Martyn Rooney prize money
Martyn Rooney has been paid $41,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 720th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from 17 paid finishes in the men's 400 m, the best of them 3rd.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weltklasse Zürich 2016 | 400 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Athletissima 2016 | 400 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Bauhausgalan 2015 | 400 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Bislett Games 2015 | 400 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Sainsburys Anniversary Games 2015 | 400 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| British Athletics Grand Prix 2014 | 400 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2014 | 400 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Bislett Games 2013 | 400 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2012 | 400 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Memorial van Damme 2012 | 400 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Herculis 2012 | 400 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Athletissima 2012 | 400 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Aviva British Grand Prix 2012 | 400 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2011 | 400 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2011 | 400 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2010 | 400 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2010 | 400 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| All 17 | Men's 400 m | - | $41,500 |
The 17 paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $41,500 is 17 separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.04% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2010 to 2016, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | - | London Grand Prix | $4,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | - | Weltklasse Zürich | $3,000 |
| 2012 | 5 | - | Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix | $11,500 |
| 2013 | 1 | - | Bislett Games | $2,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | - | British Athletics Grand Prix | $7,000 |
| 2015 | 3 | - | Bauhausgalan | $8,500 |
| 2016 | 2 | - | Weltklasse Zürich | $5,500 |
season running total
2012 is the biggest of them, $11,500 from five starts. Every season from 2010 to 2016 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $41,500.
Around Martyn Rooney on the money list
Ranks 700 to 740
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 | LaShauntea Moore | two disciplines | 2 | $43,000 |
| 701 | Shericka Williams | Women's 400 m | 1 | $43,000 |
| 702 | KC Lightfoot | Men's pole vault | 1 | $42,875 |
| 703 | Christian Olsson | Men's triple jump | 1 | $42,500 |
| 704 | Justin Gaymon | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $42,500 |
| 705 | Kenia Sinclair | two disciplines | 3 | $42,500 |
| 706 | Michał Haratyk | Men's shot put | - | $42,500 |
| 707 | Samuel Tefera | four disciplines | - | $42,500 |
| 708 | Simone Facey | two disciplines | - | $42,500 |
| 709 | Tshepiso Masalela | Men's 800 m | 2 | $42,500 |
| 710 | Rhasidat Adeleke | two disciplines | 1 | $42,250 |
| 711 | Svetlana Shkolina | Women's high jump | 5 | $42,250 |
| 712 | Alina Talay | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $42,000 |
| 713 | Erik Cadée | Men's discus throw | - | $42,000 |
| 714 | Frederik Ruppert | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $42,000 |
| 715 | Lawrence Okoye | Men's discus throw | - | $42,000 |
| 716 | Mahiedine Mekhissi | two disciplines | 1 | $42,000 |
| 717 | Mary Saxer | Women's pole vault | - | $41,583 |
| 718 | Abel Kiprop Mutai | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $41,500 |
| 719 | Gil Roberts | two disciplines | - | $41,500 |
| 720 | Martyn Rooney | Men's 400 m | - | $41,500 |
| 721 | Ryan Bailey | two disciplines | 1 | $41,500 |
| 722 | Stephanie Brown-Trafton | Women's discus throw | 1 | $41,500 |
| 723 | Brooke Buschkuehl | Women's long jump | - | $41,250 |
| 724 | Lisa Ryzih | Women's pole vault | - | $41,250 |
| 725 | Andrey Silnov | Men's high jump | 1 | $41,000 |
| 726 | Christopher Bailey | Men's 400 m | 1 | $41,000 |
| 727 | Jordan Geist | Men's shot put | 1 | $41,000 |
| 728 | Mark English | Men's 800 m | 1 | $41,000 |
| 729 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | Men's 800 m | 1 | $41,000 |
| 730 | Yuliya Leantsiuk | Women's shot put | - | $41,000 |
| 731 | Zinaida Sendriutė | Women's discus throw | - | $41,000 |
| 732 | Jarrion Lawson | Men's long jump | 1 | $40,750 |
| 733 | Pia Skrzyszowska | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $40,750 |
| 734 | Quanera Hayes | Women's 400 m | 1 | $40,750 |
| 735 | Sara Kolak | Women's javelin throw | 1 | $40,750 |
| 736 | Leonard Bett | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $40,500 |
| 737 | Vadims Vasiļevskis | Men's javelin throw | 1 | $40,500 |
| 738 | Almir dos Santos | Men's triple jump | - | $40,250 |
| 739 | Akeem Bloomfield | Men's 400 m | 3 | $40,000 |
| 740 | Aleshign Baweke | three disciplines | 1 | $40,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Martyn Rooney is 720th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $41,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Martyn Rooney most
Bauhausgalan 2015 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Rabah Yousif, Tony McQuay, Rusheen McDonald, Abdalelah Haroun, Edino Steele and Machel Cedenio.
British Athletics Grand Prix 2014 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 400 m, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Luguelín Santos, Christopher Brown, Josh Mance, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Kirani James and Isaac Makwala.
Weltklasse Zürich 2016 paid $3,000 for 4th in the 400 m, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Steven Gardiner, Isaac Makwala, Pavel Maslák, LaShawn Merritt, Bralon Taplin and Nery Brenes.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Martyn Rooney won?
$41,500, which ranks 720th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from 17 paid finishes between 2010 and 2016.
What is Martyn Rooney's biggest Diamond League payday?
$4,000, for finishing 3rd in the 400 m at the 2015 Bauhausgalan. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 3rd and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Martyn Rooney 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 400 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.
Is this everything Martyn Rooney 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 Martyn Rooney is Gil Roberts on $41,500, and one below Ryan Bailey on $41,500. Martyn Rooney is one of 249 Great Britain athletes athletics has paid, and Great Britain athletics prize money adds them up to $6,351,625 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 400 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Martyn Rooney 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 Weltklasse Zürich has its own page across every edition of it.