Michael Mason prize money
Michael Mason has been paid $21,250 by the Diamond League, which ranks 574th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from five paid finishes in the men's high jump, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting de Paris 2019 | High jump | 1st | $10,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2019 | High jump | 4th | $6,000 |
| IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 2019 | High jump | 8th | $1,000 |
| Bislett Games 2017 | High jump | 5th | $2,500 |
| Meeting de Paris 2017 | High jump | =6th | $1,750 |
| All five | Men's high jump | — | $21,250 |
The five paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $21,250 is five separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.04% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2017 to 2019, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | — | Bislett Games | $4,250 |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | Meeting de Paris | $17,000 |
season running total
2019 is the biggest of them, $17,000 from three starts. No Diamond League meeting paid Michael Mason in 2018, so that column stands at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $21,250.
Around Michael Mason on the money list
Ranks 554 to 594
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 554 | Jeremiah Azu | Men's 100 m | — | $23,000 |
| 555 | Maria Andrejczyk | Women's javelin throw | — | $23,000 |
| 556 | Marthe Koala | Women's long jump | 1 | $23,000 |
| 557 | Tori Peeters | Women's javelin throw | — | $23,000 |
| 558 | Kuma Girma | three disciplines | — | $22,750 |
| 559 | Tori Franklin | Women's triple jump | — | $22,750 |
| 560 | Agathe Guillemot | three disciplines | — | $22,500 |
| 561 | Armin Sinančević | Men's shot put | — | $22,500 |
| 562 | Ralford Mullings | Men's discus throw | 1 | $22,500 |
| 563 | Ronald Musagala | two disciplines | 1 | $22,500 |
| 564 | Roshawn Clarke | Men's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $22,500 |
| 565 | Filippo Tortu | two disciplines | — | $22,250 |
| 566 | Henrik Janssen | Men's discus throw | — | $22,000 |
| 567 | Angelica Bengtsson | Women's pole vault | 1 | $21,500 |
| 568 | Senayet Getachew | two disciplines | — | $21,500 |
| 569 | TJ Holmes | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $21,500 |
| 570 | Alexander Doom | Men's 400 m | 1 | $21,250 |
| 571 | Amel Tuka | Men's 800 m | — | $21,250 |
| 572 | Ben Pattison | two disciplines | — | $21,250 |
| 573 | Maksim Nedasekau | Men's high jump | — | $21,250 |
| 574 | Michael Mason | Men's high jump | 1 | $21,250 |
| 575 | Sam Mattis | Men's discus throw | — | $21,250 |
| 576 | Brandon Miller | Men's 800 m | 1 | $21,000 |
| 577 | Jo-Ané du Plessis | Women's javelin throw | — | $21,000 |
| 578 | Marco Fassinotti | Men's high jump | — | $21,000 |
| 579 | Adam Gemili | two disciplines | — | $20,500 |
| 580 | Alexis Copello | Men's triple jump | — | $20,500 |
| 581 | Gabrielle Jennings | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $20,500 |
| 582 | Jamile Samuel | two disciplines | — | $20,500 |
| 583 | Jordan Díaz | Men's triple jump | 1 | $20,500 |
| 584 | Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui | two disciplines | 1 | $20,250 |
| 585 | Gabriela Leon | Women's pole vault | — | $20,250 |
| 586 | Martina Weil | Women's 400 m | — | $20,250 |
| 587 | Yemisi Ogunleye | Women's shot put | — | $20,250 |
| 588 | Cooper Lutkenhaus | Men's 800 m | 2 | $20,000 |
| 589 | Favour Ofili | two disciplines | — | $20,000 |
| 590 | Hyvin Kiyeng | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $20,000 |
| 591 | Jacob Kiplimo | three disciplines | — | $20,000 |
| 592 | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | Women's long jump | — | $20,000 |
| 593 | Kemba Nelson | Women's 100 m | 1 | $20,000 |
| 594 | Rusheen McDonald | Men's 400 m | 1 | $20,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Michael Mason is 574th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $21,250.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Michael Mason most
Meeting de Paris 2019 paid $10,000 for 1st in the high jump, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Andriy Protsenko, Ilya Ivanyuk, Mateusz Przybylko, Jeron Robinson, Mathew Sawe and Tihomir Ivanov.
Weltklasse Zürich 2019 paid $6,000 for 4th in the high jump, one of twelve in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ilya Ivanyuk, Naoto Tobe, Jeron Robinson, Maksim Nedasekau, Wang Yu and Mutaz Essa Barshim.
Bislett Games 2017 paid $2,500 for 5th in the high jump, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Donald Thomas, Robbie Grabarz, Zhang Guowei, Majd Eddin Ghazal, Sylwester Bednarek and Mutaz Barsham.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Michael Mason won?
$21,250, which ranks 574th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from five paid finishes between 2017 and 2019.
What is Michael Mason's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the high jump at the 2019 Meeting de Paris. 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 Michael Mason 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 high jump 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 Mason won?
One of five, worth $10,000 between them. One of his appearance came at a final, which paid $6,000.
Is this everything Michael Mason 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 Mason is Maksim Nedasekau on $21,250, and one below Sam Mattis on $21,250. Michael Mason is one of 34 Canada athletes athletics has paid, and Canada athletics prize money adds them up to $1,449,500 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's high jump prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Michael Mason 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 Meeting de Paris has its own page across every edition of it.