Mbulaeni Mulaudzi prize money
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi has been paid $41,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 729th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from eight paid finishes in the men's 800 m, one of them a win.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adidas Grand Prix 2013 | 800 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Golden Gala 2011 | 800 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2011 | 800 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Athletissima 2011 | 800 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| New York adidas Grand Prix 2010 | 800 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Athletissima 2010 | 800 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Meeting Areva 2010 | 800 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Doha Diamond League 2010 | 800 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| All eight | Men's 800 m | - | $41,000 |
The eight paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $41,000 is eight 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 2013, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | 1 | New York adidas Grand Prix | $25,000 |
| 2011 | 3 | - | Golden Gala | $13,000 |
| 2012 | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 1 | - | Adidas Grand Prix | $3,000 |
season running total
2010 is the biggest of them, $25,000 from four starts. No Diamond League meeting paid Mbulaeni Mulaudzi in 2012, so that column stands at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $41,000.
Around Mbulaeni Mulaudzi on the money list
Ranks 709 to 749
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 741 | Brandon McBride | Men's 800 m | - | $40,000 |
| 742 | Bryce Hoppel | two disciplines | - | $40,000 |
| 743 | Christine Mboma | Women's 200 m | 2 | $40,000 |
| 744 | Claire Bryant | Women's long jump | - | $40,000 |
| 745 | Gabriela DeBues-Stafford | five disciplines | - | $40,000 |
| 746 | Isabella Whittaker | Women's 400 m | 2 | $40,000 |
| 747 | Jan Kudlička | Men's pole vault | - | $40,000 |
| 748 | Margaret Wambui | Women's 800 m | - | $40,000 |
| 749 | Nadine Kleinert | Women's shot put | - | $40,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Mbulaeni Mulaudzi is 729th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $41,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Mbulaeni Mulaudzi most
New York adidas Grand Prix 2010 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 800 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Nick Symmonds, Alfred Kirwa Yego, Khadevis Robinson, Karjuan Williams, Asbel Kiprop and Jacob Hernandez.
Golden Gala 2011 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 800 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Asbel Kiprop, Boaz Kiplagat Lalang, David Mutinda Mutua, Richard Kiplagat, Duane Solomon and Khadevis Robinson.
Adidas Grand Prix 2011 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 800 m, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Boaz Kiplagat Lalang, Lachlan Renshaw, Bram Som, Karjuan Williams, Rob Novak and Alfred Kirwa Yego.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Mbulaeni Mulaudzi won?
$41,000, which ranks 729th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from eight paid finishes between 2010 and 2013.
What is Mbulaeni Mulaudzi's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the 800 m at the 2010 New York adidas 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 1st and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Mbulaeni Mulaudzi 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 win 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.
How many Diamond League meetings has Mbulaeni Mulaudzi won?
One of eight, worth $10,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Mbulaeni Mulaudzi 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 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi is Mark English on $41,000, and one below Yuliya Leantsiuk on $41,000. Mbulaeni Mulaudzi is one of 54 South Africa athletes athletics has paid, and South Africa athletics prize money adds them up to $2,356,250 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 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi 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 Adidas Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.