Scott Houston prize money
Scott Houston has been paid $2,333 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2629th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the men's pole vault, the best of them 6th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2018 | Pole vault | 6th | $2,000 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2018 | Pole vault | =8th | $333 |
| All two | Men's pole vault | - | $2,333 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $2,333 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.
Around Scott Houston on the money list
Ranks 2609 to 2649
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2609 | Serhiy Nykyforov | Men's long jump | - | $2,500 |
| 2610 | Serita Solomon | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $2,500 |
| 2611 | Sharlene Mawdsley | Women's 400 m | - | $2,500 |
| 2612 | Shinji Takahira | two disciplines | - | $2,500 |
| 2613 | Sief El Islem Temacini | Men's triple jump | - | $2,500 |
| 2614 | Simen Guttormsen | Men's pole vault | - | $2,500 |
| 2615 | Stacey Smith | Women's 1500 m | - | $2,500 |
| 2616 | Stella Akakpo | Women's 100 m | - | $2,500 |
| 2617 | Steve Slattery | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $2,500 |
| 2618 | Thelma Davies | Women's 100 m | - | $2,500 |
| 2619 | Tora Harris | Men's high jump | - | $2,500 |
| 2620 | Tsanko Arnaudov | Men's shot put | - | $2,500 |
| 2621 | Veronika Semashko | Women's long jump | - | $2,500 |
| 2622 | Veronika Shutkova | Women's long jump | - | $2,500 |
| 2623 | Wojciech Theiner | Men's high jump | - | $2,500 |
| 2624 | Wupin Wang | Women's long jump | - | $2,500 |
| 2625 | Xiaoyi Zhang | Men's long jump | - | $2,500 |
| 2626 | Yenenesh Shimeket | Women's 3000 m | - | $2,500 |
| 2627 | Yordan O'Farrill | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $2,500 |
| 2628 | Maja Nilsson | Women's high jump | - | $2,375 |
| 2629 | Scott Houston | Men's pole vault | - | $2,333 |
| 2630 | Alex Haydock-Wilson | Men's 400 m | - | $2,250 |
| 2631 | Alina Rotaru-Kottmann | Women's long jump | - | $2,250 |
| 2632 | Anicka Newell | Women's pole vault | - | $2,250 |
| 2633 | Annu Rani | Women's javelin throw | - | $2,250 |
| 2634 | Engla Nilsson | Women's high jump | - | $2,250 |
| 2635 | Filip Pravdica | Men's long jump | - | $2,250 |
| 2636 | Ilya Mudrov | Men's pole vault | - | $2,250 |
| 2637 | Jessica Inchude | Women's shot put | - | $2,250 |
| 2638 | Laëticia Bapté | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $2,250 |
| 2639 | Liz Clay | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $2,250 |
| 2640 | Manuel Lando | Men's high jump | - | $2,250 |
| 2641 | Nikolaos Andrikopoulos | Men's triple jump | - | $2,250 |
| 2642 | Noor Vidts | two disciplines | - | $2,250 |
| 2643 | Praveen Chithravel | Men's triple jump | - | $2,250 |
| 2644 | Ryan Willie | Men's 400 m | - | $2,250 |
| 2645 | Sokwakhana Zazini | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $2,250 |
| 2646 | Tade Ojora | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $2,250 |
| 2647 | Weini Kelati | two disciplines | - | $2,250 |
| 2648 | Maryna Kylypko | Women's pole vault | - | $2,083 |
| 2649 | Ahmad Hassan Abdullah | Men's 5000 m | - | $2,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Scott Houston is 2629th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $2,333.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Scott Houston most
Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2018 paid $2,000 for 6th in the pole vault, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Shawn Barber, Sam Kendricks, Paweł Wojciechowski, Raphael Holzdeppe, Stanley Joseph and Konstantinos Filippidis.
Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2018 paid $333 for =8th in the pole vault, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Renaud Lavillenie, Kurtis Marschall, Sam Kendricks, Paweł Wojciechowski, Timur Morgunov and Shawn Barber.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Scott Houston won?
$2,333, which ranks 2629th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes in 2018.
What is Scott Houston's biggest Diamond League payday?
$2,000, for finishing 6th in the pole vault at the 2018 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 6th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Scott Houston 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 pole vault 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 Scott Houston 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 Scott Houston is Maja Nilsson on $2,375, and one below Alex Haydock-Wilson on $2,250. Scott Houston is one of 659 United States athletes athletics has paid, and United States athletics prize money adds them up to $29,436,125 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's pole vault prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Scott Houston has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's 100 m, 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 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea has its own page across every edition of it.