Ruky Abdulai prize money
Ruky Abdulai has been paid $6,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1930th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the women's long jump, and it was 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.
The payment
Where she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York adidas Grand Prix 2010 | Long jump | 2nd | $6,000 |
The one paid figure add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $6,000 is one 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.
Around Ruky Abdulai on the money list
Ranks 1910 to 1950
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Kimani Jack | Men's high jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1911 | Kimberly Hyacinthe | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1912 | Lachlan Renshaw | Men's 800 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1913 | Lassi Etelätalo | Men's javelin throw | - | $6,000 |
| 1914 | Laura Galván | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1915 | Lavanya Williams | Women's 100 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1916 | Luis Castro | Men's high jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1917 | Marcelina Witek-Konofał | Women's javelin throw | - | $6,000 |
| 1918 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | Women's 1500 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1919 | Mekdes Bekele | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $6,000 |
| 1920 | Melker Svärd Jacobsson | Men's pole vault | - | $6,000 |
| 1921 | Muriel Hurtis | Women's 400 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1922 | Nick Ponzio | Men's shot put | - | $6,000 |
| 1923 | Nicolas-Marie Daru | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $6,000 |
| 1924 | Niklas Arrhenius | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1925 | Pablo Torrijos | Men's triple jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1926 | Plamena Mitkova | Women's long jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1927 | Poļina Jeļizarova | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $6,000 |
| 1928 | Ramon Miller | Men's 400 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1929 | Ruddy Zang Milama | Women's 100 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1930 | Ruky Abdulai | Women's long jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1931 | Russell Robinson | Men's triple jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1932 | Sadik Mikhou | three disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1933 | Sahily Diago Mesa | Women's 800 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1934 | Sammy Alex Mutahi | Men's 5000 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1935 | Sara Aerts | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $6,000 |
| 1936 | Sergey Morgunov | Men's long jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1937 | Sophie McKinna | Women's shot put | - | $6,000 |
| 1938 | Tahesia Harrigan-Scott | Women's 100 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1939 | Thijmen Kupers | Men's 800 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1940 | Tori Polk | Women's long jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1941 | Tuğba Danışmaz | Women's triple jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1942 | Tynia Gaither | Women's 200 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1943 | Vonette Dixon | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $6,000 |
| 1944 | Yelizaveta Bryzgina | Women's 200 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1945 | Youcef Abdi | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $6,000 |
| 1946 | Yulenmis Aguilar | Women's javelin throw | - | $6,000 |
| 1947 | Axelina Johansson | Women's shot put | - | $5,750 |
| 1948 | Bassant Hemida | two disciplines | - | $5,750 |
| 1949 | Bo Kanda Lita Baehre | Men's pole vault | - | $5,750 |
| 1950 | Cornelius Tuwei | Men's 800 m | - | $5,750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Ruky Abdulai is 1930th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $6,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Ruky Abdulai most
New York adidas Grand Prix 2010 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the long jump, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Funmi Jimoh, Ksenija Balta, Akiba McKinney, Karin Mey Melis, Keila Costa and Tianna Bartoletta.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Ruky Abdulai won?
$6,000, which ranks 1930th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2010.
What is Ruky Abdulai's biggest Diamond League payday?
$6,000, for finishing 2nd in the long jump at the 2010 New York adidas 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 Ruky Abdulai gets paid?
Entirely by where she 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 women's long jump 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 Ruky Abdulai 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 her, 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 Ruky Abdulai is Ruddy Zang Milama on $6,000, and one below Russell Robinson on $6,000. Ruky Abdulai is one of 70 Canada athletes athletics has paid, and Canada athletics prize money adds them up to $2,287,458 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see women's long jump prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Ruky Abdulai has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are women's 100 m, women's 100 m hurdles and women's 400 m. Every meeting she has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and New York adidas Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.