Sofia Assefa prize money
Sofia Assefa has been paid $196,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 112th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from 43 paid finishes in the women's 3000 m steeplechase and women's 5000 m, four of them wins.
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
The 43 paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $196,000 is 43 separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.2% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them. One of the 44 starts paid nothing, because the series pays eight deep and the fields run past twenty.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Sofia Assefa
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 43 | 4 | 2010 to 2017 | $194,000 |
| Women's 5000 m | 1 | - | 2017 | $2,000 |
The women's 3000 m steeplechase has paid Sofia Assefa $194,000 of the $196,000, which is 99% of everything the series has given her.
Season by season
2010 to 2017, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | Memorial Van Damme | $28,500 |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | Aviva British Grand Prix | $34,000 |
| 2012 | 4 | - | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | $22,000 |
| 2013 | 6 | - | Qatar Athletic | $32,000 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | Prefontaine Classic | $37,000 |
| 2015 | 4 | - | Memorial Van Damme | $9,500 |
| 2016 | 6 | - | Bislett Games | $20,000 |
| 2017 | 5 | - | Bislett Games | $13,000 |
season running total
2014 is the biggest of them, $37,000 from six starts. Every season from 2010 to 2017 paid her something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $196,000.
Around Sofia Assefa on the money list
Ranks 92 to 132
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Andy Díaz | Men's triple jump | 10 | $211,500 |
| 93 | Thomas Röhler | Men's javelin throw | 9 | $211,250 |
| 94 | Shamier Little | two disciplines | 4 | $211,000 |
| 95 | Brittney Reese | Women's long jump | 12 | $210,500 |
| 96 | Jairus Kipchoge Birech | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 10 | $208,000 |
| 97 | Gudaf Tsegay | five disciplines | 7 | $206,500 |
| 98 | Silas Kiplagat | two disciplines | 11 | $205,000 |
| 99 | Genzebe Dibaba | five disciplines | 12 | $204,500 |
| 100 | Danielle Williams | Women's 100 m hurdles | 7 | $204,250 |
| 101 | Yarisley Silva | Women's pole vault | 7 | $203,333 |
| 102 | Justin Gatlin | two disciplines | 16 | $203,250 |
| 103 | Kimberly Williams | Women's triple jump | 1 | $203,250 |
| 104 | Kyron McMaster | two disciplines | 3 | $202,250 |
| 105 | Christina Schwanitz | Women's shot put | 10 | $202,000 |
| 106 | Tero Pitkämäki | Men's javelin throw | 10 | $202,000 |
| 107 | Haruka Kitaguchi | Women's javelin throw | 11 | $199,500 |
| 108 | Faith Cherotich | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 8 | $198,000 |
| 109 | Nina Kennedy | Women's pole vault | 11 | $197,500 |
| 110 | Winfred Yavi | two disciplines | 8 | $197,500 |
| 111 | Ajeé Wilson | Women's 800 m | 6 | $197,250 |
| 112 | Sofia Assefa | two disciplines | 4 | $196,000 |
| 113 | Gianmarco Tamberi | Men's high jump | 6 | $195,958 |
| 114 | Stephenie Ann McPherson | two disciplines | 4 | $194,750 |
| 115 | Mercy Cherono | five disciplines | 9 | $194,500 |
| 116 | Gerd Kanter | Men's discus throw | 9 | $194,000 |
| 117 | Bohdan Bondarenko | Men's high jump | 12 | $193,583 |
| 118 | Freweyni Hailu | five disciplines | 7 | $193,000 |
| 119 | Audrey Werro | two disciplines | 7 | $191,500 |
| 120 | Rai Benjamin | four disciplines | 8 | $190,250 |
| 121 | Carmelita Jeter | two disciplines | 13 | $189,000 |
| 122 | Milcah Chemos | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 16 | $189,000 |
| 123 | Shara Proctor | Women's long jump | 4 | $187,000 |
| 124 | Michelle Carter | Women's shot put | 3 | $186,500 |
| 125 | Blanka Vlašić | Women's high jump | 14 | $185,500 |
| 126 | Novlene Williams-Mills | Women's 400 m | 7 | $185,000 |
| 127 | Luvo Manyonga | Men's long jump | 8 | $184,500 |
| 128 | Leyanis Pérez | Women's triple jump | 9 | $183,250 |
| 129 | Olha Saladukha | Women's triple jump | 6 | $183,000 |
| 130 | Vítězslav Veselý | Men's javelin throw | 8 | $183,000 |
| 131 | Ferguson Rotich | two disciplines | 5 | $181,750 |
| 132 | Bershawn Jackson | two disciplines | 9 | $181,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Sofia Assefa is 112th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $196,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Sofia Assefa most
Prefontaine Classic 2014 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Hiwot Ayalew, Emma Coburn, Etenesh Diro, Purity Cherotich Kirui, Lidya Chepkurui and Fancy Cherotich.
Adidas Grand Prix 2014 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Purity Cherotich Kirui, Lidya Chepkurui, Stephanie Garcia, Fancy Cherotich, Beverly Ramos and Rolanda Bell.
Aviva British Grand Prix 2011 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Almaz Ayana, Fionnuala McCormack, Barbara Parker, Delilah DiCrescenzo, Birtukan Adamu and Sophie Duarte.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Sofia Assefa won?
$196,000, which ranks 112th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from 43 paid finishes between 2010 and 2017.
What is Sofia Assefa's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2014 Prefontaine Classic. 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 Sofia Assefa 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 3000 m steeplechase 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 Sofia Assefa won?
Four of 44, worth $40,000 between them. One of her appearance came at a final, which paid $3,000.
Has Sofia Assefa 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 Sofia Assefa 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 Sofia Assefa is Ajeé Wilson on $197,250, and one below Gianmarco Tamberi on $195,958. Sofia Assefa is one of 147 Ethiopia athletes athletics has paid, and Ethiopia athletics prize money adds them up to $5,789,000 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see women's 3000 m steeplechase prize money and women's 5000 m prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Sofia Assefa has been paid in two 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 Bislett Games has its own page across every edition of it.