Shericka Williams prize money
Shericka Williams has been paid $43,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 701st of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from fifteen paid finishes in the women's 400 m, one of them a win.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar Athletic 2013 | 400 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Monaco 2013 | 400 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2012 | 400 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Bislett Games 2012 | 400 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| London Grand Prix 2012 | 400 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2012 | 400 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Golden Gala 2011 | 400 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Athletissima 2011 | 400 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| British Grand Prix 2010 | 400 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2010 | 400 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| BAUHAUS-galan 2010 | 400 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2010 | 400 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2010 | 400 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Doha Diamond League 2010 | 400 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Bislett Games 2010 | 400 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| All fifteen | Women's 400 m | - | $43,000 |
The fifteen paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $43,000 is fifteen separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.04% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2010 to 2013, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | British Grand Prix | $26,500 |
| 2011 | 2 | - | Golden Gala | $3,000 |
| 2012 | 4 | - | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | $10,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | - | Qatar Athletic | $3,500 |
season running total
2010 is the biggest of them, $26,500 from seven starts. Every season from 2010 to 2013 paid her something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $43,000.
Around Shericka Williams on the money list
Ranks 681 to 721
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 681 | Tomáš Staněk | Men's shot put | - | $44,500 |
| 682 | Patrizia Van der Weken | Women's 100 m | 1 | $44,250 |
| 683 | Álex Quiñónez | Men's 200 m | - | $44,000 |
| 684 | Ginnie Crawford | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $44,000 |
| 685 | Jasmine Moore | two disciplines | 1 | $44,000 |
| 686 | Reynier Mena | Men's 200 m | 2 | $44,000 |
| 687 | Anna Rogowska | Women's pole vault | 1 | $43,500 |
| 688 | Bernard Lagat | three disciplines | - | $43,500 |
| 689 | Dayron Robles | Men's 110 m hurdles | 4 | $43,500 |
| 690 | Purity Cherotich Kirui | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $43,500 |
| 691 | Thomas Barr | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $43,500 |
| 692 | Jacob Krop | two disciplines | 1 | $43,250 |
| 693 | Josette Andrews | four disciplines | - | $43,250 |
| 694 | Shunsuke Izumiya | Men's 110 m hurdles | 1 | $43,250 |
| 695 | Abdalelah Haroun | Men's 400 m | 1 | $43,000 |
| 696 | Cheng Chao-tsun | Men's javelin throw | 1 | $43,000 |
| 697 | Jimmy Gressier | three disciplines | 1 | $43,000 |
| 698 | Jinzhe Li | Men's long jump | 2 | $43,000 |
| 699 | Kipyegon Bett | two disciplines | 1 | $43,000 |
| 700 | LaShauntea Moore | two disciplines | 2 | $43,000 |
| 701 | Shericka Williams | Women's 400 m | 1 | $43,000 |
| 702 | KC Lightfoot | Men's pole vault | 1 | $42,875 |
| 703 | Christian Olsson | Men's triple jump | 1 | $42,500 |
| 704 | Justin Gaymon | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $42,500 |
| 705 | Kenia Sinclair | two disciplines | 3 | $42,500 |
| 706 | Michał Haratyk | Men's shot put | - | $42,500 |
| 707 | Samuel Tefera | four disciplines | - | $42,500 |
| 708 | Simone Facey | two disciplines | - | $42,500 |
| 709 | Tshepiso Masalela | Men's 800 m | 2 | $42,500 |
| 710 | Rhasidat Adeleke | two disciplines | 1 | $42,250 |
| 711 | Svetlana Shkolina | Women's high jump | 5 | $42,250 |
| 712 | Alina Talay | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $42,000 |
| 713 | Erik Cadée | Men's discus throw | - | $42,000 |
| 714 | Frederik Ruppert | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $42,000 |
| 715 | Lawrence Okoye | Men's discus throw | - | $42,000 |
| 716 | Mahiedine Mekhissi | two disciplines | 1 | $42,000 |
| 717 | Mary Saxer | Women's pole vault | - | $41,583 |
| 718 | Abel Kiprop Mutai | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $41,500 |
| 719 | Gil Roberts | two disciplines | - | $41,500 |
| 720 | Martyn Rooney | Men's 400 m | - | $41,500 |
| 721 | Ryan Bailey | two disciplines | 1 | $41,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Shericka Williams is 701st of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $43,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Shericka Williams most
British Grand Prix 2010 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 400 m, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Debbie Dunn, Novlene Williams-Mills, Natasha Hastings, Denisa Rosolová, Shana Cox and Nicola Sanders.
Prefontaine Classic 2010 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Debbie Dunn, Antonina Krivoshapka, Natasha Hastings, Novlene Williams-Mills, Keshia Kirtz and Allyson Felix.
Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2012 paid $3,000 for 4th in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Debbie Dunn, Antonina Yefremova, Xiaoyin Tang, Jingwen Chen, Novlene Williams-Mills and Amantle Montsho.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Shericka Williams won?
$43,000, which ranks 701st of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from fifteen paid finishes between 2010 and 2013.
What is Shericka Williams's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the 400 m at the 2010 British Grand Prix. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 1st and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Shericka Williams 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 win is worth the same in the women's 400 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.
How many Diamond League meetings has Shericka Williams won?
One of fifteen, worth $10,000 between them. She has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Shericka Williams 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 Shericka Williams is LaShauntea Moore on $43,000, and one below KC Lightfoot on $42,875. Shericka Williams 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 women's 400 m prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Shericka Williams 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 800 m. Every meeting she has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Qatar Athletic has its own page across every edition of it.