Francine Niyonsaba prize money
Francine Niyonsaba has been paid $64,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 242nd of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from eight paid finishes in the women's 3000 m, women's 800 m and women's 5000 m, four 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 she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doha Diamond League 2022 | 3000 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Athletissima 2022 | 3000 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Meeting de Paris 2021 | 3000 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Allianz Memorial Van Damme 2021 | 5000 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Doha Diamond League 2019 | 800 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Bislett Games 2018 | 800 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Meeting de Paris 2018 | 800 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Bislett Games 2017 | 800 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| All eight | three disciplines | — | $64,000 |
The eight paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $64,000 is eight 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 Francine Niyonsaba
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 3000 m | 3 | 3 | 2021 to 2022 | $30,000 |
| Women's 800 m | 4 | — | 2017 to 2019 | $24,000 |
| Women's 5000 m | 1 | 1 | 2021 | $10,000 |
The women's 3000 m has paid Francine Niyonsaba $30,000 of the $64,000, which is 47% of everything the series has given her.
Season by season
2017 to 2022, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | — | Bislett Games | $6,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | — | Bislett Games | $12,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | — | Doha Diamond League | $6,000 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | Meeting de Paris | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | Doha Diamond League | $20,000 |
season running total
2021 is the biggest of them, $20,000 from two starts. No Diamond League meeting paid Francine Niyonsaba in 2020, so that column stands at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $64,000.
Around Francine Niyonsaba on the money list
Ranks 222 to 262
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 254 | Jenna Prandini | two disciplines | — | $59,500 |
| 255 | Nickisha Pryce | Women's 400 m | 2 | $59,500 |
| 256 | Rasheed Broadbell | Men's 110 m hurdles | 4 | $59,250 |
| 257 | Azeddine Habz | four disciplines | 2 | $59,000 |
| 258 | Denia Caballero | Women's discus throw | 2 | $59,000 |
| 259 | Grant Fisher | four disciplines | 1 | $59,000 |
| 260 | Yasmani Copello | Men's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $58,250 |
| 261 | Yohan Blake | Men's 100 m | 1 | $58,250 |
| 262 | Addison Wiley | three disciplines | 1 | $58,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Francine Niyonsaba is 242nd of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $64,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Francine Niyonsaba most
Doha Diamond League 2022 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 3000 m, one of sixteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Faith Kipyegon, Jessica Hull, Yasemin Can, Girmawit Gebrzihair, Edinah Jebitok and Fantaye Belayneh.
Athletissima 2022 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 3000 m, one of fifteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Alicia Monson, Beatrice Chebet, Sifan Hassan, Margaret Kipkemboi, Elise Cranny and Laura Muir.
Meeting de Paris 2021 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 3000 m, one of thirteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ejgayehu Taye, Margaret Kipkemboi, Elise Cranny, Fantu Worku, Eilish McColgan and Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Francine Niyonsaba won?
$64,000, which ranks 242nd of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from eight paid finishes between 2017 and 2022.
What is Francine Niyonsaba's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the 3000 m at the 2022 Doha Diamond League. 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 Francine Niyonsaba 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 win is worth the same in the women's 3000 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 Francine Niyonsaba won?
Four of eight, worth $40,000 between them. She has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Francine Niyonsaba 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 her, 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 Francine Niyonsaba is Sondre Guttormsen on $64,250, and one below Alysha Newman on $63,500. Francine Niyonsaba is one of 3 Burundi athletes athletics has paid, and Burundi athletics prize money adds them up to $83,500 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see women's 3000 m prize money, women's 800 m prize money and women's 5000 m prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Francine Niyonsaba has been paid in three 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 Doha Diamond League has its own page across every edition of it.