Michael Cherry prize money
Michael Cherry has been paid $72,750 by the Diamond League, which ranks 437th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from fourteen 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 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2018 | 400 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 2018 | 400 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2018 | 400 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Athletissima 2017 | 400 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| All fourteen | Men's 400 m | - | $72,750 |
The fourteen paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $72,750 is fourteen separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.06% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2017 to 2022, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | - | Athletissima | $2,500 |
| 2018 | 3 | - | Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | $7,000 |
| 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 $72,750.
Around Michael Cherry on the money list
Ranks 417 to 457
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 417 | Stewart McSweyn | four disciplines | 2 | $75,500 |
| 418 | Ackeem Blake | Men's 100 m | 1 | $75,000 |
| 419 | Auriol Dongmo | Women's shot put | 3 | $75,000 |
| 420 | Isiah Kiplangat Koech | two disciplines | 2 | $75,000 |
| 421 | Ivet Lalova-Collio | two disciplines | 2 | $75,000 |
| 422 | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure | two disciplines | - | $75,000 |
| 423 | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | Men's 800 m | 2 | $75,000 |
| 424 | Bianca Knight | two disciplines | 2 | $74,500 |
| 425 | Omar Craddock | Men's triple jump | 1 | $74,500 |
| 426 | Zoltán Kővágó | Men's discus throw | 1 | $74,500 |
| 427 | Jemma Reekie | four disciplines | 1 | $73,750 |
| 428 | Zakithi Nene | Men's 400 m | 2 | $73,750 |
| 429 | Darlan Romani | Men's shot put | 1 | $73,500 |
| 430 | Majd Eddin Ghazal | Men's high jump | 1 | $73,500 |
| 431 | Nancy Jebet Langat | two disciplines | 5 | $73,500 |
| 432 | Patrícia Mamona | Women's triple jump | - | $73,500 |
| 433 | Tsige Duguma | two disciplines | 4 | $73,250 |
| 434 | Brenda Martinez | two disciplines | 2 | $73,000 |
| 435 | Klaudia Kazimierska | two disciplines | 1 | $73,000 |
| 436 | Yasser Triki | Men's triple jump | 1 | $73,000 |
| 437 | Michael Cherry | Men's 400 m | 2 | $72,750 |
| 438 | Samuel Firewu | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $72,500 |
| 439 | Lázaro Martínez | Men's triple jump | 2 | $72,000 |
| 440 | Yelena Sokolova | Women's long jump | 4 | $72,000 |
| 441 | Fanny Roos | Women's shot put | - | $71,500 |
| 442 | Jordan Scott | Men's triple jump | 4 | $71,500 |
| 443 | Likina Amebaw | two disciplines | 1 | $71,250 |
| 444 | Marquis Dendy | two disciplines | 2 | $71,250 |
| 445 | Simon Koech | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 3 | $71,000 |
| 446 | Halimah Nakaayi | two disciplines | - | $70,500 |
| 447 | Courtney Lindsey | two disciplines | 1 | $69,750 |
| 448 | Kevin Borlée | Men's 400 m | 1 | $69,750 |
| 449 | Mackenzie Little | Women's javelin throw | 2 | $69,750 |
| 450 | Gelete Burka | three disciplines | 1 | $69,500 |
| 451 | Reynold Cheruiyot | four disciplines | 1 | $69,500 |
| 452 | Tina Clayton | Women's 100 m | 2 | $69,500 |
| 453 | Emma Green | Women's high jump | 1 | $69,000 |
| 454 | Tara Davis-Woodhall | Women's long jump | 4 | $69,000 |
| 455 | Warren Weir | Men's 200 m | 4 | $69,000 |
| 456 | Ana Šimić | Women's high jump | 1 | $68,583 |
| 457 | Angelina Topić | Women's high jump | 2 | $68,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Michael Cherry is 437th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $72,750.
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?
$72,750, which ranks 437th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from fourteen paid finishes between 2017 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 fourteen, 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 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 Michael Cherry is Yasser Triki on $73,000, and one below Samuel Firewu on $72,500. Michael Cherry is one of 659 United States athletes athletics has paid, and United States athletics prize money adds them up to $29,436,125 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.