Greg Rutherford prize money
Greg Rutherford has been paid $122,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 247th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from 22 paid finishes in the men's long jump, seven 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
The 22 paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $122,500 is 22 separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.1% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2010 to 2016, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | - | British Grand Prix | $1,500 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | Prefontaine Classic | $20,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | Golden Gala | $17,000 |
| 2013 | 4 | - | British Grand Prix | $17,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | - | Athletissima | $9,000 |
| 2015 | 6 | 4 | British Athletics Grand Prix | $45,500 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | $12,500 |
season running total
2015 is the biggest of them, $45,500 from six starts. Every season from 2010 to 2016 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $122,500.
Around Greg Rutherford on the money list
Ranks 227 to 267
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 227 | Daryll Neita | two disciplines | 3 | $131,500 |
| 228 | Hiwot Ayalew | two disciplines | 5 | $131,500 |
| 229 | Tomasz Majewski | Men's shot put | 1 | $131,000 |
| 230 | Vivian Jepkemei Cheruiyot | two disciplines | 11 | $131,000 |
| 231 | Michael Norman | three disciplines | 7 | $130,750 |
| 232 | Djamel Sedjati | two disciplines | 5 | $130,500 |
| 233 | Georgia Hunter Bell | three disciplines | 4 | $130,250 |
| 234 | Dylan Armstrong | Men's shot put | 5 | $130,000 |
| 235 | Johannes Vetter | Men's javelin throw | 5 | $129,500 |
| 236 | Queen Claye | two disciplines | 4 | $129,500 |
| 237 | Jason Richardson | Men's 110 m hurdles | 5 | $129,000 |
| 238 | Yohan Blake | two disciplines | 3 | $128,250 |
| 239 | Christian Cantwell | Men's shot put | 7 | $128,000 |
| 240 | Denia Caballero | Women's discus throw | 2 | $128,000 |
| 241 | Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk | two disciplines | 2 | $126,750 |
| 242 | Viola Jelagat Kibiwot | five disciplines | - | $126,500 |
| 243 | David Storl | Men's shot put | 5 | $125,500 |
| 244 | Tatsiana Khaladovich | Women's javelin throw | 5 | $125,250 |
| 245 | Tina Šutej | Women's pole vault | 1 | $123,250 |
| 246 | Robert Urbanek | Men's discus throw | 3 | $122,750 |
| 247 | Greg Rutherford | Men's long jump | 7 | $122,500 |
| 248 | Adam Kszczot | two disciplines | 5 | $122,000 |
| 249 | Jessica Hull | six disciplines | 1 | $121,750 |
| 250 | Tori Bowie | three disciplines | 8 | $121,500 |
| 251 | Mélina Robert-Michon | Women's discus throw | - | $121,250 |
| 252 | Brandon Starc | Men's high jump | 3 | $121,000 |
| 253 | Yenew Alamirew | three disciplines | 6 | $121,000 |
| 254 | Muktar Edris | two disciplines | 5 | $120,750 |
| 255 | Yarelis Barrios | Women's discus throw | 6 | $120,500 |
| 256 | Lyu Huihui | Women's javelin throw | 6 | $120,250 |
| 257 | Darrell Hill | Men's shot put | 1 | $119,000 |
| 258 | Andreas Hofmann | Men's javelin throw | 4 | $117,500 |
| 259 | Brimin Kiprop Kipruto | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 6 | $117,500 |
| 260 | JuVaughn Harrison | two disciplines | 4 | $117,250 |
| 261 | Henriette Jæger | two disciplines | 3 | $116,500 |
| 262 | Sha'Carri Richardson | two disciplines | 5 | $116,250 |
| 263 | Yasmani Copello | Men's 400 m hurdles | 2 | $116,250 |
| 264 | Malte Mohr | Men's pole vault | 3 | $116,000 |
| 265 | Rumesh Tharanga | Men's javelin throw | 5 | $116,000 |
| 266 | Lorraine Ugen | Women's long jump | 2 | $115,000 |
| 267 | Woo Sang-hyeok | Men's high jump | 5 | $113,750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Greg Rutherford is 247th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $122,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Greg Rutherford most
Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2016 paid $10,000 for 1st in the long jump, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Marquise Goodwin, Fabrice Lapierre, Ruswahl Samaai, Michael Hartfield, Wang Jianan and Luvo Manyonga.
British Athletics Grand Prix 2015 paid $10,000 for 1st in the long jump, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Michael Hartfield, Dan Bramble, Tyrone Smith, Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, Damar Forbes and Chris Tomlinson.
Bislett Games 2015 paid $10,000 for 1st in the long jump, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Michael Hartfield, Aleksandr Menkov, Christian Taylor, Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, Zarck Visser and Michel Tornéus.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Greg Rutherford won?
$122,500, which ranks 247th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from 22 paid finishes between 2010 and 2016.
What is Greg Rutherford's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the long jump at the 2016 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 Greg Rutherford 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 long jump 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 Greg Rutherford won?
Seven of 22, worth $70,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Greg Rutherford 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 Greg Rutherford is Robert Urbanek on $122,750, and one below Adam Kszczot on $122,000. Greg Rutherford is one of 249 Great Britain athletes athletics has paid, and Great Britain athletics prize money adds them up to $6,351,625 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's long jump prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Greg Rutherford 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 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea has its own page across every edition of it.