Rhys Williams prize money
Rhys Williams has been paid $14,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1352nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from seven paid finishes in the men's 400 m hurdles, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletissima 2014 | 400 m hurdles | 8th | $1,000 |
| Glasgow Grand Prix 2014 | 400 m hurdles | 6th | - |
| British Grand Prix 2013 | 400 m hurdles | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Memorial Van Damme 2013 | 400 m hurdles | 8th | $1,000 |
| DN Galan 2012 | 400 m hurdles | 6th | $2,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2012 | 400 m hurdles | 8th | $1,000 |
| Golden Gala 2011 | 400 m hurdles | 8th | $1,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2010 | 400 m hurdles | 5th | $2,500 |
| All eight | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $14,500 |
The seven paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $14,500 is seven 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. One of the eight starts paid nothing, because the series pays eight deep and the fields run past twenty.
Season by season
2010 to 2014, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | - | London Grand Prix | $2,500 |
| 2011 | 1 | - | Golden Gala | $1,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | - | DN Galan | $3,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | - | British Grand Prix | $7,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | - | Athletissima | $1,000 |
season running total
2013 is the biggest of them, $7,000 from two starts. Every season from 2010 to 2014 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $14,500.
Around Rhys Williams on the money list
Ranks 1332 to 1372
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1332 | Obi Igbokwe | Men's 400 m | - | $15,000 |
| 1333 | Schillonie Calvert-Powell | Women's 100 m | - | $15,000 |
| 1334 | Stanley Kebenei | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $15,000 |
| 1335 | Torrie Lewis | two disciplines | 1 | $15,000 |
| 1336 | Yelena Kotulskaya | Women's 800 m | 1 | $15,000 |
| 1337 | Daniel Rowden | Men's 800 m | - | $14,750 |
| 1338 | Genevieve Gregson | three disciplines | - | $14,750 |
| 1339 | Jake Heyward | two disciplines | - | $14,750 |
| 1340 | Jérôme Clavier | Men's pole vault | - | $14,750 |
| 1341 | Alana Boyd | Women's pole vault | - | $14,583 |
| 1342 | Alicia Monson | two disciplines | - | $14,500 |
| 1343 | Bernard Nganga | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $14,500 |
| 1344 | Birtukan Adamu | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $14,500 |
| 1345 | Caleb Dean | two disciplines | - | $14,500 |
| 1346 | Hannah England | two disciplines | - | $14,500 |
| 1347 | Harold Correa | Men's triple jump | - | $14,500 |
| 1348 | Jorge Fernández | Men's discus throw | - | $14,500 |
| 1349 | Kendry Menéndez | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $14,500 |
| 1350 | Kristin Gierisch | Women's triple jump | - | $14,500 |
| 1351 | Matic Ian Guček | two disciplines | - | $14,500 |
| 1352 | Rhys Williams | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $14,500 |
| 1353 | Richard Kilty | two disciplines | - | $14,500 |
| 1354 | Sheena Johnson-Tosta | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $14,500 |
| 1355 | Sinclaire Johnson | three disciplines | - | $14,500 |
| 1356 | Tim Nedow | Men's shot put | - | $14,500 |
| 1357 | Chris Baker | Men's high jump | - | $14,333 |
| 1358 | Alice Finot | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $14,250 |
| 1359 | Katie Snowden | three disciplines | - | $14,250 |
| 1360 | Kylie Hutson | Women's pole vault | - | $14,250 |
| 1361 | Maboundou Koné | Women's 200 m | - | $14,250 |
| 1362 | Sofia Ennaoui | three disciplines | - | $14,250 |
| 1363 | Alemitu Haroye | two disciplines | - | $14,000 |
| 1364 | Ana Peleteiro | Women's triple jump | - | $14,000 |
| 1365 | Anvar Anvarov | Men's long jump | 1 | $14,000 |
| 1366 | Barbara Parker | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $14,000 |
| 1367 | Christine Botlogetswe | Women's 400 m | - | $14,000 |
| 1368 | Dan Bramble | Men's long jump | - | $14,000 |
| 1369 | Daniel Bailey | Men's 100 m | - | $14,000 |
| 1370 | Dezerea Bryant | two disciplines | - | $14,000 |
| 1371 | Eda Tuğsuz | Women's javelin throw | - | $14,000 |
| 1372 | Elise Thorner | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $14,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Rhys Williams is 1352nd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $14,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Rhys Williams most
British Grand Prix 2013 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 400 m hurdles, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Michael Tinsley, Jehue Gordon, David Greene, Mamadou Kassé Hann, Félix Sánchez and Mahau Suguimati.
London Grand Prix 2010 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 400 m hurdles, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jehue Gordon, Félix Sánchez, L. J. van Zyl, Bershawn Jackson, Javier Culson and David Greene.
DN Galan 2012 paid $2,000 for 6th in the 400 m hurdles, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Michael Bultheel, Angelo Taylor, Michael Tinsley, Félix Sánchez, Leford Green and Jehue Gordon.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Rhys Williams won?
$14,500, which ranks 1352nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from seven paid finishes between 2010 and 2014.
What is Rhys Williams's biggest Diamond League payday?
$6,000, for finishing 2nd in the 400 m hurdles at the 2013 British 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 2nd and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Rhys Williams 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 hurdles 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.
Has Rhys Williams ever raced a Diamond League meeting for nothing?
One time. The series pays the first eight and the fields run past twenty, so a ninth place is a Diamond League start that paid nothing at all. That start is in the result table on this site either way.
Is this everything Rhys Williams 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 Rhys Williams is Matic Ian Guček on $14,500, and one below Richard Kilty on $14,500. Rhys Williams is one of 249 Great Britain athletes athletics has paid, and Great Britain athletics prize money adds them up to $6,351,625 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 400 m hurdles prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Rhys Williams 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 Athletissima has its own page across every edition of it.