Lopez Lomong prize money
Lopez Lomong has been paid $8,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1722nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from four paid finishes in the men's mile and men's 1500 m, the best of them 4th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Grand Prix 2011 | Mile | 4th | $3,000 |
| DN Galan 2011 | 1500 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Herculis 2010 | 1500 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2010 | Mile | 7th | $1,500 |
| All four | two disciplines | - | $8,000 |
The four paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $8,000 is four 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.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Lopez Lomong
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's mile | 2 | - | 2010 to 2011 | $4,500 |
| Men's 1500 m | 2 | - | 2010 to 2011 | $3,500 |
The men's mile has paid Lopez Lomong $4,500 of the $8,000, which is 56% of everything the series has given him.
Season by season
2010 to 2011, in the order it was won
season running total
2011 is the biggest of them, $4,500 from two starts. Every season from 2010 to 2011 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $8,000.
Around Lopez Lomong on the money list
Ranks 1702 to 1742
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1702 | Maruša Mišmaš-Zrimšek | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $8,250 |
| 1703 | Osku Torro | Men's high jump | - | $8,250 |
| 1704 | Yual Reath | Men's high jump | - | $8,250 |
| 1705 | Yupun Abeykoon | Men's 100 m | - | $8,250 |
| 1706 | Bouabdellah Tahri | two disciplines | - | $8,000 |
| 1707 | Christina Vukicevic | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $8,000 |
| 1708 | Dedric Dukes | Men's 200 m | - | $8,000 |
| 1709 | Doreen Amata | Women's high jump | - | $8,000 |
| 1710 | Elijah Kipterege | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $8,000 |
| 1711 | Hawi Feysa | two disciplines | - | $8,000 |
| 1712 | Irene Ekelund | two disciplines | - | $8,000 |
| 1713 | Isaac Updike | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $8,000 |
| 1714 | Jessica Warner-Judd | four disciplines | - | $8,000 |
| 1715 | Josephus Lyles | Men's 200 m | - | $8,000 |
| 1716 | Karl Taillepierre | Men's triple jump | - | $8,000 |
| 1717 | Kenenisa Bekele | Men's 5000 m | - | $8,000 |
| 1718 | Krystian Zalewski | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $8,000 |
| 1719 | Lenka Masná | Women's 800 m | - | $8,000 |
| 1720 | Lidio Andrés Feliz | Men's 400 m | - | $8,000 |
| 1721 | Lisa Aguilera | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $8,000 |
| 1722 | Lopez Lomong | two disciplines | - | $8,000 |
| 1723 | Maggie Vessey | Women's 800 m | - | $8,000 |
| 1724 | Marlon Devonish | two disciplines | - | $8,000 |
| 1725 | Maurren Higa Maggi | Women's long jump | - | $8,000 |
| 1726 | Michał Rozmys | two disciplines | - | $8,000 |
| 1727 | Ryan Hill | two disciplines | - | $8,000 |
| 1728 | Ryohei Arai | Men's javelin throw | - | $8,000 |
| 1729 | Shalane Flanagan | Women's 5000 m | - | $8,000 |
| 1730 | Shevon Stoddart | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $8,000 |
| 1731 | Tatyana Polnova | Women's pole vault | - | $8,000 |
| 1732 | Thomas Wilkes | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $8,000 |
| 1733 | Viktoriya Rybalko | Women's long jump | - | $8,000 |
| 1734 | Zhang Yaoguang | Men's long jump | - | $8,000 |
| 1735 | Abby Steiner | two disciplines | - | $7,750 |
| 1736 | Adrián Ben | two disciplines | - | $7,750 |
| 1737 | Emmanuel Matadi | two disciplines | - | $7,750 |
| 1738 | Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen | Men's 400 m | - | $7,750 |
| 1739 | Ilionis Guillaume | Women's triple jump | - | $7,750 |
| 1740 | Mark Hollis | Men's pole vault | - | $7,750 |
| 1741 | Michal Balner | Men's pole vault | - | $7,750 |
| 1742 | Pavel Seliverstau | Men's high jump | - | $7,750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Lopez Lomong is 1722nd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $8,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Lopez Lomong most
London Grand Prix 2011 paid $3,000 for 4th in the mile, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Bethwell Birgen, Bartosz Nowicki, James Kaan, Nick McCormick, Leonel Manzano and Bernard Lagat.
Herculis 2010 paid $2,000 for 6th in the 1500 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Bernard Lagat, Taoufik Makhloufi, Silas Kiplagat, Amine Laalou, Augustine Kiprono Choge and Andrew Wheating.
DN Galan 2011 paid $1,500 for 7th in the 1500 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jeff Riseley, Silas Kiplagat, Asbel Kiprop, Nick Willis, Daniel Kipchirchir Komen and Collins Cheboi.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Lopez Lomong won?
$8,000, which ranks 1722nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from four paid finishes between 2010 and 2011.
What is Lopez Lomong's biggest Diamond League payday?
$3,000, for finishing 4th in the mile at the 2011 London 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 4th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Lopez Lomong 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 mile 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 Lopez Lomong 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 Lopez Lomong is Lisa Aguilera on $8,000, and one below Maggie Vessey on $8,000. Lopez Lomong 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 mile prize money and men's 1500 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Lopez Lomong has been paid in two 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 London Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.