Mohammed Aman prize money
Mohammed Aman has been paid $105,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 296th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from 17 paid finishes in the men's 800 m, seven 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prefontaine Classic 2016 | 800 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Bauhausgalan 2016 | 800 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2015 | 800 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Memorial Van Damme 2015 | 800 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Athletissima 2015 | 800 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| Herculis 2015 | 800 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2014 | 800 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2014 | 800 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2013 | 800 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| British Grand Prix 2013 | 800 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Athletissima 2013 | 800 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Memorial Van Damme 2013 | 800 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Qatar Athletic 2013 | 800 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| DN Galan 2012 | 800 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2012 | 800 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2012 | 800 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Memorial van Damme 2011 | 800 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| All 17 | Men's 800 m | - | $105,500 |
The 17 paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $105,500 is 17 separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.09% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2011 to 2016, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | - | Memorial van Damme | $6,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | DN Galan | $26,000 |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 | Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | $46,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | - | Prefontaine Classic | $7,000 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | $15,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | - | Prefontaine Classic | $5,500 |
season running total
2013 is the biggest of them, $46,000 from five starts. Every season from 2011 to 2016 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $105,500.
Around Mohammed Aman on the money list
Ranks 276 to 316
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 276 | Ronnie Baker | Men's 100 m | 6 | $111,250 |
| 277 | Devon Allen | Men's 110 m hurdles | 4 | $111,000 |
| 278 | Erik Kynard | Men's high jump | 2 | $111,000 |
| 279 | Birhanu Balew | two disciplines | 3 | $110,750 |
| 280 | Eilidh Doyle | Women's 400 m hurdles | 2 | $110,500 |
| 281 | Nesta Carter | Men's 100 m | 2 | $110,500 |
| 282 | Jenn Suhr | Women's pole vault | 5 | $110,250 |
| 283 | Aleksandr Menkov | Men's long jump | 8 | $110,000 |
| 284 | Wayde van Niekerk | two disciplines | 9 | $110,000 |
| 285 | Angelo Taylor | three disciplines | 5 | $109,500 |
| 286 | Ruth Jebet | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 5 | $109,000 |
| 287 | Ackera Nugent | Women's 100 m hurdles | 3 | $108,000 |
| 288 | Jenna Prandini | two disciplines | 1 | $107,500 |
| 289 | CJ Ujah | two disciplines | 1 | $106,500 |
| 290 | Jereem Richards | two disciplines | - | $106,500 |
| 291 | Monae' Nichols | Women's long jump | 2 | $106,500 |
| 292 | Kerron Stewart | two disciplines | 3 | $106,000 |
| 293 | Anna Ryzhykova | two disciplines | - | $105,500 |
| 294 | Cameron Myers | three disciplines | 2 | $105,500 |
| 295 | Melissa Jefferson-Wooden | two disciplines | 6 | $105,500 |
| 296 | Mohammed Aman | Men's 800 m | 7 | $105,500 |
| 297 | Paweł Wojciechowski | Men's pole vault | 2 | $105,500 |
| 298 | Steven Gardiner | two disciplines | 9 | $105,500 |
| 299 | Anita Márton | Women's shot put | - | $105,000 |
| 300 | Brittany Brown | two disciplines | 5 | $104,750 |
| 301 | Nia Ali | Women's 100 m hurdles | 1 | $104,750 |
| 302 | Rasmus Mägi | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $104,250 |
| 303 | Almaz Ayana | three disciplines | 6 | $104,000 |
| 304 | Anavia Battle | two disciplines | 4 | $104,000 |
| 305 | Janeth Jepkosgei | two disciplines | 2 | $104,000 |
| 306 | Kerron Clement | Men's 400 m hurdles | 5 | $104,000 |
| 307 | Walter Dix | two disciplines | 8 | $104,000 |
| 308 | Emma Coburn | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $103,750 |
| 309 | Jacory Patterson | Men's 400 m | 4 | $103,000 |
| 310 | Benjamin Kigen | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 4 | $102,750 |
| 311 | Omar McLeod | two disciplines | 7 | $102,500 |
| 312 | Rajindra Campbell | Men's shot put | 2 | $102,500 |
| 313 | Lukas Weißhaidinger | Men's discus throw | - | $102,000 |
| 314 | Tiffany Porter | Women's 100 m hurdles | 1 | $102,000 |
| 315 | Ehsan Haddadi | Men's discus throw | 1 | $101,500 |
| 316 | Alexander Ogando | two disciplines | 2 | $101,250 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Mohammed Aman is 296th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $105,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Mohammed Aman most
Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2015 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 800 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Nijel Amos, Job Koech Kinyor, Adam Kszczot, Ferguson Rotich, Marcin Lewandowski and Pierre-Ambroise Bosse.
Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2013 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 800 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Pierre-Ambroise Bosse, André Olivier, Giordano Benedetti, Job Koech Kinyor, Adam Kszczot and Kevin López.
British Grand Prix 2013 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 800 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: André Olivier, Andrew Osagie, Erik Sowinski, Jeremiah Kipkorir Mutai, Gareth Warburton and Mark Wieczorek.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Mohammed Aman won?
$105,500, which ranks 296th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from 17 paid finishes between 2011 and 2016.
What is Mohammed Aman's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the 800 m at the 2015 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea. 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 Mohammed Aman 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 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.
How many Diamond League meetings has Mohammed Aman won?
Seven of 17, worth $70,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Mohammed Aman 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 Mohammed Aman is Melissa Jefferson-Wooden on $105,500, and one below Paweł Wojciechowski on $105,500. Mohammed Aman is one of 147 Ethiopia athletes athletics has paid, and Ethiopia athletics prize money adds them up to $5,789,000 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 Mohammed Aman 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 Prefontaine Classic has its own page across every edition of it.