Māris Urtāns prize money
Māris Urtāns has been paid $5,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1989th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the men's shot put, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2011 | Shot put | 4th | $3,000 |
| Athletissima 2011 | Shot put | 5th | $2,500 |
| All two | Men's shot put | - | $5,500 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $5,500 is two separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.00% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Māris Urtāns on the money list
Ranks 1969 to 2009
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Dmytro Demyanyuk | Men's high jump | - | $5,500 |
| 1970 | Dovilė Kilty | Women's triple jump | - | $5,500 |
| 1971 | Elisa Cusma | Women's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1972 | Emel Dereli̇ | Women's shot put | - | $5,500 |
| 1973 | Emily Cherotich Tuei | Women's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1974 | Eric Edwards Jr. | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1975 | Gabbi Cunningham | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1976 | Hamid Ezzine | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,500 |
| 1977 | Hawi Abera | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1978 | Hyleas Fountain | Women's long jump | - | $5,500 |
| 1979 | Ibrahim Ezzaydouni | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,500 |
| 1980 | Jacquelyn Coward | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1981 | Janeek Brown | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1982 | Joe Klecker | three disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1983 | Jonathan Sacoor | Men's 400 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1984 | Kevin López | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1985 | Leah Nugent | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1986 | Li Lingyu | Women's javelin throw | - | $5,500 |
| 1987 | Luka Bošković | Men's long jump | - | $5,500 |
| 1988 | Mario Pestano | Men's discus throw | - | $5,500 |
| 1989 | Māris Urtāns | Men's shot put | - | $5,500 |
| 1990 | Mike Foppen | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1991 | Monica Hargrove | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1992 | Mukhtar Mohammed | Men's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1993 | Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla | Men's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1994 | Pedrya Seymour | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1995 | Richard Yates | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1996 | Sarah Stevens-Walker | Women's shot put | - | $5,500 |
| 1997 | Shalaya Kipp | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,500 |
| 1998 | Simon Magakwe | Men's 100 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1999 | Tan Jian | Women's discus throw | - | $5,500 |
| 2000 | Taresa Tolosa | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 2001 | Tigst Assefa | Women's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 2002 | Tyquendo Tracey | Men's 100 m | - | $5,500 |
| 2003 | Udodi Onwuzurike | Men's 200 m | - | $5,500 |
| 2004 | Victor Hogan | Men's discus throw | - | $5,500 |
| 2005 | Wu Yanni | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 2006 | Yanxi Li | Men's triple jump | - | $5,500 |
| 2007 | Yuki Koike | Men's 100 m | - | $5,500 |
| 2008 | Amere Lattin | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $5,250 |
| 2009 | Brandon Carnes | two disciplines | - | $5,250 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Māris Urtāns is 1989th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $5,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Māris Urtāns most
Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2011 paid $3,000 for 4th in the shot put, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Christian Cantwell, Tomasz Majewski, Maksim Sidorov, Pavel Lyzhyn, Dylan Armstrong and Reese Hoffa.
Athletissima 2011 paid $2,500 for 5th in the shot put, one of five in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Christian Cantwell, Ryan Whiting, Tomasz Majewski and Reese Hoffa.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Māris Urtāns won?
$5,500, which ranks 1989th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes in 2011.
What is Māris Urtāns's biggest Diamond League payday?
$3,000, for finishing 4th in the shot put at the 2011 Qatar Athletic Super 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 Māris Urtāns 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 shot put 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 Māris Urtāns 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 Māris Urtāns is Mario Pestano on $5,500, and one below Mike Foppen on $5,500. Māris Urtāns is one of 17 Latvia athletes athletics has paid, and Latvia athletics prize money adds them up to $368,250 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's shot put prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Māris Urtāns 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 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.