Shalane Flanagan prize money
Shalane Flanagan has been paid $8,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1729th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from three paid finishes in the women's 5000 m, the best of them 4th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting Areva 2011 | 5000 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| DN Galan 2011 | 5000 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2011 | 5000 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| All three | Women's 5000 m | - | $8,000 |
The three paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $8,000 is three 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 Shalane Flanagan on the money list
Ranks 1709 to 1749
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1709 | Doreen Amata | Women's high jump | - | $8,000 |
| 1710 | Elijah Kipterege | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $8,000 |
| 1711 | Hawi Feysa | two disciplines | - | $8,000 |
| 1712 | Irene Ekelund | two disciplines | - | $8,000 |
| 1713 | Isaac Updike | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $8,000 |
| 1714 | Jessica Warner-Judd | four disciplines | - | $8,000 |
| 1715 | Josephus Lyles | Men's 200 m | - | $8,000 |
| 1716 | Karl Taillepierre | Men's triple jump | - | $8,000 |
| 1717 | Kenenisa Bekele | Men's 5000 m | - | $8,000 |
| 1718 | Krystian Zalewski | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $8,000 |
| 1719 | Lenka Masná | Women's 800 m | - | $8,000 |
| 1720 | Lidio Andrés Feliz | Men's 400 m | - | $8,000 |
| 1721 | Lisa Aguilera | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $8,000 |
| 1722 | Lopez Lomong | two disciplines | - | $8,000 |
| 1723 | Maggie Vessey | Women's 800 m | - | $8,000 |
| 1724 | Marlon Devonish | two disciplines | - | $8,000 |
| 1725 | Maurren Higa Maggi | Women's long jump | - | $8,000 |
| 1726 | Michał Rozmys | two disciplines | - | $8,000 |
| 1727 | Ryan Hill | two disciplines | - | $8,000 |
| 1728 | Ryohei Arai | Men's javelin throw | - | $8,000 |
| 1729 | Shalane Flanagan | Women's 5000 m | - | $8,000 |
| 1730 | Shevon Stoddart | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $8,000 |
| 1731 | Tatyana Polnova | Women's pole vault | - | $8,000 |
| 1732 | Thomas Wilkes | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $8,000 |
| 1733 | Viktoriya Rybalko | Women's long jump | - | $8,000 |
| 1734 | Zhang Yaoguang | Men's long jump | - | $8,000 |
| 1735 | Abby Steiner | two disciplines | - | $7,750 |
| 1736 | Adrián Ben | two disciplines | - | $7,750 |
| 1737 | Emmanuel Matadi | two disciplines | - | $7,750 |
| 1738 | Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen | Men's 400 m | - | $7,750 |
| 1739 | Ilionis Guillaume | Women's triple jump | - | $7,750 |
| 1740 | Mark Hollis | Men's pole vault | - | $7,750 |
| 1741 | Michal Balner | Men's pole vault | - | $7,750 |
| 1742 | Pavel Seliverstau | Men's high jump | - | $7,750 |
| 1743 | Shaun Maswanganyi | two disciplines | - | $7,750 |
| 1744 | Yancarlos Martínez | Men's 200 m | - | $7,750 |
| 1745 | Tomohiro Shinno | Men's high jump | - | $7,667 |
| 1746 | Abiodun Oyepitan | Women's 200 m | - | $7,500 |
| 1747 | Ashleigh Nelson | Women's 100 m | - | $7,500 |
| 1748 | Audrey Leduc | Women's 200 m | - | $7,500 |
| 1749 | Brian Johnson | Men's long jump | - | $7,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Shalane Flanagan is 1729th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $8,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Shalane Flanagan most
Meeting Areva 2011 paid $3,000 for 4th in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Dolores Checa, Sule Utura, Hiwot Ayalew, Emebet Anteneh, Meseret Defar and Sentayehu Ejigu.
DN Galan 2011 paid $3,000 for 4th in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Priscah Jepleting Cherono, Pauline Chemning Korikwiang, Mercy Cherono, Dolores Checa, Vivian Jepkemei Cheruiyot and Sally Kipyego.
Prefontaine Classic 2011 paid $2,000 for 6th in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Wude Ayalew, Esther Chemtai, Vivian Jepkemei Cheruiyot, Linet Chepkwemoi Masai, Mercy Cherono and Sally Kipyego.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Shalane Flanagan won?
$8,000, which ranks 1729th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from three paid finishes in 2011.
What is Shalane Flanagan's biggest Diamond League payday?
$3,000, for finishing 4th in the 5000 m at the 2011 Meeting Areva. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 4th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Shalane Flanagan 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 5000 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 Shalane Flanagan 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 Shalane Flanagan is Ryohei Arai on $8,000, and one below Shevon Stoddart on $8,000. Shalane Flanagan 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 women's 5000 m prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Shalane Flanagan 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 Meeting Areva has its own page across every edition of it.