Ryan Shields prize money
Ryan Shields has been paid $4,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2228th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the men's 100 m, and it was 3rd.
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 he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bauhausgalan 2017 | 100 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
The one paid figure add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $4,000 is one separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.00% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Ryan Shields on the money list
Ranks 2208 to 2248
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2208 | Konstantinos Douvalidis | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $4,000 |
| 2209 | Krishna Poonia | Women's discus throw | - | $4,000 |
| 2210 | Kurt Leone Couto | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,000 |
| 2211 | Louise Maraval | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,000 |
| 2212 | Luiz Maurício da Silva | Men's javelin throw | - | $4,000 |
| 2213 | Luke Gunn | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $4,000 |
| 2214 | Marcos Chuva | Men's long jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2215 | Mareks Ārents | Men's pole vault | - | $4,000 |
| 2216 | Mathilde Andraud | Women's javelin throw | - | $4,000 |
| 2217 | Nguse Amlosom | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2218 | Nia Robinson | Women's long jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2219 | Nigist Getachew | two disciplines | - | $4,000 |
| 2220 | Patricia Silva | Women's 1500 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2221 | Pavel Lyzhyn | Men's shot put | - | $4,000 |
| 2222 | Phara Anacharsis | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,000 |
| 2223 | Pieter-Jan Hannes | Men's mile | - | $4,000 |
| 2224 | Rebekka Haase | Women's 200 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2225 | Renée Eykens | Women's 800 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2226 | Roisin Willis | Women's 800 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2227 | Romell Glave | Men's 100 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2228 | Ryan Shields | Men's 100 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2229 | Sarah Carli | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,000 |
| 2230 | Sarvesh Kushare | Men's high jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2231 | Savannah Sutherland | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,000 |
| 2232 | Seren Bundy-Davies | Women's 400 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2233 | Shakeema Walker-Welsch | Women's triple jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2234 | Shelayna Oskan-Clarke | Women's 800 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2235 | Sileshi Sihine | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2236 | Stanley Mburu | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2237 | Stephen Mokoka | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2238 | Susanna Kallur | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $4,000 |
| 2239 | Teklemariam Medhin | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2240 | Teresia Muthoni Gateri | three disciplines | - | $4,000 |
| 2241 | Thomas Lancashire | Men's 1500 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2242 | Tintu Luka | Women's 800 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2243 | Toni Smith | Women's triple jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2244 | Trecia Kaye Smith | Women's triple jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2245 | Tshepo Tshite | three disciplines | - | $4,000 |
| 2246 | Wen Cheng | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,000 |
| 2247 | Xavi Mo-Ajok | Men's 200 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2248 | Xiong Shiqi | Women's long jump | - | $4,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Ryan Shields is 2228th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $4,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Ryan Shields most
Bauhausgalan 2017 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 100 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Yunier Pérez, Julian Reus, Churandy Martina, Alex Wilson, Austin Hamilton and Andre De Grasse.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Ryan Shields won?
$4,000, which ranks 2228th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2017.
What is Ryan Shields's biggest Diamond League payday?
$4,000, for finishing 3rd in the 100 m at the 2017 Bauhausgalan. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 3rd and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Ryan Shields 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 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.
Is this everything Ryan Shields 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 Ryan Shields is Romell Glave on $4,000, and one below Sarah Carli on $4,000. Ryan Shields is one of 158 Jamaica athletes athletics has paid, and Jamaica athletics prize money adds them up to $8,413,000 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 100 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Ryan Shields has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's pole vault, men's 800 m and men's 200 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.