LeJerald Betters prize money
LeJerald Betters has been paid $8,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1681st of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the men's 400 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletissima 2010 | 400 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Herculis 2010 | 400 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| All two | Men's 400 m | - | $8,500 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $8,500 is two separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.01% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around LeJerald Betters on the money list
Ranks 1661 to 1701
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1661 | Saúl Ordóñez | two disciplines | - | $8,750 |
| 1662 | Alemnat Walle | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $8,500 |
| 1663 | Alex Rose | Men's discus throw | - | $8,500 |
| 1664 | Alexis Brown | Women's long jump | - | $8,500 |
| 1665 | Anna Jagaciak | Women's triple jump | - | $8,500 |
| 1666 | Anna Jesień | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $8,500 |
| 1667 | Asha Philip | Women's 100 m | - | $8,500 |
| 1668 | Ben Bruce | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $8,500 |
| 1669 | Brett Morse | Men's discus throw | - | $8,500 |
| 1670 | Celera Barnes | Women's 100 m | - | $8,500 |
| 1671 | Cyrus Hostetler | Men's javelin throw | - | $8,500 |
| 1672 | Daisy Osakue | Women's discus throw | - | $8,500 |
| 1673 | Eduardo Herrera | two disciplines | - | $8,500 |
| 1674 | Gideon Gathimba | Men's mile | - | $8,500 |
| 1675 | Gloria Asumnu | Women's 100 m | - | $8,500 |
| 1676 | Hrystyna Stuy | Women's 200 m | - | $8,500 |
| 1677 | Jeff Riseley | three disciplines | - | $8,500 |
| 1678 | Joanna Wiśniewska | Women's discus throw | - | $8,500 |
| 1679 | José Figueroa | Men's 200 m | - | $8,500 |
| 1680 | Josh Mance | Men's 400 m | - | $8,500 |
| 1681 | LeJerald Betters | Men's 400 m | - | $8,500 |
| 1682 | Lucia Hrivnák Klocová | Women's 800 m | - | $8,500 |
| 1683 | Marija Šestak | Women's triple jump | - | $8,500 |
| 1684 | Meskerem Assefa | Women's 1500 m | - | $8,500 |
| 1685 | Naomi Van den Broeck | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $8,500 |
| 1686 | Nathan Douglas | Men's triple jump | - | $8,500 |
| 1687 | Nicholas Kipkoech | two disciplines | - | $8,500 |
| 1688 | Raymond Richards | Men's high jump | - | $8,500 |
| 1689 | Regina George | Women's 400 m | - | $8,500 |
| 1690 | Roxroy Cato | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $8,500 |
| 1691 | Ruben Ramolefi | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $8,500 |
| 1692 | Salim Sdiri | Men's long jump | - | $8,500 |
| 1693 | Sarah Lavin | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $8,500 |
| 1694 | Tadese Takele | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $8,500 |
| 1695 | Tasa Jiya | Women's 200 m | - | $8,500 |
| 1696 | Tom Gale | Men's high jump | - | $8,500 |
| 1697 | Tyron Akins | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $8,500 |
| 1698 | Vitória Cristina Rosa | two disciplines | - | $8,500 |
| 1699 | Zigismunds Sirmais | Men's javelin throw | - | $8,500 |
| 1700 | Edis Matusevičius | Men's javelin throw | - | $8,250 |
| 1701 | Lore Hoffmann | two disciplines | - | $8,250 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. LeJerald Betters is 1681st of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $8,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid LeJerald Betters most
Athletissima 2010 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jermaine Gonzales, Jonathan Borlée, Calvin Smith, David Neville, Renny Quow and Greg Nixon.
Herculis 2010 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Kevin Borlée, David Neville, Greg Nixon, Jermaine Gonzales, Ricardo Chambers and Christopher Brown.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has LeJerald Betters won?
$8,500, which ranks 1681st of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes in 2010.
What is LeJerald Betters's biggest Diamond League payday?
$6,000, for finishing 2nd in the 400 m at the 2010 Athletissima. 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 LeJerald Betters 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.
Is this everything LeJerald Betters 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 LeJerald Betters is Josh Mance on $8,500, and one below Lucia Hrivnák Klocová on $8,500. LeJerald Betters 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 400 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and LeJerald Betters 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 Athletissima has its own page across every edition of it.