Kenny Selmon prize money
Kenny Selmon has been paid $3,750 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1248th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the men's 400 m hurdles, the best of them 5th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doha Diamond League 2021 | 400 m hurdles | 5th | $1,250 |
| Bauhausgalan 2019 | 400 m hurdles | 5th | $2,500 |
| All two | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $3,750 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $3,750 is two separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.01% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2019 to 2021, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | — | Bauhausgalan | $2,500 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 1 | — | Doha Diamond League | $1,250 |
season running total
2019 is the biggest of them, $2,500 from one start. No Diamond League meeting paid Kenny Selmon in 2020, so that column stands at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $3,750.
Around Kenny Selmon on the money list
Ranks 1228 to 1268
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1228 | Renée Eykens | Women's 800 m | — | $4,000 |
| 1229 | Roisin Willis | Women's 800 m | — | $4,000 |
| 1230 | Romell Glave | Men's 100 m | — | $4,000 |
| 1231 | Sarah Carli | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $4,000 |
| 1232 | Sarvesh Kushare | Men's high jump | — | $4,000 |
| 1233 | Savannah Sutherland | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $4,000 |
| 1234 | Sha'Keela Saunders | Women's long jump | — | $4,000 |
| 1235 | Shara Proctor | Women's long jump | — | $4,000 |
| 1236 | Shelby Houlihan | three disciplines | — | $4,000 |
| 1237 | Stanley Mburu | Men's 5000 m | — | $4,000 |
| 1238 | Taresa Tolosa | two disciplines | — | $4,000 |
| 1239 | Teresia Muthoni Gateri | three disciplines | — | $4,000 |
| 1240 | Tony McQuay | Men's 400 m | — | $4,000 |
| 1241 | Tshepo Tshite | three disciplines | — | $4,000 |
| 1242 | Vítězslav Veselý | Men's javelin throw | — | $4,000 |
| 1243 | Xavi Mo-Ajok | Men's 200 m | — | $4,000 |
| 1244 | Xiong Shiqi | Women's long jump | — | $4,000 |
| 1245 | Alexandra Bell | Women's 800 m | — | $3,750 |
| 1246 | Delphine Nkansa | two disciplines | — | $3,750 |
| 1247 | Elien Vekemans | Women's pole vault | — | $3,750 |
| 1248 | Kenny Selmon | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $3,750 |
| 1249 | Lene Retzius | Women's pole vault | — | $3,750 |
| 1250 | Raphael Holzdeppe | Men's pole vault | — | $3,750 |
| 1251 | Yonathan Kapitolnik | Men's high jump | — | $3,750 |
| 1252 | Austin Miller | Men's pole vault | — | $3,625 |
| 1253 | Aimee Pratt | two disciplines | — | $3,500 |
| 1254 | Alemaz Samuel | two disciplines | — | $3,500 |
| 1255 | Alioune Sene | Men's pole vault | — | $3,500 |
| 1256 | Ángela Tenorio | two disciplines | — | $3,500 |
| 1257 | Asayech Ayichew | three disciplines | — | $3,500 |
| 1258 | Ben Williams | Men's triple jump | — | $3,500 |
| 1259 | Benjamin Compaoré | Men's triple jump | — | $3,500 |
| 1260 | David Storl | Men's shot put | — | $3,500 |
| 1261 | Elena Kulichenko | Women's high jump | — | $3,500 |
| 1262 | Eva Cherono | two disciplines | — | $3,500 |
| 1263 | Hamish Peacock | Men's javelin throw | — | $3,500 |
| 1264 | Hedda Hynne | Women's 800 m | — | $3,500 |
| 1265 | Ismael Debjani | two disciplines | — | $3,500 |
| 1266 | Jacob Paul | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $3,500 |
| 1267 | Jakub Holuša | Men's 1500 m | — | $3,500 |
| 1268 | Jakub Szymański | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $3,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Kenny Selmon is 1248th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $3,750.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Kenny Selmon most
Bauhausgalan 2019 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 400 m hurdles, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jacob Paul, Carl Bengtström, Abdelmalik Lahoulou, Karsten Warholm, TJ Holmes and Thomas Barr.
Doha Diamond League 2021 paid $1,250 for 5th in the 400 m hurdles, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Yasmani Copello, Thomas Barr, David Kendziera, Rai Benjamin, Alison dos Santos and Kyron McMaster.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Kenny Selmon won?
$3,750, which ranks 1248th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes between 2019 and 2021.
What is Kenny Selmon's biggest Diamond League payday?
$2,500, for finishing 5th in the 400 m hurdles at the 2019 Bauhausgalan. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 5th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Kenny Selmon 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 hurdles 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 Kenny Selmon earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 104 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 2,112 athletes across the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Kenny Selmon is Elien Vekemans on $3,750, and one below Lene Retzius on $3,750. Kenny Selmon is one of 352 United States athletes athletics has paid, and United States athletics prize money adds them up to $16,292,792 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 400 m hurdles prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Kenny Selmon 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 Doha Diamond League has its own page across every edition of it.