Keston Bledman prize money
Keston Bledman has been paid $29,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 924th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from seven paid finishes in the men's 100 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 he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adidas Grand Prix 2015 | 100 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2015 | 100 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Herculis 2015 | 100 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| DN Galan 2014 | 100 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2013 | 100 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2011 | 100 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Aviva British Grand Prix 2011 | 100 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| All seven | Men's 100 m | - | $29,000 |
The seven paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $29,000 is seven separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.03% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2011 to 2015, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | - | Adidas Grand Prix | $6,500 |
| 2012 | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 1 | - | Adidas Grand Prix | $4,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | - | DN Galan | $6,000 |
| 2015 | 3 | - | Adidas Grand Prix | $12,500 |
season running total
2015 is the biggest of them, $12,500 from three starts. No Diamond League meeting paid Keston Bledman in 2012, so that column stands at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $29,000.
Around Keston Bledman on the money list
Ranks 904 to 944
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 904 | Tamari Davis | two disciplines | - | $29,750 |
| 905 | Crystal Emmanuel | two disciplines | - | $29,500 |
| 906 | David Verburg | Men's 400 m | - | $29,500 |
| 907 | Henry Frayne | two disciplines | - | $29,500 |
| 908 | Julia Harting | Women's discus throw | - | $29,500 |
| 909 | Keila Costa | two disciplines | - | $29,500 |
| 910 | Linet Chepkwemoi Masai | Women's 5000 m | - | $29,500 |
| 911 | Naoto Tobe | Men's high jump | - | $29,500 |
| 912 | Nicoleta Grasu | Women's discus throw | - | $29,500 |
| 913 | Paulina Guba | Women's shot put | - | $29,500 |
| 914 | Tamara Clark | two disciplines | - | $29,500 |
| 915 | TJ Holmes | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $29,500 |
| 916 | Cambrea Sturgis | two disciplines | 1 | $29,250 |
| 917 | Daniel Arce | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $29,250 |
| 918 | Filippo Tortu | two disciplines | - | $29,250 |
| 919 | Ben True | two disciplines | 1 | $29,000 |
| 920 | Cierra Jackson | Women's discus throw | 1 | $29,000 |
| 921 | Ese Brume | Women's long jump | - | $29,000 |
| 922 | Fantu Magiso | Women's 800 m | 2 | $29,000 |
| 923 | Jonathan Kitilit | two disciplines | - | $29,000 |
| 924 | Keston Bledman | Men's 100 m | - | $29,000 |
| 925 | Ruben Querinjean | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $29,000 |
| 926 | Brigetta Barrett | Women's high jump | 1 | $28,750 |
| 927 | Zoe Hobbs | Women's 100 m | - | $28,750 |
| 928 | Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch | Women's high jump | - | $28,583 |
| 929 | Anna Mishchenko | Women's 1500 m | 1 | $28,500 |
| 930 | Courtney Frerichs | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $28,500 |
| 931 | Floria Gueï | Women's 400 m | - | $28,500 |
| 932 | Janet Kisa | two disciplines | - | $28,500 |
| 933 | Kévin Menaldo | Men's pole vault | - | $28,500 |
| 934 | Kimberlyn Duncan | Women's 200 m | - | $28,500 |
| 935 | Maykel Massó | Men's long jump | 1 | $28,500 |
| 936 | Nico Young | two disciplines | 1 | $28,500 |
| 937 | Orlando Bennett | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $28,500 |
| 938 | Vera Markaryan | Women's javelin throw | - | $28,500 |
| 939 | Christina Honsel | Women's high jump | 1 | $28,167 |
| 940 | Andrew Osagie | two disciplines | - | $28,000 |
| 941 | Jeff Porter | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $28,000 |
| 942 | Liam Adcock | Men's long jump | 1 | $28,000 |
| 943 | Mabel Gay | Women's triple jump | - | $28,000 |
| 944 | Roba Gari | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $28,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Keston Bledman is 924th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $29,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Keston Bledman most
Adidas Grand Prix 2015 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 100 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Nesta Carter, Akani Simbine, Diondre Batson, Nickel Ashmeade, Trell Kimmons and Joseph Morris.
DN Galan 2014 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 100 m, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: CJ Ujah, Nickel Ashmeade, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Jaysuma Saidy Ndure, Odain Rose and Nesta Carter.
Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2015 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 100 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Kim Collins, Femi Ogunode, Nesta Carter, Diondre Batson, James Dasaolu and Justin Gatlin.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Keston Bledman won?
$29,000, which ranks 924th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from seven paid finishes between 2011 and 2015.
What is Keston Bledman's biggest Diamond League payday?
$6,000, for finishing 2nd in the 100 m at the 2015 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 2nd and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Keston Bledman 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 100 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 Keston Bledman 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 Keston Bledman is Jonathan Kitilit on $29,000, and one below Ruben Querinjean on $29,000. Keston Bledman is one of 18 Trinidad and Tobago athletes athletics has paid, and Trinidad and Tobago athletics prize money adds them up to $872,750 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 100 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Keston Bledman has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's pole vault, men's 800 m and men's 200 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.