Märt Israel prize money
Märt Israel has been paid $14,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1378th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from seven paid finishes in the men's discus throw, 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 2012 | Discus throw | 7th | $1,500 |
| Bislett Games 2011 | Discus throw | 4th | $3,000 |
| DN Galan 2011 | Discus throw | 6th | $2,000 |
| Meeting Areva 2011 | Discus throw | 8th | $1,000 |
| British Grand Prix 2010 | Discus throw | 4th | $3,000 |
| Herculis 2010 | Discus throw | 6th | $2,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2010 | Discus throw | 7th | $1,500 |
| All seven | Men's discus throw | - | $14,000 |
The seven paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $14,000 is seven 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.
Season by season
2010 to 2012, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | - | British Grand Prix | $6,500 |
| 2011 | 3 | - | Bislett Games | $6,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | - | Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix | $1,500 |
season running total
2010 is the biggest of them, $6,500 from three starts. Every season from 2010 to 2012 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $14,000.
Around Märt Israel on the money list
Ranks 1358 to 1398
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1358 | Alice Finot | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $14,250 |
| 1359 | Katie Snowden | three disciplines | - | $14,250 |
| 1360 | Kylie Hutson | Women's pole vault | - | $14,250 |
| 1361 | Maboundou Koné | Women's 200 m | - | $14,250 |
| 1362 | Sofia Ennaoui | three disciplines | - | $14,250 |
| 1363 | Alemitu Haroye | two disciplines | - | $14,000 |
| 1364 | Ana Peleteiro | Women's triple jump | - | $14,000 |
| 1365 | Anvar Anvarov | Men's long jump | 1 | $14,000 |
| 1366 | Barbara Parker | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $14,000 |
| 1367 | Christine Botlogetswe | Women's 400 m | - | $14,000 |
| 1368 | Dan Bramble | Men's long jump | - | $14,000 |
| 1369 | Daniel Bailey | Men's 100 m | - | $14,000 |
| 1370 | Dezerea Bryant | two disciplines | - | $14,000 |
| 1371 | Eda Tuğsuz | Women's javelin throw | - | $14,000 |
| 1372 | Elise Thorner | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $14,000 |
| 1373 | Erik Sowinski | Men's 800 m | - | $14,000 |
| 1374 | Ksenija Balta | Women's long jump | - | $14,000 |
| 1375 | Lawrence Kemboi | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $14,000 |
| 1376 | Leonard Kirwa Kosencha | Men's 800 m | 1 | $14,000 |
| 1377 | Marian Oprea | Men's triple jump | - | $14,000 |
| 1378 | Märt Israel | Men's discus throw | - | $14,000 |
| 1379 | Olesya Povh | two disciplines | - | $14,000 |
| 1380 | Oratile Nowe | Women's 800 m | - | $14,000 |
| 1381 | Rafael Pereira | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $14,000 |
| 1382 | Ricardo Chambers | Men's 400 m | - | $14,000 |
| 1383 | Sarah Chelangat | two disciplines | - | $14,000 |
| 1384 | Sebastian Bayer | Men's long jump | - | $14,000 |
| 1385 | Sergey Makarov | Men's javelin throw | - | $14,000 |
| 1386 | Simon Pettersson | Men's discus throw | - | $14,000 |
| 1387 | Valentin Lavillenie | Men's pole vault | - | $14,000 |
| 1388 | Alex Wilson | two disciplines | - | $13,750 |
| 1389 | Anita Horvat | two disciplines | - | $13,750 |
| 1390 | Imke Onnen | Women's high jump | - | $13,750 |
| 1391 | Liu Junxi | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $13,750 |
| 1392 | Luis Grijalva | three disciplines | - | $13,750 |
| 1393 | Marta Alemayo | three disciplines | - | $13,750 |
| 1394 | Matthew Hughes | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $13,750 |
| 1395 | Nozomi Tanaka | three disciplines | - | $13,750 |
| 1396 | Payton Chadwick | two disciplines | - | $13,750 |
| 1397 | Zhu Yaming | Men's triple jump | - | $13,750 |
| 1398 | Aisha Praught-Leer | two disciplines | - | $13,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Märt Israel is 1378th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $14,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Märt Israel most
Bislett Games 2011 paid $3,000 for 4th in the discus throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Zoltán Kővágó, Niklas Arrhenius, Erik Cadée, Martin Wierig, Gerd Kanter and Frank Casanas.
British Grand Prix 2010 paid $3,000 for 4th in the discus throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Gerhard Mayer, Martin Wierig, Brett Morse, Erik Cadée, Piotr Małachowski and Zoltán Kővágó.
DN Galan 2011 paid $2,000 for 6th in the discus throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Benn Harradine, Martin Wierig, Virgilijus Alekna, Piotr Małachowski, Frank Casanas and Erik Cadée.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Märt Israel won?
$14,000, which ranks 1378th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from seven paid finishes between 2010 and 2012.
What is Märt Israel's biggest Diamond League payday?
$3,000, for finishing 4th in the discus throw at the 2011 Bislett Games. 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 Märt Israel 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 discus throw 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 Märt Israel 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 Märt Israel is Marian Oprea on $14,000, and one below Olesya Povh on $14,000. Märt Israel is one of 11 Estonia athletes athletics has paid, and Estonia athletics prize money adds them up to $509,000 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's discus throw prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Märt Israel 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.