Michael Rutt prize money
Michael Rutt has been paid $7,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1764th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from four paid finishes in the men's 800 m, the best of them 5th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adidas Grand Prix 2015 | 800 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2013 | 800 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2012 | 800 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2012 | 800 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| All four | Men's 800 m | - | $7,500 |
The four paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $7,500 is four separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.01% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2012 to 2015, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | - | Adidas Grand Prix | $4,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | - | Adidas Grand Prix | $2,500 |
| 2014 | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | 1 | - | Adidas Grand Prix | $1,000 |
season running total
2012 is the biggest of them, $4,000 from two starts. No Diamond League meeting paid Michael Rutt in 2014, so that column stands at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $7,500.
Around Michael Rutt on the money list
Ranks 1744 to 1784
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1744 | Yancarlos Martínez | Men's 200 m | - | $7,750 |
| 1745 | Tomohiro Shinno | Men's high jump | - | $7,667 |
| 1746 | Abiodun Oyepitan | Women's 200 m | - | $7,500 |
| 1747 | Ashleigh Nelson | Women's 100 m | - | $7,500 |
| 1748 | Audrey Leduc | Women's 200 m | - | $7,500 |
| 1749 | Brian Johnson | Men's long jump | - | $7,500 |
| 1750 | Christian Reif | Men's long jump | - | $7,500 |
| 1751 | Constantin Preis | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $7,500 |
| 1752 | Craig Engels | two disciplines | - | $7,500 |
| 1753 | Elena Andreea Taloș | Women's triple jump | - | $7,500 |
| 1754 | Elle Purrier St. Pierre | two disciplines | - | $7,500 |
| 1755 | Gaetan Saku Bafuanga | Men's triple jump | - | $7,500 |
| 1756 | Guillermo Martínez | Men's javelin throw | - | $7,500 |
| 1757 | Hayle Ibrahimov | two disciplines | - | $7,500 |
| 1758 | Jaheel Hyde | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $7,500 |
| 1759 | Jessica Cérival | Women's shot put | - | $7,500 |
| 1760 | Lomi Muleta | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $7,500 |
| 1761 | Luca Kozák | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $7,500 |
| 1762 | Marija Tolj | Women's discus throw | - | $7,500 |
| 1763 | Mezgebu Sime | two disciplines | - | $7,500 |
| 1764 | Michael Rutt | Men's 800 m | - | $7,500 |
| 1765 | Nataliya Semenova | Women's discus throw | - | $7,500 |
| 1766 | Olivia Markezich | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $7,500 |
| 1767 | Peimeng Zhang | two disciplines | - | $7,500 |
| 1768 | Rayniah Jones | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $7,500 |
| 1769 | Svetlana Bolshakova | Women's triple jump | - | $7,500 |
| 1770 | Talitha Diggs | Women's 400 m | - | $7,500 |
| 1771 | Vernon Turner | Men's high jump | - | $7,500 |
| 1772 | Victoria Ohuruogu | Women's 400 m | - | $7,500 |
| 1773 | Zahra Bani | Women's javelin throw | - | $7,500 |
| 1774 | Boglárka Takács | two disciplines | - | $7,250 |
| 1775 | Charity Hufnagel | Women's high jump | - | $7,250 |
| 1776 | Emmanuel Bamidele | Men's 400 m | - | $7,250 |
| 1777 | Julien Watrin | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $7,250 |
| 1778 | Margot Chevrier | Women's pole vault | - | $7,250 |
| 1779 | Mario García | two disciplines | - | $7,250 |
| 1780 | Nick Smidt | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $7,250 |
| 1781 | Ryan Zeze | Men's 200 m | - | $7,250 |
| 1782 | Águeda Marqués | two disciplines | - | $7,000 |
| 1783 | Andreas Bube | Men's 800 m | - | $7,000 |
| 1784 | Anna Hall | three disciplines | - | $7,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Michael Rutt is 1764th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $7,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Michael Rutt most
Adidas Grand Prix 2013 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 800 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Robby Andrews, Nathan Brannen, Leonel Manzano, David Rudisha, Andrew Osagie and Timothy Kitum.
Adidas Grand Prix 2012 paid $2,000 for 6th in the 800 m, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Diomar de Souza, David Rudisha, Alfred Kirwa Yego, Andrew Osagie, Boaz Kiplagat Lalang and Robby Andrews.
London Grand Prix 2012 paid $2,000 for 6th in the 800 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Elijah Greer, Gareth Warburton, Adam Kszczot, Job Koech Kinyor, Andrew Osagie and Abubaker Kaki.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Michael Rutt won?
$7,500, which ranks 1764th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from four paid finishes between 2012 and 2015.
What is Michael Rutt's biggest Diamond League payday?
$2,500, for finishing 5th in the 800 m at the 2013 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 5th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Michael Rutt 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 place is worth the same in the men's 800 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 Michael Rutt 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 Rutt is Mezgebu Sime on $7,500, and one below Nataliya Semenova on $7,500. Michael Rutt 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 800 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Michael Rutt has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's 100 m, men's pole vault and men's 200 m. Every meeting he has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Adidas Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.