Mariano García prize money
Mariano García has been paid $750 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1983rd of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the men's 800 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.
Every payment
Where he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2022 | 800 m | 7th | $750 |
| Birmingham Diamond League 2022 | 800 m | 10th | — |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2022 | 800 m | 10th | — |
| All three | Men's 800 m | — | $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. Two of the three starts paid nothing, because the series pays eight deep and the fields run past twenty.
The World Indoor Championships
What Mariano García did indoors
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 1500 metres | 1st | 3:39.63 | $40,000 |
| Men's 1500 metres | 8th | 3:41.83 | — |
The World Indoor Championships have paid Mariano García $40,000 for one finish in Toruń 2026, against $750 from three Diamond League starts in 2022. An indoor title paid $40,000, which is more than the Diamond League has paid him in any single season. The indoor championships page holds all 53 finals across two editions and the $4,632,000 they paid out.
Around Mariano García on the money list
Ranks 1963 to 2003
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2000 | Sarah Lahti | Women's 5000 m | — | $750 |
| 2001 | Subenrat Insaeng | Women's discus throw | — | $750 |
| 2002 | Tadese Worku | Men's 3000 m | — | $750 |
| 2003 | Tigist Ketema | two disciplines | — | $750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Mariano García is 1983rd 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 Mariano García most
AG Memorial Van Damme 2022 paid $750 for 7th in the 800 m, one of eleven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ferguson Rotich, Collins Kipruto, Gabriel Tual, Benjamin Robert, Jake Wightman and Djamel Sedjati.
Birmingham Diamond League 2022 paid $0 for 10th in the 800 m, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Marco Arop, Benjamin Robert, Bryce Hoppel, Jake Wightman, Patryk Dobek and Wyclife Kinyamal.
Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2022 paid $0 for 10th in the 800 m, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Gabriel Tual, Collins Kipruto, Amel Tuka, Abdelati El Guesse and Mostafa Smaili.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Mariano García won?
$750, which ranks 1983rd of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2022.
What is Mariano García's biggest Diamond League payday?
$750, for finishing 7th in the 800 m at the 2022 AG Memorial Van Damme. 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 Mariano García 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 800 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.
Has Mariano García ever raced a Diamond League meeting for nothing?
Two times. The series pays the first eight and the fields run past twenty, so a ninth place is a Diamond League start that paid nothing at all. He are in the result tables on this site either way.
How much has Mariano García won at the World Indoor Championships?
$40,000, from one paid final in Toruń 2026. An indoor title pays $40,000 and the ladder runs six places deep, down to $4,000 for 6th, the same in every event on the programme and the same for a relay team.
Is this everything Mariano García earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 104 meetings. The World Indoor Championships money above is separate money from a separate payer, and none of it is added together here. It holds 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 Mariano García is M. P. Jabir on $750, and one below Melwin Lycke Holm on $750. Mariano García is one of 41 Spain athletes athletics has paid, and Spain athletics prize money adds them up to $864,250 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 800 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Mariano García has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's 100 m, men's pole vault and men's 200 m. Every meeting he has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and AG Memorial Van Damme has its own page across every edition of it. Indoor championships prize money is the Nanjing 2025 and Toruń 2026 championships, $4,664,000 put up across 53 finals, and the indoor final is on the men's 1500 metres page.