Galen Rupp prize money
Galen Rupp has been paid $31,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 878th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from nine paid finishes in the men's 5000 m and men's mile, the best of them 2nd.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ExxonMobil Bislett Games 2014 | 5000 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2014 | 5000 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Meeting Areva 2014 | 5000 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| DN Galan 2014 | 5000 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Sainsburys Anniversary Games 2013 | Mile | 5th | $2,500 |
| Memorial Van Damme 2013 | 5000 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Monaco 2013 | 5000 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2012 | 5000 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Aviva British Grand Prix 2011 | 5000 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| All nine | two disciplines | - | $31,000 |
The nine paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $31,000 is nine separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.03% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Galen Rupp
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 5000 m | 8 | - | 2011 to 2014 | $28,500 |
| Men's mile | 1 | - | 2013 | $2,500 |
The men's 5000 m has paid Galen Rupp $28,500 of the $31,000, which is 92% of everything the series has given him.
Season by season
2011 to 2014, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | - | Aviva British Grand Prix | $6,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | - | Prefontaine Classic | $4,000 |
| 2013 | 3 | - | Sainsburys Anniversary Games | $7,000 |
| 2014 | 4 | - | ExxonMobil Bislett Games | $14,000 |
season running total
2014 is the biggest of them, $14,000 from four starts. Every season from 2011 to 2014 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $31,000.
Around Galen Rupp on the money list
Ranks 858 to 898
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 858 | Perdita Felicien | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $32,500 |
| 859 | Sage Hurta-Klecker | two disciplines | - | $32,500 |
| 860 | Sigrid Borge | Women's javelin throw | - | $32,500 |
| 861 | Eilish McColgan | five disciplines | - | $32,250 |
| 862 | Ezekiel Nathaniel | two disciplines | - | $32,000 |
| 863 | Kanyinsola Ajayi | Men's 100 m | 1 | $32,000 |
| 864 | Natasha Morrison | two disciplines | - | $32,000 |
| 865 | Rusheen McDonald | Men's 400 m | 1 | $32,000 |
| 866 | Tosin Oke | Men's triple jump | - | $32,000 |
| 867 | Adrian Piperi | Men's shot put | - | $31,750 |
| 868 | Django Lovett | Men's high jump | 1 | $31,750 |
| 869 | Jodie Williams | two disciplines | - | $31,750 |
| 870 | Robeilys Peinado | Women's pole vault | - | $31,750 |
| 871 | Vincent Kibet | two disciplines | - | $31,750 |
| 872 | Chris Carter | Men's triple jump | 1 | $31,500 |
| 873 | David Girat | Men's triple jump | 1 | $31,500 |
| 874 | Dong Bin | Men's triple jump | - | $31,500 |
| 875 | Benn Harradine | Men's discus throw | - | $31,000 |
| 876 | Biniam Mehary | two disciplines | - | $31,000 |
| 877 | Cory Martin | Men's shot put | - | $31,000 |
| 878 | Galen Rupp | two disciplines | - | $31,000 |
| 879 | Jack Green | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $31,000 |
| 880 | Jo-Ané du Plessis | Women's javelin throw | - | $31,000 |
| 881 | Lacy Janson | Women's pole vault | - | $31,000 |
| 882 | Naide Gomes | Women's long jump | - | $31,000 |
| 883 | Nathan Strother | Men's 400 m | - | $31,000 |
| 884 | Tonea Marshall | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $30,750 |
| 885 | Wang Yu | Men's high jump | 1 | $30,750 |
| 886 | Anaïs Bourgoin | two disciplines | - | $30,500 |
| 887 | Graham Blanks | two disciplines | - | $30,500 |
| 888 | Ibtissam Lakhouad | Women's 1500 m | - | $30,500 |
| 889 | Tia Jones | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $30,500 |
| 890 | Curtis Thompson | Men's javelin throw | - | $30,250 |
| 891 | Wilhem Belocian | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $30,250 |
| 892 | Albert Rop | two disciplines | - | $30,000 |
| 893 | Dawid Wegner | Men's javelin throw | - | $30,000 |
| 894 | Kyra Jefferson | two disciplines | - | $30,000 |
| 895 | Maia McCoy | two disciplines | - | $30,000 |
| 896 | Mario Forsythe | two disciplines | - | $30,000 |
| 897 | Steffin McCarter | Men's long jump | 1 | $30,000 |
| 898 | Viktoriya Tkachuk | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $30,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Galen Rupp is 878th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $31,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Galen Rupp most
Aviva British Grand Prix 2011 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Imane Merga, Yenew Alamirew, Jesús España, Craig Mottram, Abera Kuma and Collis Birmingham.
ExxonMobil Bislett Games 2014 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa, Edwin Soi, Isiah Kiplangat Koech, Dejen Gebremeskel, Cornelius Kangogo and Yenew Alamirew.
Weltklasse Zürich 2014 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa, Hayle Ibrahimov, Lawi Lalang, Augustine Kiprono Choge, Ben True and Caleb Ndiku.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Galen Rupp won?
$31,000, which ranks 878th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from nine paid finishes between 2011 and 2014.
What is Galen Rupp's biggest Diamond League payday?
$6,000, for finishing 2nd in the 5000 m at the 2011 Aviva British 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 2nd and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Galen Rupp 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 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 Galen Rupp 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 Galen Rupp is Cory Martin on $31,000, and one below Jack Green on $31,000. Galen Rupp is one of 659 United States athletes athletics has paid, and United States athletics prize money adds them up to $29,436,125 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 5000 m prize money and men's mile prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Galen Rupp has been paid in two 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 ExxonMobil Bislett Games has its own page across every edition of it.