Mitchell Watt prize money
Mitchell Watt has been paid $59,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 523rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from eight paid finishes in the men's long jump, five 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adidas Grand Prix 2012 | Long jump | 1st | $10,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2012 | Long jump | 1st | $10,000 |
| Herculis 2012 | Long jump | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Aviva British Grand Prix 2012 | Long jump | 7th | $1,500 |
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2011 | Long jump | 1st | $10,000 |
| DN Galan 2011 | Long jump | 1st | $10,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2011 | Long jump | 1st | $10,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2011 | Long jump | 7th | $1,500 |
| All eight | Men's long jump | - | $59,000 |
The eight paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $59,000 is eight separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.05% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2011 to 2012, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | 3 | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | $31,500 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | Adidas Grand Prix | $27,500 |
season running total
2011 is the biggest of them, $31,500 from four starts. Every season from 2011 to 2012 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $59,000.
Around Mitchell Watt on the money list
Ranks 503 to 543
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 503 | Alysia Montaño | Women's 800 m | 2 | $61,000 |
| 504 | Jeff Henderson | Men's long jump | 2 | $61,000 |
| 505 | Priscilla Schliep | Women's 100 m hurdles | 3 | $61,000 |
| 506 | Abdalaati Iguider | four disciplines | - | $60,500 |
| 507 | Éloyse Lesueur-Aymonin | Women's long jump | 1 | $60,500 |
| 508 | Cornel Fredericks | Men's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $60,000 |
| 509 | Letesenbet Gidey | two disciplines | - | $60,000 |
| 510 | Muzala Samukonga | Men's 400 m | 1 | $60,000 |
| 511 | Prudence Sekgodiso | Women's 800 m | 2 | $60,000 |
| 512 | Raevyn Rogers | Women's 800 m | - | $59,750 |
| 513 | Aretha D. Thurmond | Women's discus throw | - | $59,500 |
| 514 | Nickisha Pryce | Women's 400 m | 2 | $59,500 |
| 515 | Nikola Ogrodníková | Women's javelin throw | 1 | $59,250 |
| 516 | Rasheed Broadbell | Men's 110 m hurdles | 4 | $59,250 |
| 517 | Agnes Tirop | two disciplines | 2 | $59,000 |
| 518 | Azeddine Habz | four disciplines | 2 | $59,000 |
| 519 | Ben Youssef Meïté | Men's 100 m | 1 | $59,000 |
| 520 | Gesa Felicitas Krause | three disciplines | 1 | $59,000 |
| 521 | Grant Fisher | four disciplines | 1 | $59,000 |
| 522 | Kimberley Mickle | Women's javelin throw | - | $59,000 |
| 523 | Mitchell Watt | Men's long jump | 5 | $59,000 |
| 524 | Kate Grace | three disciplines | 2 | $58,750 |
| 525 | Jason Joseph | Men's 110 m hurdles | 1 | $58,500 |
| 526 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | three disciplines | 4 | $58,500 |
| 527 | Phyllis Francis | two disciplines | - | $58,500 |
| 528 | Svetlana Feofanova | Women's pole vault | 2 | $58,500 |
| 529 | Nicole Büchler | Women's pole vault | 1 | $58,083 |
| 530 | Addison Wiley | three disciplines | 1 | $58,000 |
| 531 | Jonathan Borlée | two disciplines | 1 | $58,000 |
| 532 | Vincent Kiprop Chepkok | two disciplines | 2 | $58,000 |
| 533 | Wallace Spearmon | two disciplines | 2 | $58,000 |
| 534 | Ashley Spencer | two disciplines | 2 | $57,500 |
| 535 | Christina Clemons | Women's 100 m hurdles | 1 | $57,500 |
| 536 | Taoufik Makhloufi | three disciplines | 1 | $57,500 |
| 537 | Amos Serem | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $57,250 |
| 538 | Aman Wote | two disciplines | 1 | $57,000 |
| 539 | Dejen Gebremeskel | Men's 5000 m | 3 | $57,000 |
| 540 | Malika Akkaoui | two disciplines | - | $57,000 |
| 541 | Saly Sarr | Women's triple jump | 2 | $57,000 |
| 542 | Isiah Young | two disciplines | - | $56,750 |
| 543 | Oliver Hoare | two disciplines | 1 | $56,750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Mitchell Watt is 523rd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $59,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Mitchell Watt most
Adidas Grand Prix 2012 paid $10,000 for 1st in the long jump, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Fabrice Lapierre, George Kitchens, Tyrone Smith, Chaz Thomas, Walter Davis and Nafee Harris.
London Grand Prix 2012 paid $10,000 for 1st in the long jump, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Chris Tomlinson, Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, Eusebio Cáceres, JJ Jegede, Irving Saladino and Ignisious Gaisah.
Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2011 paid $10,000 for 1st in the long jump, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Xiongfeng Su, Ignisious Gaisah, Dwight Phillips, Xiaoyi Zhang, Wilfredo Martínez and Tyrone Smith.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Mitchell Watt won?
$59,000, which ranks 523rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from eight paid finishes between 2011 and 2012.
What is Mitchell Watt's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the long jump at the 2012 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 1st and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Mitchell Watt 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 long 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 Mitchell Watt won?
Five of eight, worth $50,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Mitchell Watt 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 Mitchell Watt is Kimberley Mickle on $59,000, and one below Kate Grace on $58,750. Mitchell Watt is one of 87 Australia athletes athletics has paid, and Australia athletics prize money adds them up to $3,553,417 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's long jump prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Mitchell Watt 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 Adidas Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.