Jeremy Wariner prize money
Jeremy Wariner has been paid $90,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 355th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from twelve paid finishes in the men's 400 m, 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
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adidas Grand Prix 2012 | 400 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2012 | 400 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Herculis 2012 | 400 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2011 | 400 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2011 | 400 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Meeting Areva 2011 | 400 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Shanghai Diamond League 2010 | 400 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Golden Gala 2010 | 400 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Athletissima 2010 | 400 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Meeting Areva 2010 | 400 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2010 | 400 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2010 | 400 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| All twelve | Men's 400 m | - | $90,000 |
The twelve paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $90,000 is twelve separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.08% 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 | 6 | 6 | Shanghai Diamond League | $60,000 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | Adidas Grand Prix | $19,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | - | Adidas Grand Prix | $11,000 |
season running total
2010 is the biggest of them, $60,000 from six starts. Every season from 2010 to 2012 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $90,000.
Around Jeremy Wariner on the money list
Ranks 335 to 375
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 335 | Julius Yego | Men's javelin throw | 2 | $96,000 |
| 336 | Zharnel Hughes | two disciplines | 2 | $95,500 |
| 337 | Mujinga Kambundji | two disciplines | 1 | $95,250 |
| 338 | Ronald Levy | Men's 110 m hurdles | 3 | $94,750 |
| 339 | Cleopatra Borel | Women's shot put | - | $94,500 |
| 340 | Yargelis Savigne | two disciplines | 7 | $94,500 |
| 341 | Jorinde van Klinken | two disciplines | 1 | $94,000 |
| 342 | Lamecha Girma | five disciplines | 6 | $94,000 |
| 343 | Sanya Richards-Ross | two disciplines | 5 | $93,500 |
| 344 | Luguelín Santos | Men's 400 m | 1 | $93,000 |
| 345 | Amy Hunt | two disciplines | - | $92,500 |
| 346 | Christophe Lemaitre | two disciplines | 1 | $92,500 |
| 347 | Chaunte Lowe | Women's high jump | 5 | $92,000 |
| 348 | Berihu Aregawi | three disciplines | 4 | $91,750 |
| 349 | Peruth Chemutai | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 3 | $91,750 |
| 350 | L. J. van Zyl | Men's 400 m hurdles | 2 | $91,500 |
| 351 | Niels Laros | three disciplines | 3 | $91,000 |
| 352 | Nelly Chepchirchir | two disciplines | 4 | $90,750 |
| 353 | Levern Spencer | Women's high jump | 1 | $90,508 |
| 354 | Jake Wightman | four disciplines | 4 | $90,250 |
| 355 | Jeremy Wariner | Men's 400 m | 7 | $90,000 |
| 356 | Ameer Webb | two disciplines | 3 | $89,500 |
| 357 | Habitam Alemu | three disciplines | - | $89,500 |
| 358 | Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa | two disciplines | 1 | $89,500 |
| 359 | Imane Merga | two disciplines | 4 | $88,500 |
| 360 | Birke Haylom | four disciplines | 3 | $87,000 |
| 361 | Emmanuel Eseme | Men's 100 m | 2 | $87,000 |
| 362 | Grace Stark | Women's 100 m hurdles | 3 | $86,500 |
| 363 | Gianna Woodruff | Women's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $86,000 |
| 364 | Meseret Defar | three disciplines | 5 | $86,000 |
| 365 | Phillips Idowu | Men's triple jump | 6 | $86,000 |
| 366 | Evan Jager | three disciplines | 1 | $85,500 |
| 367 | Diribe Welteji | three disciplines | 4 | $85,250 |
| 368 | Philip Milanov | Men's discus throw | 3 | $85,250 |
| 369 | Maggie Ewen | Women's shot put | 1 | $84,500 |
| 370 | Megan Simmonds | Women's 100 m hurdles | 2 | $84,250 |
| 371 | Hilal Yego | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $84,000 |
| 372 | Payton Otterdahl | Men's shot put | 2 | $83,750 |
| 373 | Donavan Brazier | Men's 800 m | 2 | $83,500 |
| 374 | Georganne Moline | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $83,500 |
| 375 | Janay Deloach | Women's long jump | 3 | $83,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Jeremy Wariner is 355th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $90,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Jeremy Wariner most
Adidas Grand Prix 2011 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jermaine Gonzales, Rondell Bartholomew, Christopher Brown, Oscar Pistorius, Kevin Borlée and Renny Quow.
Shanghai Diamond League 2010 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: David Neville, Michael Bingham, Gary Kikaya, Ben Offereins, Leslie Djhone and Xiaosheng Liu.
Golden Gala 2010 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 400 m, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Angelo Taylor, Christopher Brown, Renny Quow, Michael Bingham, Claudio Licciardello and Jonathan Borlée.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Jeremy Wariner won?
$90,000, which ranks 355th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from twelve paid finishes between 2010 and 2012.
What is Jeremy Wariner's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the 400 m at the 2011 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 Jeremy Wariner 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 400 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.
How many Diamond League meetings has Jeremy Wariner won?
Seven of twelve, worth $70,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Jeremy Wariner 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 Jeremy Wariner is Jake Wightman on $90,250, and one below Ameer Webb on $89,500. Jeremy Wariner 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 400 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Jeremy Wariner 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 Adidas Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.