Ruben Verheyden prize money
Ruben Verheyden has been paid $4,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1181st of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from three paid finishes in the men's 1500 m and men's mile, the best of them 7th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bauhausgalan 2026 | 1500 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2026 | 1500 m | 11th | — |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2026 | 1500 m | 10th | — |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2025 | 1500 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2025 | 1500 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Bislett Games 2025 | Mile | 12th | — |
| All six | two disciplines | — | $4,500 |
The three paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $4,500 is three separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.01% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them. Three of the six starts paid nothing, because the series pays eight deep and the fields run past twenty.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Ruben Verheyden
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 1500 m | 5 | — | 2025 to 2026 | $4,500 |
| Men's mile | 1 | — | 2025 | $0 |
The men's 1500 m has paid Ruben Verheyden $4,500 of the $4,500, which is 100% of everything the series has given him.
Season by season
2025 to 2026, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | — | Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat | $3,000 |
| 2026 | 3 | — | Bauhausgalan | $1,500 |
season running total
2025 is the biggest of them, $3,000 from three starts. Every season from 2025 to 2026 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $4,500.
Around Ruben Verheyden on the money list
Ranks 1161 to 1201
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1161 | Abdelatif Sadiki | Men's 1500 m | — | $4,500 |
| 1162 | Adelaide Aquilla | Women's shot put | — | $4,500 |
| 1163 | Álvaro de Arriba | Men's 800 m | — | $4,500 |
| 1164 | Bayanda Walaza | Men's 100 m | — | $4,500 |
| 1165 | Benjamin Azamati | two disciplines | — | $4,500 |
| 1166 | Bernhard Seifert | Men's javelin throw | — | $4,500 |
| 1167 | Carina Horn | Women's 100 m | — | $4,500 |
| 1168 | Cheickna Traore | Men's 200 m | — | $4,500 |
| 1169 | Deajah Stevens | two disciplines | — | $4,500 |
| 1170 | Demish Gaye | Men's 400 m | — | $4,500 |
| 1171 | Dong Bin | Men's triple jump | — | $4,500 |
| 1172 | Elizabeth Gleadle | Women's javelin throw | — | $4,500 |
| 1173 | Etienne Daguinos | Men's 5000 m | — | $4,500 |
| 1174 | Hélène Parisot | Women's 200 m | — | $4,500 |
| 1175 | Léonie Pointet | Women's 200 m | — | $4,500 |
| 1176 | Mamadou Kassé Hann | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $4,500 |
| 1177 | Marc Minichello | Men's javelin throw | — | $4,500 |
| 1178 | Matthew Ramsden | four disciplines | — | $4,500 |
| 1179 | Nia Akins | Women's 800 m | — | $4,500 |
| 1180 | Ramsey Angela | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $4,500 |
| 1181 | Ruben Verheyden | two disciplines | — | $4,500 |
| 1182 | Ryan Gregson | two disciplines | — | $4,500 |
| 1183 | Sara Gambetta | Women's shot put | — | $4,500 |
| 1184 | Shu Heng | Men's long jump | — | $4,500 |
| 1185 | Stefan Nillessen | two disciplines | — | $4,500 |
| 1186 | Tia-Adana Belle | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $4,500 |
| 1187 | Tiffany Porter | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $4,500 |
| 1188 | Tyus Wilson | Men's high jump | — | $4,500 |
| 1189 | Wenda Nel | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $4,500 |
| 1190 | Aliyah Abrams | Women's 400 m | — | $4,250 |
| 1191 | Bridget Williams | Women's pole vault | — | $4,250 |
| 1192 | Collins Kipruto | Men's 800 m | — | $4,250 |
| 1193 | Gaia Sabbatini | three disciplines | — | $4,250 |
| 1194 | Kevin Borlée | Men's 400 m | — | $4,250 |
| 1195 | Michael Kibet | three disciplines | — | $4,250 |
| 1196 | Olivia Gruver | Women's pole vault | — | $4,250 |
| 1197 | Wilbert London | Men's 400 m | — | $4,250 |
| 1198 | Ahmed Bader Magour | Men's javelin throw | — | $4,000 |
| 1199 | Anastasia Le-Roy | Women's 400 m | — | $4,000 |
| 1200 | Andrew Hudson | Men's 200 m | — | $4,000 |
| 1201 | Carolle Zahi | Women's 100 m | — | $4,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Ruben Verheyden is 1181st of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $4,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Ruben Verheyden most
Bauhausgalan 2026 paid $1,500 for 7th in the 1500 m, one of fourteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Robert Farken, Azeddine Habz, Samuel Pihlström, Jimmy Gressier, Jake Heyward and Andreas Almgren.
Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2025 paid $1,500 for 7th in the 1500 m, one of 17 in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Cathal Doyle, Vincent Kibet Keter, Jude Thomas, Brian Komen, Sam Tanner and Tshepo Tshite.
AG Memorial Van Damme 2025 paid $1,500 for 7th in the 1500 m, one of fifteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Louis Gilavert, Jake Wightman, Neil Gourley, Jochem Vermeulen, Andrew Coscoran and Hobbs Kessler.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Ruben Verheyden won?
$4,500, which ranks 1181st of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from three paid finishes between 2025 and 2026.
What is Ruben Verheyden's biggest Diamond League payday?
$1,500, for finishing 7th in the Diamond+ 1500 m at the 2026 Bauhausgalan. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 7th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Ruben Verheyden 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 1500 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.
Has Ruben Verheyden ever raced a Diamond League meeting for nothing?
Three times. 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. He are in the result tables on this site either way.
Is this everything Ruben Verheyden 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 Ruben Verheyden is Ramsey Angela on $4,500, and one below Ryan Gregson on $4,500. Ruben Verheyden is one of 43 Belgium athletes athletics has paid, and Belgium athletics prize money adds them up to $539,875 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 1500 m prize money and men's mile prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Ruben Verheyden has been paid in two 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 Bauhausgalan has its own page across every edition of it.