Francis Obikwelu prize money
Francis Obikwelu has been paid $1,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2973rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the men's 100 m, and it was 7th.
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.
The payment
Where he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herculis 2011 | 100 m | 7th | $1,500 |
The one paid figure add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $1,500 is one separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.00% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Francis Obikwelu on the money list
Ranks 2953 to 2993
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2953 | Diomar de Souza | Men's 800 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2954 | Dmitriy Sorokin | Men's triple jump | - | $1,500 |
| 2955 | Dominic Berger | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2956 | Dorian Scott | Men's shot put | - | $1,500 |
| 2957 | Drew Hunter | Men's 3000 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2958 | Dwain Chambers | Men's 100 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2959 | Dzmitry Nabokau | Men's high jump | - | $1,500 |
| 2960 | Eddie Lovett | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2961 | Edward Zakayo Pingua | Men's 5000 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2962 | Erwan Konaté | Men's long jump | - | $1,500 |
| 2963 | Erwann Cinna | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2964 | Ethan Cormont | Men's pole vault | - | $1,500 |
| 2965 | Eure Yañez | Men's high jump | - | $1,500 |
| 2966 | Fabian Florant | Men's triple jump | - | $1,500 |
| 2967 | Fabio Cerutti | Men's 100 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2968 | Fawn Dorr | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2969 | Fei Yang | Women's discus throw | - | $1,500 |
| 2970 | Felicia Brown-Edwards | Women's 200 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2971 | Felix Göltl | Men's 100 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2972 | Florence Kiplagat | Women's 3000 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2973 | Francis Obikwelu | Men's 100 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2974 | Fredrik Amundgård | Men's discus throw | - | $1,500 |
| 2975 | Gabija Galvydytė | two disciplines | - | $1,500 |
| 2976 | Gabriel Wallin | Men's javelin throw | - | $1,500 |
| 2977 | Gavin Smellie | Men's 200 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2978 | Geisa Arcanjo | Women's shot put | - | $1,500 |
| 2979 | Gregor Traber | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2980 | Guangfu Wang | Men's shot put | - | $1,500 |
| 2981 | Hamid Oualich | Men's 800 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2982 | Hanna-Maari Latvala | Women's 200 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2983 | Hannes Kirchler | Men's discus throw | - | $1,500 |
| 2984 | Helena Engman | Women's shot put | - | $1,500 |
| 2985 | Honglin Zhang | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2986 | Igor Pavlov | Men's pole vault | - | $1,500 |
| 2987 | Ingar Kiplesund | Men's long jump | - | $1,500 |
| 2988 | Ivan Pelizza | Men's 800 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2989 | Iveta Putalová | Women's 400 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2990 | Jacob Araptany | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $1,500 |
| 2991 | Jacob Hernandez | Men's 800 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2992 | Jade Johnson | Women's long jump | - | $1,500 |
| 2993 | James Kaan | Men's mile | - | $1,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Francis Obikwelu is 2973rd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $1,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Francis Obikwelu most
Herculis 2011 paid $1,500 for 7th in the 100 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Churandy Martina, Usain Bolt, Nesta Carter, Mike Rodgers, Michael Frater and Christophe Lemaitre.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Francis Obikwelu won?
$1,500, which ranks 2973rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2011.
What is Francis Obikwelu's biggest Diamond League payday?
$1,500, for finishing 7th in the 100 m at the 2011 Herculis. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 7th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Francis Obikwelu 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 100 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 Francis Obikwelu 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 Francis Obikwelu is Florence Kiplagat on $1,500, and one below Fredrik Amundgård on $1,500. Francis Obikwelu is one of 30 Portugal athletes athletics has paid, and Portugal athletics prize money adds them up to $1,063,500 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 100 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Francis Obikwelu has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's pole vault, 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 Herculis has its own page across every edition of it.