 2024.
What is Erriyon Knighton's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the 200 m at the 2023 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 1st and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Erriyon Knighton 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 win is worth the same in the men'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.
How many Diamond League meetings has Erriyon Knighton won?
Three of twelve, worth $30,000 between them. Two of his appearances came at a final, which paid $11,000.
Is this everything Erriyon Knighton earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 104 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 2,112 athletes across the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Erriyon Knighton is Hana Moll on $67,500, and one below Andrenette Knight on $66,250. Erriyon Knighton is one of 352 United States athletes athletics has paid, and United States athletics prize money adds them up to $16,292,792 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 200 m prize money and men's 100 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Erriyon Knighton has been paid in two of them. The biggest of the rest are men's pole vault, men's 800 m and men's 400 m hurdles. Every meeting he has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Athletissima has its own page across every edition of it.