Sam Blaskowski prize money
Sam Blaskowski has been paid $3,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1345th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the men's 100 m and men's 200 m, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prefontaine Classic 2026 | 200 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Herculis EBS 2026 | 100 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| All two | two disciplines | — | $3,000 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $3,000 is two 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.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Sam Blaskowski
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m | 1 | — | 2026 | $1,500 |
| Men's 200 m | 1 | — | 2026 | $1,500 |
The men's 100 m has paid Sam Blaskowski $1,500 of the $3,000, which is 50% of everything the series has given him.
Around Sam Blaskowski on the money list
Ranks 1325 to 1365
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1325 | Jasmin Stowers | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $3,000 |
| 1326 | Jonathan Seremes | Men's triple jump | — | $3,000 |
| 1327 | Jude Thomas | two disciplines | — | $3,000 |
| 1328 | Julien Bonvin | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $3,000 |
| 1329 | Karabo Sibanda | Men's 400 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1330 | Khairi Bejiga | Men's 5000 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1331 | Luis Castro | Men's high jump | — | $3,000 |
| 1332 | Luke Boyes | Men's 800 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1333 | Lydia Jele | Women's 400 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1334 | Lynna Irby-Jackson | Women's 400 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1335 | Michaela Meijer | Women's pole vault | — | $3,000 |
| 1336 | Nataliya Strebkova | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $3,000 |
| 1337 | Orlann Ombissa-Dzangue | Women's 100 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1338 | Owen Ansah | Men's 100 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1339 | Paris Peoples | Women's 400 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1340 | Phaezel Selepe | Men's 200 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1341 | Pieter Conradie | Men's 400 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1342 | Raven Saunders | Women's shot put | — | $3,000 |
| 1343 | Rutger Koppelaar | Men's pole vault | — | $3,000 |
| 1344 | Salomé Kora | Women's 100 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1345 | Sam Blaskowski | two disciplines | — | $3,000 |
| 1346 | Sam Tanner | two disciplines | — | $3,000 |
| 1347 | Sanu Jallow-Lockhart | Women's 800 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1348 | Sebastian Rodger | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $3,000 |
| 1349 | Senni Salminen | Women's triple jump | — | $3,000 |
| 1350 | Taliyah Brooks | Women's long jump | — | $3,000 |
| 1351 | Tatjana Pinto | two disciplines | — | $3,000 |
| 1352 | Yemi Mary John | Women's 400 m | — | $3,000 |
| 1353 | Zhang Yaoguang | Men's long jump | — | $3,000 |
| 1354 | Alex Wilson | two disciplines | — | $2,750 |
| 1355 | Allie Wilson | Women's 800 m | — | $2,750 |
| 1356 | Daniel Keaton | Men's pole vault | — | $2,750 |
| 1357 | Edoardo Scotti | Men's 400 m | — | $2,750 |
| 1358 | Emmanuel Ihemeje | Men's triple jump | — | $2,750 |
| 1359 | Jessica-Bianca Wessolly | Women's 200 m | — | $2,750 |
| 1360 | Loïc Gasch | Men's high jump | — | $2,750 |
| 1361 | Luguelín Santos | Men's 400 m | — | $2,750 |
| 1362 | Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch | Women's high jump | — | $2,750 |
| 1363 | Mehdi Belhadj | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $2,750 |
| 1364 | Morgan McDonald | Men's 5000 m | — | $2,750 |
| 1365 | Pauline Hondema | Women's long jump | — | $2,750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Sam Blaskowski is 1345th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $3,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Sam Blaskowski most
Prefontaine Classic 2026 paid $1,500 for 7th in the 200 m, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: José Figueroa, Tate Taylor, Letsile Tebogo, Makanakaishe Charamba, Courtney Lindsey and Bryan Levell.
Herculis EBS 2026 paid $1,500 for 7th in the 100 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Bradley Nkoana, Oblique Seville, Jordan Anthony, Emmanuel Eseme, Owen Ansah and Letsile Tebogo.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Sam Blaskowski won?
$3,000, which ranks 1345th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes in 2026.
What is Sam Blaskowski's biggest Diamond League payday?
$1,500, for finishing 7th in the 200 m at the 2026 Prefontaine Classic. 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 Sam Blaskowski 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 Sam Blaskowski 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 Sam Blaskowski is Salomé Kora on $3,000, and one below Sam Tanner on $3,000. Sam Blaskowski is one of 352 United States athletes athletics has paid, and United States athletics prize money adds them up to $16,292,792 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 Sam Blaskowski has been paid in two of them. The biggest of the rest are men's pole vault, men's 800 m and men's 400 m hurdles. Every meeting he has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Prefontaine Classic has its own page across every edition of it.