Łukasz Michalski prize money
Łukasz Michalski has been paid $19,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1166th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from five paid finishes in the men's pole vault, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bislett Games 2012 | Pole vault | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Memorial van Damme 2011 | Pole vault | 8th | $1,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2010 | Pole vault | 1st | $10,000 |
| Meeting Areva 2010 | Pole vault | =3rd | $3,500 |
| Memorial Van Damme 2010 | Pole vault | 8th | $1,000 |
| All five | Men's pole vault | - | $19,500 |
The five paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $19,500 is five separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.02% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2010 to 2012, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | London Grand Prix | $14,500 |
| 2011 | 1 | - | Memorial van Damme | $1,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | - | Bislett Games | $4,000 |
season running total
2010 is the biggest of them, $14,500 from three starts. Every season from 2010 to 2012 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $19,500.
Around Łukasz Michalski on the money list
Ranks 1146 to 1186
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1146 | Timothy Kitum | Men's 800 m | - | $20,000 |
| 1147 | William Sharman | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $20,000 |
| 1148 | Daniil Tsyplakov | Men's high jump | 1 | $19,750 |
| 1149 | Marvin Bracy | Men's 100 m | 1 | $19,750 |
| 1150 | Maureen Koster | three disciplines | - | $19,750 |
| 1151 | Rose Davies | two disciplines | - | $19,750 |
| 1152 | Stanley Joseph | Men's pole vault | - | $19,750 |
| 1153 | Victoria Hudson | Women's javelin throw | - | $19,750 |
| 1154 | Maria Żodzik | Women's high jump | 1 | $19,667 |
| 1155 | Andrew Turner | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $19,500 |
| 1156 | Curtis Mitchell | Men's 200 m | - | $19,500 |
| 1157 | Daniele Greco | Men's triple jump | - | $19,500 |
| 1158 | David Kendziera | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $19,500 |
| 1159 | Eliott Crestan | Men's 800 m | - | $19,500 |
| 1160 | Emil Agyekum | two disciplines | - | $19,500 |
| 1161 | Inika McPherson | Women's high jump | - | $19,500 |
| 1162 | Isobel Pooley | Women's high jump | - | $19,500 |
| 1163 | Jacious Sears | Women's 100 m | - | $19,500 |
| 1164 | Jonathan Muia Ndiku | two disciplines | - | $19,500 |
| 1165 | Jordan Clarke | Men's shot put | - | $19,500 |
| 1166 | Łukasz Michalski | Men's pole vault | 1 | $19,500 |
| 1167 | Maddi Wesche | Women's shot put | - | $19,500 |
| 1168 | Patricia Hall | two disciplines | - | $19,500 |
| 1169 | Tia Hellebaut | Women's high jump | - | $19,500 |
| 1170 | Yvette Lewis | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $19,500 |
| 1171 | Dylan Beard | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $19,250 |
| 1172 | Fantu Worku | two disciplines | - | $19,250 |
| 1173 | Heather MacLean | two disciplines | - | $19,250 |
| 1174 | Lisanne de Witte | Women's 400 m | - | $19,250 |
| 1175 | Oliver Helander | Men's javelin throw | - | $19,250 |
| 1176 | Asmir Kolašinac | Men's shot put | - | $19,000 |
| 1177 | Boris Berian | Men's 800 m | 1 | $19,000 |
| 1178 | Cole Walsh | Men's pole vault | - | $19,000 |
| 1179 | Elvira Herman | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $19,000 |
| 1180 | Gabriela Petrova | Women's triple jump | - | $19,000 |
| 1181 | Jasmine Jones | two disciplines | - | $19,000 |
| 1182 | Joanna Atkins | two disciplines | - | $19,000 |
| 1183 | Kalkidan Gezahegne | two disciplines | - | $19,000 |
| 1184 | Parker Wolfe | two disciplines | 1 | $19,000 |
| 1185 | Robert Gregory | Men's 200 m | - | $19,000 |
| 1186 | Brahim Kaazouzi | Men's 1500 m | 1 | $18,750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Łukasz Michalski is 1166th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $19,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Łukasz Michalski most
London Grand Prix 2010 paid $10,000 for 1st in the pole vault, one of six in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Derek Miles, Przemysław Czerwiński, Brad Walker, Romain Mesnil and Steven Lewis.
Bislett Games 2012 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the pole vault, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Lázaro Borges, Alhaji Jeng, Björn Otto, Jérôme Clavier, Renaud Lavillenie and Malte Mohr.
Meeting Areva 2010 paid $3,500 for =3rd in the pole vault, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Maksym Mazuryk, Michal Balner, Przemysław Czerwiński, Romain Mesnil, Damiel Dossevi and Giuseppe Gibilisco.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Łukasz Michalski won?
$19,500, which ranks 1166th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from five paid finishes between 2010 and 2012.
What is Łukasz Michalski's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the pole vault at the 2010 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 1st and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Łukasz Michalski 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 pole vault 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 Łukasz Michalski won?
One of five, worth $10,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Łukasz Michalski 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 Łukasz Michalski is Jordan Clarke on $19,500, and one below Maddi Wesche on $19,500. Łukasz Michalski is one of 84 Poland athletes athletics has paid, and Poland athletics prize money adds them up to $2,711,542 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's pole vault prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Łukasz Michalski has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's 100 m, 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 Bislett Games has its own page across every edition of it.