Sarah McDonald prize money
Sarah McDonald has been paid $4,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2138th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the women's 1500 m, the best of them 5th.
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 she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Müller Anniversary Games 2019 | 1500 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2019 | 1500 m | 10th | - |
| Müller Grand Prix Birmingham 2018 | 1500 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| All three | Women's 1500 m | - | $4,500 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $4,500 is two 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. One of the three starts paid nothing, because the series pays eight deep and the fields run past twenty.
Season by season
2018 to 2019, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | - | Müller Grand Prix Birmingham | $2,500 |
| 2019 | 2 | - | Müller Anniversary Games | $2,000 |
season running total
2018 is the biggest of them, $2,500 from one start. Every season from 2018 to 2019 paid her something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $4,500.
Around Sarah McDonald on the money list
Ranks 2118 to 2158
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2118 | Leif Arrhenius | two disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2119 | Léonie Pointet | Women's 200 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2120 | Leslie Djhone | Men's 400 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2121 | Lucas Kimeli Rotich | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2122 | Mame-Ibra Anne | Men's 400 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2123 | Marc Minichello | Men's javelin throw | - | $4,500 |
| 2124 | Matthew Ramsden | four disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2125 | Mauricio Ortega | Men's discus throw | - | $4,500 |
| 2126 | Michael Stigler | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2127 | Nedžad Mulabegović | Men's shot put | - | $4,500 |
| 2128 | Nia Akins | Women's 800 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2129 | Nick Ekelund-Arenander | Men's 400 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2130 | Nicole Sifuentes | two disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2131 | Noemi Zbären | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2132 | Núbia Soares | Women's triple jump | - | $4,500 |
| 2133 | Peder Pawel Nielsen | Men's triple jump | - | $4,500 |
| 2134 | Rafith Rodríguez | Men's 800 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2135 | Ramsey Angela | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2136 | Ruben Verheyden | two disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2137 | Sara Gambetta | Women's shot put | - | $4,500 |
| 2138 | Sarah McDonald | Women's 1500 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2139 | Sergey Mudrov | Men's high jump | - | $4,500 |
| 2140 | Shana Cox | Women's 400 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2141 | Shu Heng | Men's long jump | - | $4,500 |
| 2142 | Sinta Sprudzāne | Women's javelin throw | - | $4,500 |
| 2143 | Stefan Nillessen | two disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2144 | Thomas Martinot-Lagarde | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2145 | Tia-Adana Belle | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2146 | Tyus Wilson | Men's high jump | - | $4,500 |
| 2147 | Wang Chunyu | three disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2148 | Younès Essalhi | two disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2149 | Zemzem Ahmed | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $4,500 |
| 2150 | Alhaji Jeng | Men's pole vault | - | $4,250 |
| 2151 | Aliyah Abrams | Women's 400 m | - | $4,250 |
| 2152 | Bridget Williams | Women's pole vault | - | $4,250 |
| 2153 | Collins Kipruto | Men's 800 m | - | $4,250 |
| 2154 | Gaia Sabbatini | three disciplines | - | $4,250 |
| 2155 | Kelsie Ahbe | Women's pole vault | - | $4,250 |
| 2156 | Mateusz Didenkow | Men's pole vault | - | $4,250 |
| 2157 | Michael Kibet | three disciplines | - | $4,250 |
| 2158 | Naomi Metzger | Women's triple jump | - | $4,250 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Sarah McDonald is 2138th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $4,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Sarah McDonald most
Müller Grand Prix Birmingham 2018 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 1500 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Winny Chebet, Marta Pen Freitas, Kate Grace, Sifan Hassan, Gudaf Tsegay and Sofia Ennaoui.
Müller Anniversary Games 2019 paid $2,000 for 6th in the 1500 m, one of fourteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jemma Reekie, Claudia Bobocea, Rababe Arafi, Ciara Mageean, Sofia Ennaoui and Linden Hall.
Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2019 paid $0 for 10th in the 1500 m, one of fourteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Lemlem Hailu, Siham Hilali, Winny Chebet, Genzebe Dibaba, Sifan Hassan and Gudaf Tsegay.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Sarah McDonald won?
$4,500, which ranks 2138th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes between 2018 and 2019.
What is Sarah McDonald's biggest Diamond League payday?
$2,500, for finishing 5th in the 1500 m at the 2018 Müller Grand Prix Birmingham. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 5th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Sarah McDonald 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 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 Sarah McDonald ever raced a Diamond League meeting for nothing?
One time. 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. That start is in the result table on this site either way.
Is this everything Sarah McDonald 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 Sarah McDonald is Sara Gambetta on $4,500, and one below Sergey Mudrov on $4,500. Sarah McDonald is one of 249 Great Britain athletes athletics has paid, and Great Britain athletics prize money adds them up to $6,351,625 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see women's 1500 m prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Sarah McDonald 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 Müller Anniversary Games has its own page across every edition of it.