Ralf Bartels prize money
Ralf Bartels has been paid $11,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1511th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from four paid finishes in the men's shot put, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weltklasse Zürich 2011 | Shot put | 7th | $1,500 |
| Doha Diamond League 2010 | Shot put | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Bislett Games 2010 | Shot put | 5th | $2,500 |
| Golden Gala 2010 | Shot put | 7th | $1,500 |
| All four | Men's shot put | - | $11,500 |
The four paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $11,500 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
2010 to 2011, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | - | Doha Diamond League | $10,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | - | Weltklasse Zürich | $1,500 |
season running total
2010 is the biggest of them, $10,000 from three starts. Every season from 2010 to 2011 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $11,500.
Around Ralf Bartels on the money list
Ranks 1491 to 1531
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1491 | Marija Vuković | Women's high jump | - | $11,750 |
| 1492 | Olena Holosha | Women's high jump | - | $11,750 |
| 1493 | Tobia Bocchi | Men's triple jump | - | $11,750 |
| 1494 | Zenéy Geldenhuys | two disciplines | - | $11,750 |
| 1495 | Erick Portillo | Men's high jump | - | $11,583 |
| 1496 | Alastair Chalmers | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $11,500 |
| 1497 | Artur Noga | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $11,500 |
| 1498 | Charlie Grice | two disciplines | - | $11,500 |
| 1499 | Collis Birmingham | three disciplines | - | $11,500 |
| 1500 | Daniel Talbot | two disciplines | - | $11,500 |
| 1501 | Davide Re | Men's 400 m | - | $11,500 |
| 1502 | Greg Nixon | Men's 400 m | - | $11,500 |
| 1503 | Homiyu Tesfaye | two disciplines | - | $11,500 |
| 1504 | Melknat Wudu | two disciplines | - | $11,500 |
| 1505 | Natalia Ducó | Women's shot put | - | $11,500 |
| 1506 | Nathon Allen | Men's 400 m | - | $11,500 |
| 1507 | Nickiesha Wilson | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $11,500 |
| 1508 | Paul Kipngetich Tanui | two disciplines | - | $11,500 |
| 1509 | Pauline Chemning Korikwiang | two disciplines | - | $11,500 |
| 1510 | Priscah Jepleting Cherono | two disciplines | - | $11,500 |
| 1511 | Ralf Bartels | Men's shot put | - | $11,500 |
| 1512 | Salima el Ouali Alami | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $11,500 |
| 1513 | Serhiy Smelyk | Men's 200 m | 1 | $11,500 |
| 1514 | Tatyana Kotova | Women's long jump | - | $11,500 |
| 1515 | Wesley Vázquez | Men's 800 m | - | $11,500 |
| 1516 | Adel Mechaal | four disciplines | - | $11,250 |
| 1517 | Carolin Hingst | Women's pole vault | - | $11,250 |
| 1518 | Gatis Čakšs | Men's javelin throw | - | $11,250 |
| 1519 | JaCorian Duffield | Men's high jump | 1 | $11,250 |
| 1520 | Melissa Courtney-Bryant | four disciplines | - | $11,250 |
| 1521 | Pål Haugen Lillefosse | Men's pole vault | - | $11,250 |
| 1522 | Andrew Wheating | three disciplines | - | $11,000 |
| 1523 | Anna Kiełbasińska | two disciplines | - | $11,000 |
| 1524 | Antonietta di Martino | Women's high jump | - | $11,000 |
| 1525 | Betsy Saina | three disciplines | - | $11,000 |
| 1526 | Carrie Russell | Women's 100 m | - | $11,000 |
| 1527 | DeeDee Trotter | two disciplines | - | $11,000 |
| 1528 | Djilali Bedrani | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $11,000 |
| 1529 | Edinah Jebitok | four disciplines | - | $11,000 |
| 1530 | Fatoumata Binta Diallo | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $11,000 |
| 1531 | Georgi Ivanov | Men's shot put | - | $11,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Ralf Bartels is 1511th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $11,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Ralf Bartels most
Doha Diamond League 2010 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the shot put, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Reese Hoffa, Dylan Armstrong, Tomasz Majewski, Dan Taylor, Maksim Sidorov and Sultan Abdulmajeed al Hebshi.
Bislett Games 2010 paid $2,500 for 5th in the shot put, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Pavel Lyzhyn, Adam Nelson, Kim Juhl Christensen, Christian Cantwell, Dylan Armstrong and Tomasz Majewski.
Weltklasse Zürich 2011 paid $1,500 for 7th in the shot put, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Carlos Véliz, Dylan Armstrong, Ryan Whiting, Reese Hoffa, Tomasz Majewski and David Storl.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Ralf Bartels won?
$11,500, which ranks 1511th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from four paid finishes between 2010 and 2011.
What is Ralf Bartels's biggest Diamond League payday?
$6,000, for finishing 2nd in the shot put at the 2010 Doha Diamond League. 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 Ralf Bartels 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 shot put 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 Ralf Bartels 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 Ralf Bartels is Priscah Jepleting Cherono on $11,500, and one below Salima el Ouali Alami on $11,500. Ralf Bartels is one of 139 Germany athletes athletics has paid, and Germany athletics prize money adds them up to $4,199,250 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's shot put prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Ralf Bartels 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 Weltklasse Zürich has its own page across every edition of it.