Richard Thompson prize money
Richard Thompson has been paid $63,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 489th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from 18 paid finishes in the men's 100 m and men's 200 m, two 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ExxonMobil Bislett Games 2014 | 100 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Meeting Areva 2014 | 100 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Glasgow Grand Prix 2014 | 100 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Belgacom Memorial Van Damme 2014 | 100 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| Athletissima 2013 | 100 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| DN Galan 2012 | 100 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2012 | 200 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Meeting Areva 2012 | 100 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| Aviva British Grand Prix 2011 | 100 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Golden Gala 2011 | 100 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| DN Galan 2011 | 200 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2011 | 100 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| New York adidas Grand Prix 2010 | 100 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Bislett Games 2010 | 100 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| BAUHAUS-galan 2010 | 100 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2010 | 100 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2010 | 200 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Memorial Van Damme 2010 | 100 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| All 18 | two disciplines | - | $63,000 |
The 18 paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $63,000 is 18 separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.06% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Richard Thompson
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m | 15 | 2 | 2010 to 2014 | $56,500 |
| Men's 200 m | 3 | - | 2010 to 2012 | $6,500 |
The men's 100 m has paid Richard Thompson $56,500 of the $63,000, which is 90% of everything the series has given him.
Season by season
2010 to 2014, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6 | 1 | New York adidas Grand Prix | $29,000 |
| 2011 | 4 | - | Aviva British Grand Prix | $9,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | - | DN Galan | $4,500 |
| 2013 | 1 | - | Athletissima | $1,500 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | ExxonMobil Bislett Games | $19,000 |
season running total
2010 is the biggest of them, $29,000 from six starts. Every season from 2010 to 2014 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $63,000.
Around Richard Thompson on the money list
Ranks 469 to 509
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 469 | Ronald Kwemoi | four disciplines | 3 | $66,500 |
| 470 | Andrenette Knight | Women's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $66,250 |
| 471 | Fantaye Belayneh | two disciplines | 1 | $65,750 |
| 472 | Timur Morgunov | Men's pole vault | 1 | $65,750 |
| 473 | Sherone Simpson | two disciplines | - | $65,500 |
| 474 | Morgan Lake | Women's high jump | 1 | $65,417 |
| 475 | Rénelle Lamote | Women's 800 m | 1 | $65,250 |
| 476 | Danielle Carruthers | Women's 100 m hurdles | 2 | $65,000 |
| 477 | Elina Tzengko | Women's javelin throw | 3 | $65,000 |
| 478 | Matthias de Zordo | Men's javelin throw | 2 | $65,000 |
| 479 | Sondre Guttormsen | Men's pole vault | - | $64,250 |
| 480 | Winny Chebet | three disciplines | - | $64,250 |
| 481 | Jermaine Gonzales | Men's 400 m | 2 | $64,000 |
| 482 | Kathryn Mitchell | Women's javelin throw | - | $64,000 |
| 483 | Martina Ratej | Women's javelin throw | 1 | $64,000 |
| 484 | Morgan Uceny | two disciplines | 3 | $63,500 |
| 485 | Sentayehu Ejigu | two disciplines | 2 | $63,500 |
| 486 | Telahun Haile Bekele | two disciplines | 2 | $63,250 |
| 487 | Charonda Williams | two disciplines | 2 | $63,000 |
| 488 | Dwight Phillips | Men's long jump | 4 | $63,000 |
| 489 | Richard Thompson | two disciplines | 2 | $63,000 |
| 490 | Konstanze Klosterhalfen | four disciplines | 1 | $62,750 |
| 491 | Lilian Kasait Rengeruk | two disciplines | 1 | $62,750 |
| 492 | Aliona Dubitskaya | Women's shot put | - | $62,500 |
| 493 | Etenesh Diro | three disciplines | 1 | $62,500 |
| 494 | Kim Collins | two disciplines | - | $62,500 |
| 495 | Ditaji Kambundji | Women's 100 m hurdles | 1 | $62,250 |
| 496 | Nixon Kiplimo Chepseba | three disciplines | 2 | $62,000 |
| 497 | Perri Shakes-Drayton | two disciplines | - | $61,500 |
| 498 | Senbere Teferi | three disciplines | - | $61,500 |
| 499 | Thiago Braz | Men's pole vault | - | $61,500 |
| 500 | Marco Fassinotti | Men's high jump | 1 | $61,333 |
| 501 | Bethwell Birgen | four disciplines | - | $61,250 |
| 502 | Kishane Thompson | Men's 100 m | 2 | $61,250 |
| 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 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Richard Thompson is 489th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $63,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Richard Thompson most
ExxonMobil Bislett Games 2014 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 100 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jimmy Vicaut, Adam Gemili, Kim Collins, Jaysuma Saidy Ndure, Simon Magakwe and Richard Kilty.
New York adidas Grand Prix 2010 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 100 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Yohan Blake, Daniel Bailey, Trell Kimmons, Ivory Williams, Mike Rodgers and Churandy Martina.
Meeting Areva 2014 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 100 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Kim Collins, Nesta Carter, Kemar Bailey-Cole, CJ Ujah, Alonso Edward and Christophe Lemaitre.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Richard Thompson won?
$63,000, which ranks 489th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from 18 paid finishes between 2010 and 2014.
What is Richard Thompson's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the 100 m at the 2014 ExxonMobil Bislett Games. 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 Richard Thompson 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 100 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 Richard Thompson won?
Two of 18, worth $20,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Richard Thompson 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 Richard Thompson is Dwight Phillips on $63,000, and one below Konstanze Klosterhalfen on $62,750. Richard Thompson is one of 18 Trinidad and Tobago athletes athletics has paid, and Trinidad and Tobago athletics prize money adds them up to $872,750 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 100 m prize money and men's 200 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Richard Thompson has been paid in two of them. The biggest of the rest are men's pole vault, men's 800 m and men's 110 m hurdles. Every meeting he has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and ExxonMobil Bislett Games has its own page across every edition of it.