Mekonnen Gebremedhin prize money
Mekonnen Gebremedhin has been paid $83,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 377th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from 19 paid finishes in the men's 1500 m and men's mile, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ExxonMobil Bislett Games 2014 | Mile | 6th | $2,000 |
| Golden Grand Prix 2013 | 1500 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Weltklasse 2013 | 1500 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Aviva British Grand Prix 2012 | 1500 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2012 | Mile | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Athletissima 2012 | 1500 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Memorial van Damme 2012 | 1500 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Bislett Games 2012 | Mile | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2012 | 1500 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2011 | 1500 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Bislett Games 2011 | Mile | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2011 | Mile | 4th | $3,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2011 | 1500 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Bislett Games 2010 | Mile | 2nd | $6,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2010 | Mile | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Shanghai Diamond League 2010 | 1500 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2010 | Mile | 3rd | $4,000 |
| British Grand Prix 2010 | 1500 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Memorial Van Damme 2010 | 1500 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| All 19 | two disciplines | - | $83,000 |
The 19 paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $83,000 is 19 separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.07% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Mekonnen Gebremedhin
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 1500 m | 11 | 1 | 2010 to 2013 | $48,000 |
| Men's mile | 8 | - | 2010 to 2014 | $35,000 |
The men's 1500 m has paid Mekonnen Gebremedhin $48,000 of the $83,000, which is 58% of everything the series has given him.
Season by season
2010 to 2014, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6 | - | Bislett Games | $26,000 |
| 2011 | 4 | - | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | $13,000 |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 | Aviva British Grand Prix | $33,500 |
| 2013 | 2 | - | Golden Grand Prix | $8,500 |
| 2014 | 1 | - | ExxonMobil Bislett Games | $2,000 |
season running total
2012 is the biggest of them, $33,500 from six starts. Every season from 2010 to 2014 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $83,000.
Around Mekonnen Gebremedhin on the money list
Ranks 357 to 397
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 357 | Habitam Alemu | three disciplines | - | $89,500 |
| 358 | Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa | two disciplines | 1 | $89,500 |
| 359 | Imane Merga | two disciplines | 4 | $88,500 |
| 360 | Birke Haylom | four disciplines | 3 | $87,000 |
| 361 | Emmanuel Eseme | Men's 100 m | 2 | $87,000 |
| 362 | Grace Stark | Women's 100 m hurdles | 3 | $86,500 |
| 363 | Gianna Woodruff | Women's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $86,000 |
| 364 | Meseret Defar | three disciplines | 5 | $86,000 |
| 365 | Phillips Idowu | Men's triple jump | 6 | $86,000 |
| 366 | Evan Jager | three disciplines | 1 | $85,500 |
| 367 | Diribe Welteji | three disciplines | 4 | $85,250 |
| 368 | Philip Milanov | Men's discus throw | 3 | $85,250 |
| 369 | Maggie Ewen | Women's shot put | 1 | $84,500 |
| 370 | Megan Simmonds | Women's 100 m hurdles | 2 | $84,250 |
| 371 | Hilal Yego | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $84,000 |
| 372 | Payton Otterdahl | Men's shot put | 2 | $83,750 |
| 373 | Donavan Brazier | Men's 800 m | 2 | $83,500 |
| 374 | Georganne Moline | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $83,500 |
| 375 | Janay Deloach | Women's long jump | 3 | $83,000 |
| 376 | Jimmy Vicaut | two disciplines | 1 | $83,000 |
| 377 | Mekonnen Gebremedhin | two disciplines | 1 | $83,000 |
| 378 | Yan Ziyi | Women's javelin throw | 5 | $82,500 |
| 379 | Lidya Chepkurui | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $82,000 |
| 380 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | two disciplines | 3 | $82,000 |
| 381 | Linden Hall | four disciplines | 1 | $81,750 |
| 382 | Lynsey Sharp | Women's 800 m | 1 | $81,500 |
| 383 | Thea LaFond | Women's triple jump | 1 | $81,500 |
| 384 | Gabby Thomas | two disciplines | 3 | $81,250 |
| 385 | Caleb Ndiku | four disciplines | 3 | $81,000 |
| 386 | Habiba Ghribi | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 5 | $81,000 |
| 387 | Lashinda Demus | two disciplines | 4 | $81,000 |
| 388 | Christin Hussong | Women's javelin throw | 3 | $80,750 |
| 389 | CJ Allen | two disciplines | 1 | $80,750 |
| 390 | Cassandra Tate | Women's 400 m hurdles | 2 | $80,500 |
| 391 | Jeneba Tarmoh | two disciplines | 2 | $80,500 |
| 392 | Danniel Thomas-Dodd | Women's shot put | - | $80,000 |
| 393 | Dawit Seyaum | two disciplines | 4 | $80,000 |
| 394 | Daniel Roberts | Men's 110 m hurdles | 3 | $79,750 |
| 395 | Lolo Jones | Women's 100 m hurdles | 3 | $79,500 |
| 396 | Virgilijus Alekna | Men's discus throw | 2 | $79,500 |
| 397 | Benjamin Compaoré | Men's triple jump | 3 | $79,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Mekonnen Gebremedhin is 377th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $83,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Mekonnen Gebremedhin most
Aviva British Grand Prix 2012 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 1500 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Nixon Kiplimo Chepseba, James Kiplagat Magut, Silas Kiplagat, Bethwell Birgen, Nathan Brannen and Abdalaati Iguider.
Golden Grand Prix 2013 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 1500 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Collins Cheboi, Abdalaati Iguider, Bethwell Birgen, Silas Kiplagat, James Kiplagat Magut and Teshome Dirirsa.
Prefontaine Classic 2012 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the mile, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ayanleh Souleiman, Bethwell Birgen, Caleb Ndiku, Collins Cheboi, Nick Willis and Abdalaati Iguider.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Mekonnen Gebremedhin won?
$83,000, which ranks 377th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from 19 paid finishes between 2010 and 2014.
What is Mekonnen Gebremedhin's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the 1500 m at the 2012 Aviva British 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 Mekonnen Gebremedhin 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 1500 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 Mekonnen Gebremedhin won?
One of 19, worth $10,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Mekonnen Gebremedhin 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 Mekonnen Gebremedhin is Jimmy Vicaut on $83,000, and one below Yan Ziyi on $82,500. Mekonnen Gebremedhin is one of 147 Ethiopia athletes athletics has paid, and Ethiopia athletics prize money adds them up to $5,789,000 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 1500 m prize money and men's mile prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Mekonnen Gebremedhin has been paid in two 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 ExxonMobil Bislett Games has its own page across every edition of it.