Lionel Spitz prize money
Lionel Spitz has been paid $750 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1979th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the men's 400 m, and it was 7th.
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.
The payment
Where he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletissima 2024 | 400 m | 7th | $750 |
The one paid figure add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $750 is one separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.00% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Lionel Spitz on the money list
Ranks 1959 to 1999
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Chris Mitrevski | Men's long jump | — | $750 |
| 1960 | Corinna Schwab | Women's 400 m | — | $750 |
| 1961 | Daniela Stanciu | Women's high jump | — | $750 |
| 1962 | David King | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $750 |
| 1963 | Elise Vanderelst | three disciplines | — | $750 |
| 1964 | Ella Junnila | Women's high jump | — | $750 |
| 1965 | Emma Ljungberg | Women's discus throw | — | $750 |
| 1966 | Gloria Hooper | Women's 200 m | — | $750 |
| 1967 | Hannah Jones | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $750 |
| 1968 | Hanne Claes | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $750 |
| 1969 | Harry Hughes | Men's javelin throw | — | $750 |
| 1970 | Heta Tuuri | Women's high jump | — | $750 |
| 1971 | Hicham Akankam | Men's 1500 m | — | $750 |
| 1972 | Jeremiah Curry | Men's 200 m | — | $750 |
| 1973 | Jesper Hellström | Men's triple jump | — | $750 |
| 1974 | Joe Ferguson | Men's 200 m | — | $750 |
| 1975 | Joseph Deng | Men's 800 m | — | $750 |
| 1976 | Julian Forte | Men's 200 m | — | $750 |
| 1977 | Laura Strati | Women's long jump | — | $750 |
| 1978 | Lilly Kaden | Women's 200 m | — | $750 |
| 1979 | Lionel Spitz | Men's 400 m | — | $750 |
| 1980 | Luca Sito | Men's 400 m | — | $750 |
| 1981 | Luke McCann | Men's 1000 m | — | $750 |
| 1982 | M. P. Jabir | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $750 |
| 1983 | Mariano García | Men's 800 m | — | $750 |
| 1984 | Melwin Lycke Holm | Men's high jump | — | $750 |
| 1985 | N'Ketia Seedo | Women's 100 m | — | $750 |
| 1986 | Naomi Metzger | Women's triple jump | — | $750 |
| 1987 | Netsanet Desta | Women's 1500 m | — | $750 |
| 1988 | Nikoleta Jíchová | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $750 |
| 1989 | Oleg Zernikel | Men's pole vault | — | $750 |
| 1990 | Oscar Chelimo | Men's 5000 m | — | $750 |
| 1991 | Parinya Chuaimaroeng | Women's triple jump | — | $750 |
| 1992 | Phil Healy | Women's 400 m | — | $750 |
| 1993 | Piotr Tarkowski | Men's long jump | — | $750 |
| 1994 | Rachel Baxter | Women's pole vault | — | $750 |
| 1995 | Rebecca Mehra | Women's mile | — | $750 |
| 1996 | Reynold Banigo | Men's long jump | — | $750 |
| 1997 | Ronda Whyte | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $750 |
| 1998 | Saad Hinti | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $750 |
| 1999 | Sara Lennman | Women's shot put | — | $750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Lionel Spitz is 1979th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $750.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Lionel Spitz most
Athletissima 2024 paid $750 for 7th in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Eugene Omalla, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Muzala Samukonga, Collen Kebinatshipi, Bryce Deadmon and Charles Dobson.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Lionel Spitz won?
$750, which ranks 1979th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2024.
What is Lionel Spitz's biggest Diamond League payday?
$750, for finishing 7th in the 400 m at the 2024 Athletissima. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 7th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Lionel Spitz 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 Lionel Spitz 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 Lionel Spitz is Lilly Kaden on $750, and one below Luca Sito on $750. Lionel Spitz is one of 45 Switzerland athletes athletics has paid, and Switzerland athletics prize money adds them up to $1,351,375 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 Lionel Spitz 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.