Michael Cherry prize money
Michael Cherry has been paid $63,250 by the Diamond League, which ranks 246th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from ten paid finishes in the men's 400 m, two of them wins.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2022 | 400 m | 3rd | $3,500 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2022 | 400 m | 6th | $1,000 |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2022 | 400 m | 7th | $750 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2021 | 400 m | 1st | $30,000 |
| Allianz Memorial Van Damme 2021 | 400 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 2019 | 400 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Bauhausgalan 2019 | 400 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2019 | 400 m | 6th | $4,000 |
| Müller Grand Prix Birmingham 2019 | 400 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2019 | 400 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| All ten | Men's 400 m | — | $63,250 |
The ten paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $63,250 is ten separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.1% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2019 to 2022, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | — | IAAF Diamond League Shanghai | $18,000 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | Weltklasse Zürich | $40,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | — | Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | $5,250 |
season running total
2021 is the biggest of them, $40,000 from two starts. No Diamond League meeting paid Michael Cherry in 2020, so that column stands at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $63,250.
Around Michael Cherry on the money list
Ranks 226 to 266
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226 | Angelina Topić | Women's high jump | 2 | $68,500 |
| 227 | Renaud Lavillenie | Men's pole vault | — | $68,500 |
| 228 | Blessing Okagbare | three disciplines | 2 | $68,250 |
| 229 | Phanuel Koech | Men's 1500 m | 1 | $68,000 |
| 230 | Valarie Sion | Women's discus throw | 3 | $68,000 |
| 231 | Fanny Roos | Women's shot put | — | $67,500 |
| 232 | Hana Moll | Women's pole vault | 3 | $67,500 |
| 233 | Erriyon Knighton | two disciplines | 3 | $66,500 |
| 234 | Andrenette Knight | Women's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $66,250 |
| 235 | Gabby Thomas | two disciplines | 3 | $66,250 |
| 236 | Fantaye Belayneh | two disciplines | 1 | $65,750 |
| 237 | Rasmus Mägi | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $65,750 |
| 238 | Keshorn Walcott | Men's javelin throw | — | $65,250 |
| 239 | Danniel Thomas-Dodd | Women's shot put | — | $65,000 |
| 240 | Elina Tzengko | Women's javelin throw | 3 | $65,000 |
| 241 | Sondre Guttormsen | Men's pole vault | — | $64,250 |
| 242 | Francine Niyonsaba | three disciplines | 4 | $64,000 |
| 243 | Alysha Newman | Women's pole vault | 1 | $63,500 |
| 244 | Dafne Schippers | two disciplines | 2 | $63,500 |
| 245 | Steven Gardiner | two disciplines | 6 | $63,500 |
| 246 | Michael Cherry | Men's 400 m | 2 | $63,250 |
| 247 | Ditaji Kambundji | Women's 100 m hurdles | 1 | $62,250 |
| 248 | Telahun Haile Bekele | two disciplines | 2 | $61,750 |
| 249 | Kishane Thompson | Men's 100 m | 2 | $61,250 |
| 250 | Caterine Ibargüen | two disciplines | 5 | $61,000 |
| 251 | Mujinga Kambundji | two disciplines | 1 | $60,250 |
| 252 | Muzala Samukonga | Men's 400 m | 1 | $60,000 |
| 253 | Prudence Sekgodiso | Women's 800 m | 2 | $60,000 |
| 254 | Jenna Prandini | two disciplines | — | $59,500 |
| 255 | Nickisha Pryce | Women's 400 m | 2 | $59,500 |
| 256 | Rasheed Broadbell | Men's 110 m hurdles | 4 | $59,250 |
| 257 | Azeddine Habz | four disciplines | 2 | $59,000 |
| 258 | Denia Caballero | Women's discus throw | 2 | $59,000 |
| 259 | Grant Fisher | four disciplines | 1 | $59,000 |
| 260 | Yasmani Copello | Men's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $58,250 |
| 261 | Yohan Blake | Men's 100 m | 1 | $58,250 |
| 262 | Addison Wiley | three disciplines | 1 | $58,000 |
| 263 | Amos Serem | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $57,250 |
| 264 | Jason Joseph | Men's 110 m hurdles | 1 | $57,000 |
| 265 | Saly Sarr | Women's triple jump | 2 | $57,000 |
| 266 | Oliver Hoare | two disciplines | 1 | $56,750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Michael Cherry is 246th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $63,250.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Michael Cherry most
Weltklasse Zürich 2021 paid $30,000 for 1st in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Kirani James, Deon Lendore, Vernon Norwood, Liemarvin Bonevacia, Isaac Makwala and Ricky Petrucciani.
Allianz Memorial Van Damme 2021 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Kirani James, Isaac Makwala, Liemarvin Bonevacia, Deon Lendore, Alexander Doom and Christopher Taylor.
IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 2019 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 400 m, one of six in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Nathan Strother, Nathon Allen, Bralon Taplin, Wu Yuang and Fred Kerley.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Michael Cherry won?
$63,250, which ranks 246th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from ten paid finishes between 2019 and 2022.
What is Michael Cherry's biggest Diamond League payday?
$30,000, for finishing 1st in the 400 m at the 2021 Weltklasse Zürich. That is a final, which is why it is the biggest: the final pays two to five times what the same place is worth at a series meeting.
How does the Diamond League decide what Michael Cherry 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 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.
How many Diamond League meetings has Michael Cherry won?
Two of ten, worth $40,000 between them. Two of his appearances came at a final, which paid $34,000.
Is this everything Michael Cherry earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 104 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 2,112 athletes across the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Michael Cherry is Steven Gardiner on $63,500, and one below Ditaji Kambundji on $62,250. Michael Cherry is one of 352 United States athletes athletics has paid, and United States athletics prize money adds them up to $16,292,792 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 Michael Cherry 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 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea has its own page across every edition of it.