Jemma Simpson prize money
Jemma Simpson has been paid $17,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1253rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from six paid finishes in the women's 800 m, 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 she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adidas Grand Prix 2012 | 800 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Aviva British Grand Prix 2012 | 800 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Memorial van Damme 2012 | 800 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| Herculis 2010 | 800 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2010 | 800 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Golden Gala 2010 | 800 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| All six | Women's 800 m | - | $17,000 |
The six paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $17,000 is six separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.01% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2010 to 2012, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | - | Herculis | $12,500 |
| 2011 | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 3 | - | Adidas Grand Prix | $4,500 |
season running total
2010 is the biggest of them, $12,500 from three starts. No Diamond League meeting paid Jemma Simpson in 2011, so that column stands at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $17,000.
Around Jemma Simpson on the money list
Ranks 1233 to 1273
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1233 | Irene Pusterla | Women's long jump | - | $17,500 |
| 1234 | Jackson Mumbwa Kivuva | Men's 800 m | - | $17,500 |
| 1235 | Kahmari Montgomery | Men's 400 m | - | $17,500 |
| 1236 | Karl Bebendorf | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $17,500 |
| 1237 | Melissa Boekelman | Women's shot put | - | $17,500 |
| 1238 | Xavier Carter | Men's 200 m | - | $17,500 |
| 1239 | Zaynab Dosso | Women's 100 m | - | $17,500 |
| 1240 | Ajla Del Ponte | two disciplines | - | $17,250 |
| 1241 | Ida Karstoft | Women's 200 m | 1 | $17,250 |
| 1242 | Meghan Beesley | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $17,250 |
| 1243 | Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova | Women's long jump | - | $17,250 |
| 1244 | Lia Apostolovski | Women's high jump | - | $17,125 |
| 1245 | Amos Kirui | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $17,000 |
| 1246 | Anete Sietiņa | Women's javelin throw | - | $17,000 |
| 1247 | Becky Breisch | Women's discus throw | - | $17,000 |
| 1248 | Casey Malone | Men's discus throw | - | $17,000 |
| 1249 | Daniel Huling | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $17,000 |
| 1250 | Daniella Hill | Women's shot put | - | $17,000 |
| 1251 | Filippo Randazzo | Men's long jump | 1 | $17,000 |
| 1252 | Fotyen Tesfay | two disciplines | - | $17,000 |
| 1253 | Jemma Simpson | Women's 800 m | - | $17,000 |
| 1254 | Kemar Bailey-Cole | Men's 100 m | - | $17,000 |
| 1255 | Ludvy Vaillant | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $17,000 |
| 1256 | Marie Gayot | Women's 400 m | - | $17,000 |
| 1257 | Mauro Vinicius da Silva | Men's long jump | - | $17,000 |
| 1258 | Neja Filipič | Women's triple jump | - | $17,000 |
| 1259 | Tiago Pereira | Men's triple jump | - | $17,000 |
| 1260 | Lovisa Lindh | Women's 800 m | - | $16,750 |
| 1261 | Anass Essayi | two disciplines | - | $16,500 |
| 1262 | Angela Moroşanu | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $16,500 |
| 1263 | Anthony Zambrano | Men's 400 m | 1 | $16,500 |
| 1264 | Caroline Nyaga | two disciplines | - | $16,500 |
| 1265 | Hailemariyam Amare | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $16,500 |
| 1266 | Hanna Green | Women's 800 m | 1 | $16,500 |
| 1267 | Liveta Jasiūnaitė | Women's javelin throw | - | $16,500 |
| 1268 | Martin Kupper | Men's discus throw | - | $16,500 |
| 1269 | Molly Huddle | two disciplines | - | $16,500 |
| 1270 | Randy Lewis | Men's triple jump | - | $16,500 |
| 1271 | Yahya Berrabah | Men's long jump | - | $16,500 |
| 1272 | Zane Weir | Men's shot put | - | $16,500 |
| 1273 | Safina Sadullayeva | Women's high jump | 1 | $16,375 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Jemma Simpson is 1253rd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $17,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Jemma Simpson most
Herculis 2010 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 800 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Anna Willard, Halima Hachlaf, Elisa Cusma, Phoebe Wright, Eglė Balčiūnaitė and Kenia Sinclair.
London Grand Prix 2010 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 800 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Morgan Uceny, Jennifer Meadows, Anna Willard, Lisa Dobriskey, Alysia Montaño and Mariya Savinova.
Golden Gala 2010 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 800 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Neisha Bernard-Thomas, Elisa Cusma, Yuliya Krevsun, Halima Hachlaf, Janeth Jepkosgei and Jennifer Meadows.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Jemma Simpson won?
$17,000, which ranks 1253rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from six paid finishes between 2010 and 2012.
What is Jemma Simpson's biggest Diamond League payday?
$6,000, for finishing 2nd in the 800 m at the 2010 Herculis. 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 Jemma Simpson 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 800 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 Jemma Simpson 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 Jemma Simpson is Fotyen Tesfay on $17,000, and one below Kemar Bailey-Cole on $17,000. Jemma Simpson 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 women's 800 m prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Jemma Simpson 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 Adidas Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.