Simon Magakwe prize money
Simon Magakwe has been paid $5,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1998th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from three paid finishes in the men's 100 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 he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| ExxonMobil Bislett Games 2014 | 100 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2014 | 100 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| Bislett Games 2012 | 100 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| All three | Men's 100 m | - | $5,500 |
The three paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $5,500 is three 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.
Season by season
2012 to 2014, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | - | Bislett Games | $2,500 |
| 2013 | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | 2 | - | ExxonMobil Bislett Games | $3,000 |
season running total
2014 is the biggest of them, $3,000 from two starts. No Diamond League meeting paid Simon Magakwe in 2013, so that column stands at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $5,500.
Around Simon Magakwe on the money list
Ranks 1978 to 2018
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Hyleas Fountain | Women's long jump | - | $5,500 |
| 1979 | Ibrahim Ezzaydouni | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,500 |
| 1980 | Jacquelyn Coward | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1981 | Janeek Brown | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1982 | Joe Klecker | three disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1983 | Jonathan Sacoor | Men's 400 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1984 | Kevin López | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1985 | Leah Nugent | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1986 | Li Lingyu | Women's javelin throw | - | $5,500 |
| 1987 | Luka Bošković | Men's long jump | - | $5,500 |
| 1988 | Mario Pestano | Men's discus throw | - | $5,500 |
| 1989 | Māris Urtāns | Men's shot put | - | $5,500 |
| 1990 | Mike Foppen | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1991 | Monica Hargrove | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1992 | Mukhtar Mohammed | Men's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1993 | Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla | Men's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1994 | Pedrya Seymour | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1995 | Richard Yates | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1996 | Sarah Stevens-Walker | Women's shot put | - | $5,500 |
| 1997 | Shalaya Kipp | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,500 |
| 1998 | Simon Magakwe | Men's 100 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1999 | Tan Jian | Women's discus throw | - | $5,500 |
| 2000 | Taresa Tolosa | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 2001 | Tigst Assefa | Women's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 2002 | Tyquendo Tracey | Men's 100 m | - | $5,500 |
| 2003 | Udodi Onwuzurike | Men's 200 m | - | $5,500 |
| 2004 | Victor Hogan | Men's discus throw | - | $5,500 |
| 2005 | Wu Yanni | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 2006 | Yanxi Li | Men's triple jump | - | $5,500 |
| 2007 | Yuki Koike | Men's 100 m | - | $5,500 |
| 2008 | Amere Lattin | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $5,250 |
| 2009 | Brandon Carnes | two disciplines | - | $5,250 |
| 2010 | Chris McAlister | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $5,250 |
| 2011 | Leandro Ramos | Men's javelin throw | - | $5,250 |
| 2012 | Line Kloster | two disciplines | - | $5,250 |
| 2013 | Luminosa Bogliolo | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,250 |
| 2014 | Marie-Therese Obst | Women's javelin throw | - | $5,250 |
| 2015 | Ricky Petrucciani | Men's 400 m | - | $5,250 |
| 2016 | Timothy Herman | Men's javelin throw | - | $5,250 |
| 2017 | Aaron Cheminingwa | Men's 800 m | - | $5,000 |
| 2018 | Alizée Minard | Women's javelin throw | - | $5,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Simon Magakwe is 1998th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $5,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Simon Magakwe most
Bislett Games 2012 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 100 m, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Marlon Devonish, Fabio Cerutti, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, Lerone Clarke and Justyn Warner.
ExxonMobil Bislett Games 2014 paid $2,000 for 6th in the 100 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Richard Kilty, Daniel Talbot, Richard Thompson, Jimmy Vicaut, Adam Gemili and Kim Collins.
Prefontaine Classic 2014 paid $1,000 for 8th in the 100 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Justin Gatlin, Mike Rodgers, Jimmy Vicaut, Nesta Carter, Nickel Ashmeade and Maurice Mitchell.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Simon Magakwe won?
$5,500, which ranks 1998th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from three paid finishes between 2012 and 2014.
What is Simon Magakwe's biggest Diamond League payday?
$2,500, for finishing 5th in the 100 m at the 2012 Bislett Games. 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 Simon Magakwe 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 Simon Magakwe 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 Simon Magakwe is Shalaya Kipp on $5,500, and one below Tan Jian on $5,500. Simon Magakwe is one of 54 South Africa athletes athletics has paid, and South Africa athletics prize money adds them up to $2,356,250 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 100 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Simon Magakwe has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's pole vault, 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 ExxonMobil Bislett Games has its own page across every edition of it.