Mauricio Ortega prize money
Mauricio Ortega has been paid $4,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2125th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the men's discus throw, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allianz Memorial Van Damme 2021 | Discus throw | 8th | $500 |
| Herculis 2016 | Discus throw | 3rd | $4,000 |
| All two | Men's discus throw | - | $4,500 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $4,500 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.
Season by season
2016 to 2021, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | - | Herculis | $4,000 |
| 2017 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | 1 | - | Allianz Memorial Van Damme | $500 |
season running total
2016 is the biggest of them, $4,000 from one start. No Diamond League meeting paid Mauricio Ortega in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, so those columns stand at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $4,500.
Around Mauricio Ortega on the money list
Ranks 2105 to 2145
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2105 | Jacob Paul | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2106 | Joanna Linkiewicz | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2107 | Johan Wissman | two disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2108 | Jonathan Henrique Silva | Men's triple jump | - | $4,500 |
| 2109 | Jordan Boase | Men's 200 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2110 | Karjuan Williams | Men's 800 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2111 | Kateryna Karsak | Women's discus throw | - | $4,500 |
| 2112 | Kevin Craddock | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2113 | Kim Conley | Women's 3000 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2114 | Kristin Sundsteigen | Women's shot put | - | $4,500 |
| 2115 | Kyle Langford | Men's 800 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2116 | Lauma Grīva | Women's long jump | - | $4,500 |
| 2117 | Lehann Fourie | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2118 | Leif Arrhenius | two disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2119 | Léonie Pointet | Women's 200 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2120 | Leslie Djhone | Men's 400 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2121 | Lucas Kimeli Rotich | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2122 | Mame-Ibra Anne | Men's 400 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2123 | Marc Minichello | Men's javelin throw | - | $4,500 |
| 2124 | Matthew Ramsden | four disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2125 | Mauricio Ortega | Men's discus throw | - | $4,500 |
| 2126 | Michael Stigler | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2127 | Nedžad Mulabegović | Men's shot put | - | $4,500 |
| 2128 | Nia Akins | Women's 800 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2129 | Nick Ekelund-Arenander | Men's 400 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2130 | Nicole Sifuentes | two disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2131 | Noemi Zbären | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2132 | Núbia Soares | Women's triple jump | - | $4,500 |
| 2133 | Peder Pawel Nielsen | Men's triple jump | - | $4,500 |
| 2134 | Rafith Rodríguez | Men's 800 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2135 | Ramsey Angela | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2136 | Ruben Verheyden | two disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2137 | Sara Gambetta | Women's shot put | - | $4,500 |
| 2138 | Sarah McDonald | Women's 1500 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2139 | Sergey Mudrov | Men's high jump | - | $4,500 |
| 2140 | Shana Cox | Women's 400 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2141 | Shu Heng | Men's long jump | - | $4,500 |
| 2142 | Sinta Sprudzāne | Women's javelin throw | - | $4,500 |
| 2143 | Stefan Nillessen | two disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2144 | Thomas Martinot-Lagarde | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2145 | Tia-Adana Belle | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Mauricio Ortega is 2125th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $4,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Mauricio Ortega most
Herculis 2016 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the discus throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Zoltán Kővágó, Gerd Kanter, David Wrobel, Robert Urbanek, Lois Maikel Martínez and Piotr Małachowski.
Allianz Memorial Van Damme 2021 paid $500 for 8th in the discus throw, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Daniel Ståhl, Fedrick Dacres, Kristjan Čeh, Andrius Gudžius, Daniel Jasinski and Simon Pettersson.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Mauricio Ortega won?
$4,500, which ranks 2125th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes between 2016 and 2021.
What is Mauricio Ortega's biggest Diamond League payday?
$4,000, for finishing 3rd in the discus throw at the 2016 Herculis. 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 Mauricio Ortega 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 Mauricio Ortega 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 Mauricio Ortega is Matthew Ramsden on $4,500, and one below Michael Stigler on $4,500. Mauricio Ortega is one of 10 Colombia athletes athletics has paid, and Colombia athletics prize money adds them up to $679,250 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 Mauricio Ortega 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 Allianz Memorial Van Damme has its own page across every edition of it.