Obi Igbokwe prize money
Obi Igbokwe has been paid $15,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 709th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from three paid finishes in the men's 400 m, the best of them 2nd.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Müller Grand Prix Birmingham 2019 | 400 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2019 | 400 m | 4th | $6,000 |
| Müller Anniversary Games 2019 | 400 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| All three | Men's 400 m | — | $15,000 |
The three paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $15,000 is three separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.03% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Obi Igbokwe on the money list
Ranks 689 to 729
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 689 | Wang Jianan | Men's long jump | — | $16,000 |
| 690 | Jan Štefela | Men's high jump | — | $15,958 |
| 691 | Eliza McCartney | Women's pole vault | — | $15,875 |
| 692 | Brian Komen | Men's 1500 m | 1 | $15,750 |
| 693 | Lynna Irby | two disciplines | — | $15,750 |
| 694 | Paulien Couckuyt | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $15,750 |
| 695 | Thiago Braz | Men's pole vault | — | $15,750 |
| 696 | Antonio Alkana | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $15,500 |
| 697 | Baboloki Thebe | Men's 400 m | 1 | $15,500 |
| 698 | Courtney Wayment | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $15,500 |
| 699 | Jorge A. Hodelín | Men's long jump | — | $15,500 |
| 700 | Lynsey Sharp | Women's 800 m | — | $15,500 |
| 701 | Abdul Hakim Sani Brown | Men's 100 m | — | $15,250 |
| 702 | Beth Dobbin | Women's 200 m | — | $15,250 |
| 703 | Charles Simotwo | two disciplines | — | $15,250 |
| 704 | Jacko Gill | Men's shot put | — | $15,250 |
| 705 | Elena Vallortigara | Women's high jump | — | $15,000 |
| 706 | Hailemariyam Amare | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $15,000 |
| 707 | Khaleb McRae | Men's 400 m | — | $15,000 |
| 708 | Nelson Évora | Men's triple jump | — | $15,000 |
| 709 | Obi Igbokwe | Men's 400 m | — | $15,000 |
| 710 | Torrie Lewis | two disciplines | 1 | $15,000 |
| 711 | Jake Heyward | two disciplines | — | $14,750 |
| 712 | Wang Yu | Men's high jump | 1 | $14,750 |
| 713 | Alicia Monson | two disciplines | — | $14,500 |
| 714 | Caleb Dean | two disciplines | — | $14,500 |
| 715 | Kendry Menéndez | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $14,500 |
| 716 | Matic Ian Guček | two disciplines | — | $14,500 |
| 717 | Sinclaire Johnson | three disciplines | — | $14,500 |
| 718 | Alice Finot | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $14,250 |
| 719 | Deon Lendore | Men's 400 m | — | $14,250 |
| 720 | Katie Snowden | three disciplines | — | $14,250 |
| 721 | Maboundou Koné | Women's 200 m | — | $14,250 |
| 722 | Vincent Kibet | two disciplines | — | $14,250 |
| 723 | Anvar Anvarov | Men's long jump | 1 | $14,000 |
| 724 | Elise Thorner | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $14,000 |
| 725 | Oratile Nowe | Women's 800 m | — | $14,000 |
| 726 | Rafael Pereira | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $14,000 |
| 727 | Sarah Chelangat | two disciplines | — | $14,000 |
| 728 | Daniel Rowden | Men's 800 m | — | $13,750 |
| 729 | Imke Onnen | Women's high jump | — | $13,750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Obi Igbokwe is 709th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $15,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Obi Igbokwe most
Müller Grand Prix Birmingham 2019 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Matthew Hudson-Smith, Kahmari Montgomery, Michael Cherry, Demish Gaye, Vernon Norwood and Nathon Allen.
AG Memorial Van Damme 2019 paid $6,000 for 4th in the 400 m, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Kahmari Montgomery, Michael Cherry, Jonathan Sacoor, Nathon Allen, Nathan Strother and Michael Norman.
Müller Anniversary Games 2019 paid $3,000 for 4th in the 400 m, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Demish Gaye, Baboloki Thebe, Luka Janežič, Rabah Yousif, Akeem Bloomfield and Jonathan Jones.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Obi Igbokwe won?
$15,000, which ranks 709th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from three paid finishes in 2019.
What is Obi Igbokwe's biggest Diamond League payday?
$6,000, for finishing 2nd in the 400 m at the 2019 Müller Grand Prix Birmingham. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 2nd and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Obi Igbokwe 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 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.
Is this everything Obi Igbokwe 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 Obi Igbokwe is Nelson Évora on $15,000, and one below Torrie Lewis on $15,000. Obi Igbokwe is one of 352 United States athletes athletics has paid, and United States athletics prize money adds them up to $16,292,792 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 Obi Igbokwe 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 Müller Grand Prix Birmingham has its own page across every edition of it.