Jonathan Sacoor prize money
Jonathan Sacoor has been paid $5,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1983rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from three paid finishes in the men's 400 m, the best of them 6th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2024 | 400 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Allianz Memorial Van Damme 2021 | 400 m | 8th | $500 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2019 | 400 m | 7th | $3,000 |
| All three | Men's 400 m | - | $5,500 |
The three paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $5,500 is three 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.
The World Championships
What Jonathan Sacoor did in Tokyo, 2025
Jonathan Sacoor went to the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo on a relay and ran no individual final there. He ran on the Belgium team that finished 4th in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay, $16,000 to the federation rather than to any one of the four. The championships page holds all 49 events and the $8,498,000 they paid out.
The World Indoor Championships
What Jonathan Sacoor did indoors
Jonathan Sacoor went to the World Indoor Championships on a relay and ran no individual final there. He ran on the Belgium team that won the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay in Toruń 2026, $40,000 to the team rather than to any one of the four. He ran on the Belgium team that finished 2nd in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay in Toruń 2026, $20,000 to the team rather than to any one of the four. A winning quartet indoors takes $40,000, exactly what a winning individual takes, which is true of no other championship in the sport. The indoor championships page holds all 53 finals across two editions and the $4,632,000 they paid out.
The World Athletics Relays
What Jonathan Sacoor ran on
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | TEAM PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | 2nd | 2:58.19 | $20,000 |
The World Relays have paid $20,000 for the one team Jonathan Sacoor ran on in Guangzhou 2025, and all of it went to Belgium rather than to the four who ran. The $5,500 at the top of this page is what the Diamond League paid him. This is what World Athletics paid a country, and the two are not added together anywhere on the site. No team he ran on won its final, and the ladder paid the teams anyway: it reaches all eight teams in a final, $40,000 for a title down to $2,000 for 8th, so reaching one is the run that pays. He ran alongside Robin Vanderbemden, Daniel Segers and Alexander Doom, and the Diamond League has paid every one of them too. The World Relays page holds all 12 finals across two championships and the $1,067,000 they paid out.
Season by season
2019 to 2024, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | - | AG Memorial Van Damme | $3,000 |
| 2020 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | 1 | - | Allianz Memorial Van Damme | $500 |
| 2022 | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 | 1 | - | AG Memorial Van Damme | $2,000 |
season running total
2019 is the biggest of them, $3,000 from one start. No Diamond League meeting paid Jonathan Sacoor in 2020, 2022 and 2023, so those columns stand at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $5,500.
Around Jonathan Sacoor on the money list
Ranks 1963 to 2003
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2003 | Udodi Onwuzurike | Men's 200 m | - | $5,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Jonathan Sacoor is 1983rd 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 Jonathan Sacoor most
AG Memorial Van Damme 2019 paid $3,000 for 7th in the 400 m, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Nathon Allen, Nathan Strother, Michael Norman, Fred Kerley, Akeem Bloomfield and Obi Igbokwe.
AG Memorial Van Damme 2024 paid $2,000 for 6th in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Collen Kebinatshipi, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Charlie Dobson, Kirani James, Muzala Samukonga and Vernon Norwood.
Allianz Memorial Van Damme 2021 paid $500 for 8th in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Michael Cherry, Kirani James, Isaac Makwala, Liemarvin Bonevacia, Deon Lendore and Alexander Doom.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Jonathan Sacoor won?
$5,500, which ranks 1983rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from three paid finishes between 2019 and 2024.
What is Jonathan Sacoor's biggest Diamond League payday?
$3,000, for finishing 7th in the 400 m at the 2019 AG Memorial Van Damme. That is a final, which is why it is the biggest: the final pays two to five times what the same place is worth at a series meeting.
How does the Diamond League decide what Jonathan Sacoor 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 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.
What did Jonathan Sacoor's World Relays teams win?
$20,000, across one paid final in Guangzhou 2025. The relays pay a team rather than a runner, so the cheque goes to the federation and not to Jonathan Sacoor or to any one of the four. A title pays $40,000 and the ladder reaches all eight teams in a final, down to $2,000 for 8th.
Is this everything Jonathan Sacoor earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 224 meetings. The World Relays money above is separate money from a separate payer, and none of it is added together here. It holds 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 Jonathan Sacoor is Joe Klecker on $5,500, and one below Kevin López on $5,500. Jonathan Sacoor is one of 60 Belgium athletes athletics has paid, and Belgium athletics prize money adds them up to $821,458 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 Jonathan Sacoor 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 AG Memorial Van Damme has its own page across every edition of it. Away from the series, World Championships prize money is Tokyo 2025, $8,498,000 paid eight places deep in every event, and the full final is on the men's 4 × 400 metres relay page. Indoor championships prize money is the Nanjing 2025 and Toruń 2026 championships, $4,664,000 put up across 53 finals, and the indoor finals are on the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay and men's 4 × 400 metres relay pages. World Relays prize money is the Guangzhou 2025 and Gaborone 2026 championships, $1,087,000 put up across 12 finals that pay a team and never a runner, and the relay is on the men's 4 × 400 metres relay page.