Hyleas Fountain prize money
Hyleas Fountain has been paid $5,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1978th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the women's long jump, the best of them 3rd.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Grand Prix 2010 | Long jump | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2010 | Long jump | 7th | $1,500 |
| All two | Women's long jump | - | $5,500 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $5,500 is two 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 Hyleas Fountain on the money list
Ranks 1958 to 1998
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Bernhard Seifert | Men's javelin throw | - | $5,500 |
| 1959 | Britton Wilson | Women's 400 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1960 | Bruno Hortelano-Roig | Men's 200 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1961 | Charlotta Fougberg | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,500 |
| 1962 | Chen Yujie | Women's 200 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1963 | Christopher Taylor | Men's 400 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1964 | Cravon Gillespie | Men's 100 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1965 | Cravont Charleston | Men's 100 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1966 | Deajah Stevens | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1967 | Demario Prince | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1968 | Dexter Faulk | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1969 | Dmytro Demyanyuk | Men's high jump | - | $5,500 |
| 1970 | Dovilė Kilty | Women's triple jump | - | $5,500 |
| 1971 | Elisa Cusma | Women's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1972 | Emel Dereli̇ | Women's shot put | - | $5,500 |
| 1973 | Emily Cherotich Tuei | Women's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1974 | Eric Edwards Jr. | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1975 | Gabbi Cunningham | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1976 | Hamid Ezzine | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,500 |
| 1977 | Hawi Abera | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1978 | Hyleas Fountain | Women's long jump | - | $5,500 |
| 1979 | Ibrahim Ezzaydouni | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,500 |
| 1980 | Jacquelyn Coward | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1981 | Janeek Brown | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1982 | Joe Klecker | three disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1983 | Jonathan Sacoor | Men's 400 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1984 | Kevin López | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1985 | Leah Nugent | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1986 | Li Lingyu | Women's javelin throw | - | $5,500 |
| 1987 | Luka Bošković | Men's long jump | - | $5,500 |
| 1988 | Mario Pestano | Men's discus throw | - | $5,500 |
| 1989 | Māris Urtāns | Men's shot put | - | $5,500 |
| 1990 | Mike Foppen | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1991 | Monica Hargrove | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1992 | Mukhtar Mohammed | Men's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1993 | Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla | Men's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1994 | Pedrya Seymour | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1995 | Richard Yates | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1996 | Sarah Stevens-Walker | Women's shot put | - | $5,500 |
| 1997 | Shalaya Kipp | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,500 |
| 1998 | Simon Magakwe | Men's 100 m | - | $5,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Hyleas Fountain is 1978th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $5,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Hyleas Fountain most
London Grand Prix 2010 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the long jump, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ineta Radēviča, Funmi Jimoh, Naide Gomes, Jade Johnson, Tianna Bartoletta and Darya Klishina.
Weltklasse Zürich 2010 paid $1,500 for 7th in the long jump, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Brianna Glenn, Brittney Reese, Lyudmila Kolchanova, Irene Pusterla, Naide Gomes and Ineta Radēviča.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Hyleas Fountain won?
$5,500, which ranks 1978th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes in 2010.
What is Hyleas Fountain's biggest Diamond League payday?
$4,000, for finishing 3rd in the long jump at the 2010 London 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 3rd and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Hyleas Fountain 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 place is worth the same in the women'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.
Is this everything Hyleas Fountain 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 her, 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 Hyleas Fountain is Hawi Abera on $5,500, and one below Ibrahim Ezzaydouni on $5,500. Hyleas Fountain 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 women's long jump prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Hyleas Fountain has been paid in one 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 London Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.