Joe Klecker prize money
Joe Klecker has been paid $5,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1982nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from four paid finishes in the men's 5000 m, men's 2 miles and men's 3000 m, the best of them 4th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bislett Games 2023 | 5000 m | 4th | $2,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2023 | 5000 m | 7th | $750 |
| Bislett Games 2022 | 5000 m | 4th | $2,000 |
| Herculis 2022 | 3000 m | 9th | - |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2022 | 5000 m | 13th | - |
| Prefontaine Classic 2021 | 2 miles | 7th | $750 |
| All six | three disciplines | - | $5,500 |
The four paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $5,500 is four 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. Two of the six starts paid nothing, because the series pays eight deep and the fields run past twenty.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Joe Klecker
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 5000 m | 4 | - | 2022 to 2023 | $4,750 |
| Men's 2 miles | 1 | - | 2021 | $750 |
| Men's 3000 m | 1 | - | 2022 | $0 |
The men's 5000 m has paid Joe Klecker $4,750 of the $5,500, which is 86% of everything the series has given him.
Season by season
2021 to 2023, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | - | Prefontaine Classic | $750 |
| 2022 | 3 | - | Bislett Games | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | - | Bislett Games | $2,750 |
season running total
2023 is the biggest of them, $2,750 from two starts. Every season from 2021 to 2023 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $5,500.
Around Joe Klecker on the money list
Ranks 1962 to 2002
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1999 | Tan Jian | Women's discus throw | - | $5,500 |
| 2000 | Taresa Tolosa | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 2001 | Tigst Assefa | Women's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 2002 | Tyquendo Tracey | Men's 100 m | - | $5,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Joe Klecker is 1982nd 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 Joe Klecker most
Bislett Games 2023 paid $2,000 for 4th in the 5000 m, one of sixteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Luis Grijalva, Thierry Ndikumwenayo, Samuel Tefera, Ishmael Kipkurui, Paul Chelimo and Henrik Ingebrigtsen.
Bislett Games 2022 paid $2,000 for 4th in the 5000 m, one of fourteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Milkesa Mengesha, Jack Rayner, Adel Mechaal, Peter Maru, Narve Gilje Nordås and Luis Grijalva.
Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2023 paid $750 for 7th in the 5000 m, one of sixteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jacob Krop, Selemon Barega, Mohammed Ahmed, Grant Fisher, Samuel Tefera and Thierry Ndikumwenayo.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Joe Klecker won?
$5,500, which ranks 1982nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from four paid finishes between 2021 and 2023.
What is Joe Klecker's biggest Diamond League payday?
$2,000, for finishing 4th in the 5000 m at the 2023 Bislett Games. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 4th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Joe Klecker 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.
Has Joe Klecker ever raced a Diamond League meeting for nothing?
Two times. The series pays the first eight and the fields run past twenty, so a ninth place is a Diamond League start that paid nothing at all. Those starts are in the result tables on this site either way.
Is this everything Joe Klecker 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 Joe Klecker is Janeek Brown on $5,500, and one below Jonathan Sacoor on $5,500. Joe Klecker 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, men's 2 miles prize money and men's 3000 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Joe Klecker has been paid in three 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 Bislett Games has its own page across every edition of it.