Megan Wright prize money
Megan Wright has been paid $2,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2782nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the women's 5000 m, and it was 6th.
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.
The payment
Where she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York adidas Grand Prix 2010 | 5000 m | 6th | $2,000 |
The one paid figure add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $2,000 is one 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 Megan Wright on the money list
Ranks 2762 to 2802
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2762 | Li Zhilong | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $2,000 |
| 2763 | Liang Xiaojing | Women's 100 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2764 | Linus Pihl | Men's 200 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2765 | Lorène Bazolo | Women's 100 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2766 | Louey Ouerrat | Men's 800 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2767 | Lucy Hadaway | Women's long jump | - | $2,000 |
| 2768 | Luke Cutts | Men's pole vault | - | $2,000 |
| 2769 | Madison Wiltrout | Women's javelin throw | - | $2,000 |
| 2770 | Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik | Women's 400 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2771 | Manon Depuydt | Women's 200 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2772 | Marc Schneeberger | Men's 200 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2773 | Mardrea Hyman | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $2,000 |
| 2774 | Mareike Rittweg | Women's javelin throw | - | $2,000 |
| 2775 | María Isabel Pérez | Women's 100 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2776 | Marije van Hunenstijn | Women's 200 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2777 | Marino Bloudek | Men's 800 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2778 | Mark Pearce | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $2,000 |
| 2779 | Martial Mbandjock | Men's 100 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2780 | Mary Kuria | two disciplines | - | $2,000 |
| 2781 | Mathew Kipsang | two disciplines | - | $2,000 |
| 2782 | Megan Wright | Women's 5000 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2783 | Melvin Raffin | Men's triple jump | - | $2,000 |
| 2784 | Mercedes Chilla | Women's javelin throw | - | $2,000 |
| 2785 | Merel Maes | Women's high jump | - | $2,000 |
| 2786 | Michael Berry | Men's 400 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2787 | Mickael Francois | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $2,000 |
| 2788 | Mikiah Brisco | Women's 100 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2789 | Mohamed Nasir Abbas | Men's 400 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2790 | Mohamed Seghaier | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $2,000 |
| 2791 | Mohammed Abbas Darwish | Men's triple jump | - | $2,000 |
| 2792 | Morgann LeLeux | Women's pole vault | - | $2,000 |
| 2793 | Mostafa Amr Hassan | Men's shot put | - | $2,000 |
| 2794 | Muna Lee | Women's 100 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2795 | Naa Anang | Women's long jump | - | $2,000 |
| 2796 | Natalie Knight | Women's 200 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2797 | Neisha Bernard-Thomas | Women's 800 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2798 | Nelvin Jepkemboi | Women's 5000 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2799 | Ngeno Kipngetich | Men's 800 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2800 | Nicholas Kiptanui Kemboi | Men's mile | - | $2,000 |
| 2801 | Nicholas Percy | Men's discus throw | - | $2,000 |
| 2802 | Nicole Bush | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $2,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Megan Wright is 2782nd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $2,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Megan Wright most
New York adidas Grand Prix 2010 paid $2,000 for 6th in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Pauline Chemning Korikwiang, Aheza Kiros, Tirunesh Dibaba, Sentayehu Ejigu, Sule Utura and Sally Kipyego.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Megan Wright won?
$2,000, which ranks 2782nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2010.
What is Megan Wright's biggest Diamond League payday?
$2,000, for finishing 6th in the 5000 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 6th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Megan Wright gets paid?
Entirely by where she 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 women's 5000 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 Megan Wright 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 her, 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 Megan Wright is Mathew Kipsang on $2,000, and one below Melvin Raffin on $2,000. Megan Wright is one of 70 Canada athletes athletics has paid, and Canada athletics prize money adds them up to $2,287,458 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see women's 5000 m prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Megan Wright has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are women's 100 m, women's 100 m hurdles and women's 400 m. Every meeting she has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and New York adidas Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.