Frank Casanas prize money
Frank Casanas has been paid $52,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 594th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from 17 paid finishes in the men's discus throw, one of them a win.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2014 | Discus throw | 5th | $2,500 |
| Athletissima 2014 | Discus throw | 6th | $2,000 |
| Golden Grand Prix 2013 | Discus throw | 5th | $2,500 |
| Meeting Areva 2013 | Discus throw | 5th | $2,500 |
| Bislett Games 2013 | Discus throw | 6th | $2,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2013 | Discus throw | 7th | $1,500 |
| Sainsburys Anniversary Games 2013 | Discus throw | 7th | $1,500 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2012 | Discus throw | 1st | $10,000 |
| Athletissima 2012 | Discus throw | 3rd | $4,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2012 | Discus throw | 5th | $2,500 |
| Aviva British Grand Prix 2012 | Discus throw | 6th | $2,000 |
| Memorial van Damme 2012 | Discus throw | 7th | $1,500 |
| Bislett Games 2011 | Discus throw | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2011 | Discus throw | 3rd | $4,000 |
| DN Galan 2011 | Discus throw | 3rd | $4,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2011 | Discus throw | 5th | $2,500 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2011 | Discus throw | 8th | $1,000 |
| All 17 | Men's discus throw | - | $52,000 |
The 17 paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $52,000 is 17 separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.05% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2011 to 2014, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | - | Bislett Games | $17,500 |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 | Adidas Grand Prix | $20,000 |
| 2013 | 5 | - | Golden Grand Prix | $10,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | - | Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix | $4,500 |
season running total
2012 is the biggest of them, $20,000 from five starts. Every season from 2011 to 2014 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $52,000.
Around Frank Casanas on the money list
Ranks 574 to 614
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 574 | Emily Grove | Women's pole vault | 1 | $53,750 |
| 575 | Filip Ingebrigtsen | five disciplines | - | $53,750 |
| 576 | Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko | Women's triple jump | - | $53,750 |
| 577 | Andrew Pozzi | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $53,500 |
| 578 | Clayton Murphy | three disciplines | - | $53,500 |
| 579 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | two disciplines | - | $53,500 |
| 580 | Michael Hartfield | Men's long jump | 1 | $53,500 |
| 581 | Shelby McEwen | Men's high jump | 2 | $53,375 |
| 582 | Reece Prescod | two disciplines | 1 | $53,250 |
| 583 | Vashti Cunningham | Women's high jump | - | $53,250 |
| 584 | Christine Ohuruogu | Women's 400 m | 2 | $53,000 |
| 585 | Freddie Crittenden | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $53,000 |
| 586 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | two disciplines | 1 | $53,000 |
| 587 | Quanesha Burks | Women's long jump | 1 | $53,000 |
| 588 | Sembo Almayew | two disciplines | 1 | $53,000 |
| 589 | Léa Sprunger | three disciplines | 1 | $52,750 |
| 590 | Jennifer Meadows | Women's 800 m | 2 | $52,500 |
| 591 | Żaneta Glanc | Women's discus throw | - | $52,500 |
| 592 | Adam Gemili | two disciplines | - | $52,000 |
| 593 | Björn Otto | Men's pole vault | 1 | $52,000 |
| 594 | Frank Casanas | Men's discus throw | 1 | $52,000 |
| 595 | Hillary Bor | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $52,000 |
| 596 | Johnny Dutch | Men's 400 m hurdles | 3 | $52,000 |
| 597 | Mariya Abakumova | Women's javelin throw | 5 | $52,000 |
| 598 | Melaine Walker | Women's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $52,000 |
| 599 | Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu | three disciplines | 3 | $51,750 |
| 600 | Abubaker Kaki | Men's 800 m | 3 | $51,500 |
| 601 | Shanice Craft | two disciplines | - | $51,500 |
| 602 | Tia Brooks-Wannemacher | Women's shot put | 2 | $51,500 |
| 603 | Erika Kinsey | Women's high jump | - | $51,333 |
| 604 | Tony McQuay | Men's 400 m | - | $51,250 |
| 605 | Martin Wierig | Men's discus throw | - | $51,000 |
| 606 | Tariku Bekele | two disciplines | 2 | $51,000 |
| 607 | Yekaterina Koneva | Women's triple jump | 1 | $51,000 |
| 608 | Roberta Bruni | Women's pole vault | - | $50,875 |
| 609 | Khaddi Sagnia | two disciplines | 1 | $50,750 |
| 610 | Dana Velďáková | Women's triple jump | - | $50,500 |
| 611 | Marwa Bouzayani | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $50,500 |
| 612 | Myriam Soumaré | two disciplines | 1 | $50,500 |
| 613 | Quincy Hall | two disciplines | 2 | $50,500 |
| 614 | Ayomide Folorunso | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $50,250 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Frank Casanas is 594th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $52,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Frank Casanas most
Adidas Grand Prix 2012 paid $10,000 for 1st in the discus throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Vikas Gowda, Rutger Smith, Lawrence Okoye, Jorge Fernández, Benn Harradine and Casey Malone.
Bislett Games 2011 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the discus throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Virgilijus Alekna, Märt Israel, Zoltán Kővágó, Niklas Arrhenius, Erik Cadée and Martin Wierig.
Athletissima 2012 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the discus throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Martin Wierig, Virgilijus Alekna, Erik Cadée, Ehsan Haddadi, Benn Harradine and Gerd Kanter.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Frank Casanas won?
$52,000, which ranks 594th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from 17 paid finishes between 2011 and 2014.
What is Frank Casanas's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the discus throw at the 2012 Adidas Grand Prix. 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 Frank Casanas 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 discus throw 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 Frank Casanas won?
One of 17, worth $10,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Frank Casanas 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 Frank Casanas is Björn Otto on $52,000, and one below Hillary Bor on $52,000. Frank Casanas is one of 72 Spain athletes athletics has paid, and Spain athletics prize money adds them up to $1,462,000 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's discus throw prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Frank Casanas has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's 100 m, men's pole vault and men's 800 m. Every meeting he has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.