Kurt Roberts prize money
Kurt Roberts has been paid $33,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 852nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from eleven paid finishes in the men's shot put, one of them a win.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prefontaine Classic 2017 | Shot put | 8th | $1,000 |
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2016 | Shot put | 1st | $10,000 |
| Meeting de Paris 2016 | Shot put | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2016 | Shot put | 4th | $3,000 |
| Muller Anniversary Games 2016 | Shot put | 5th | $2,500 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2016 | Shot put | 8th | $1,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2015 | Shot put | 8th | $1,000 |
| Meeting Areva 2014 | Shot put | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2014 | Shot put | 4th | $3,000 |
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2014 | Shot put | 6th | $2,000 |
| Glasgow Grand Prix 2014 | Shot put | 7th | $1,500 |
| All eleven | Men's shot put | - | $33,000 |
The eleven paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $33,000 is eleven 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
2014 to 2017, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | - | Meeting Areva | $10,500 |
| 2015 | 1 | - | Prefontaine Classic | $1,000 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | $20,500 |
| 2017 | 1 | - | Prefontaine Classic | $1,000 |
season running total
2016 is the biggest of them, $20,500 from five starts. Every season from 2014 to 2017 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $33,000.
Around Kurt Roberts on the money list
Ranks 832 to 872
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 832 | Mercy Wanjiku Njoroge | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $34,000 |
| 833 | Nicholas Kiptanui Bett | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $34,000 |
| 834 | Yanis Meziane | Men's 800 m | - | $34,000 |
| 835 | Addisu Yihune | two disciplines | 2 | $33,750 |
| 836 | Jaroslav Bába | Men's high jump | 1 | $33,750 |
| 837 | Airinė Palšytė | Women's high jump | 1 | $33,500 |
| 838 | Alfred Kipketer | two disciplines | 1 | $33,500 |
| 839 | Collins Cheboi | two disciplines | - | $33,500 |
| 840 | Gift Leotlela | Men's 100 m | 1 | $33,500 |
| 841 | James Kiplagat Magut | two disciplines | - | $33,500 |
| 842 | Katharina Molitor | Women's javelin throw | - | $33,500 |
| 843 | Mohamed Attaoui | two disciplines | 1 | $33,500 |
| 844 | Tyrone Smith | Men's long jump | - | $33,500 |
| 845 | Benjamin Kiplagat | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $33,000 |
| 846 | Brittany Smith | Women's shot put | - | $33,000 |
| 847 | Eliud Kipchoge | two disciplines | 1 | $33,000 |
| 848 | Elliot Giles | three disciplines | - | $33,000 |
| 849 | Georgia Griffith | three disciplines | 1 | $33,000 |
| 850 | Ihab Abdelrahman | Men's javelin throw | 4 | $33,000 |
| 851 | Jiřina Ptáčníková | Women's pole vault | - | $33,000 |
| 852 | Kurt Roberts | Men's shot put | 1 | $33,000 |
| 853 | Meraf Bahta | three disciplines | - | $33,000 |
| 854 | Michael Frater | Men's 100 m | - | $33,000 |
| 855 | O'Dayne Richards | Men's shot put | - | $33,000 |
| 856 | Tori Franklin | Women's triple jump | - | $32,750 |
| 857 | Makanakaishe Charamba | Men's 200 m | - | $32,500 |
| 858 | Perdita Felicien | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $32,500 |
| 859 | Sage Hurta-Klecker | two disciplines | - | $32,500 |
| 860 | Sigrid Borge | Women's javelin throw | - | $32,500 |
| 861 | Eilish McColgan | five disciplines | - | $32,250 |
| 862 | Ezekiel Nathaniel | two disciplines | - | $32,000 |
| 863 | Kanyinsola Ajayi | Men's 100 m | 1 | $32,000 |
| 864 | Natasha Morrison | two disciplines | - | $32,000 |
| 865 | Rusheen McDonald | Men's 400 m | 1 | $32,000 |
| 866 | Tosin Oke | Men's triple jump | - | $32,000 |
| 867 | Adrian Piperi | Men's shot put | - | $31,750 |
| 868 | Django Lovett | Men's high jump | 1 | $31,750 |
| 869 | Jodie Williams | two disciplines | - | $31,750 |
| 870 | Robeilys Peinado | Women's pole vault | - | $31,750 |
| 871 | Vincent Kibet | two disciplines | - | $31,750 |
| 872 | Chris Carter | Men's triple jump | 1 | $31,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Kurt Roberts is 852nd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $33,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Kurt Roberts most
Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2016 paid $10,000 for 1st in the shot put, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Tom Walsh, Joe Kovacs, Tomasz Majewski, Tim Nedow, Jordan Clarke and Franck Elemba.
Meeting de Paris 2016 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the shot put, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ryan Whiting, Konrad Bukowiecki, Darrell Hill, Franck Elemba, Joe Kovacs and Tom Walsh.
Meeting Areva 2014 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the shot put, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Tomasz Majewski, Ryan Whiting, Ladislav Prášil, Marco Fortes, Joe Kovacs and David Storl.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Kurt Roberts won?
$33,000, which ranks 852nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from eleven paid finishes between 2014 and 2017.
What is Kurt Roberts's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the shot put at the 2016 Shanghai Golden 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 Kurt Roberts 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 shot put 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 Kurt Roberts won?
One of eleven, worth $10,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Kurt Roberts 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 Kurt Roberts is Jiřina Ptáčníková on $33,000, and one below Meraf Bahta on $33,000. Kurt Roberts 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 shot put prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Kurt Roberts 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 Prefontaine Classic has its own page across every edition of it.