Stephen Sambu prize money
Stephen Sambu has been paid $2,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2842nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the men's 5000 m, and it was 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.
The payment
Where he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Athletics Grand Prix 2015 | 5000 m | 6th | $2,000 |
The one paid figure add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $2,000 is one 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 Stephen Sambu on the money list
Ranks 2822 to 2862
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2822 | Ronal Longa | Men's 100 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2823 | Ronald Pognon | Men's 200 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2824 | Rose-Anne Galligan | Women's 800 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2825 | Ryiem Forde | Men's 100 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2826 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $2,000 |
| 2827 | Salomé Afonso | three disciplines | - | $2,000 |
| 2828 | Samuel Abate | two disciplines | - | $2,000 |
| 2829 | Sandra Eriksson | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $2,000 |
| 2830 | Sanne Verstegen-Wolters | Women's 800 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2831 | Sara Louise Treacy | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $2,000 |
| 2832 | Scott Lincoln | Men's shot put | - | $2,000 |
| 2833 | Sebastian Ernst | Men's 200 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2834 | Seif Heneida | Men's pole vault | - | $2,000 |
| 2835 | Shona Richards | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $2,000 |
| 2836 | Simo Lipsanen | Men's triple jump | - | $2,000 |
| 2837 | Simoya Campbell-Johnson | Women's 800 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2838 | Sophie Becker | Women's 400 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2839 | Sophie Cook | Women's pole vault | - | $2,000 |
| 2840 | Sophie Duarte | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $2,000 |
| 2841 | Stephanie Durst | Women's 100 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2842 | Stephen Sambu | Men's 5000 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2843 | Stian Andersen | Men's shot put | - | $2,000 |
| 2844 | Suleiman Kipses Simotwo | Men's 1500 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2845 | Susanne Gogl-Walli | Women's 400 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2846 | Suzy Powell-Roos | Women's discus throw | - | $2,000 |
| 2847 | Sven Martin Skagestad | Men's discus throw | - | $2,000 |
| 2848 | Taifeng Sun | Women's discus throw | - | $2,000 |
| 2849 | Tatjana Mirković | Women's javelin throw | - | $2,000 |
| 2850 | Teddy Tinmar | Men's 200 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2851 | Téo Andant | two disciplines | - | $2,000 |
| 2852 | Tetyana Ptashkina | Women's triple jump | - | $2,000 |
| 2853 | Tilde Johansson | Women's long jump | - | $2,000 |
| 2854 | Tim van de Velde | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $2,000 |
| 2855 | Tissanna Hickling | Women's long jump | - | $2,000 |
| 2856 | Tommy Ramdhan | two disciplines | - | $2,000 |
| 2857 | Traves Smikle | Men's discus throw | - | $2,000 |
| 2858 | Trevor Stewart | Men's 400 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2859 | Uladzimir Kazlou | Men's javelin throw | - | $2,000 |
| 2860 | Valeriy Iordan | Men's javelin throw | - | $2,000 |
| 2861 | Vanya Stambolova | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $2,000 |
| 2862 | Viktoriya Prokopenko | Women's triple jump | - | $2,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Stephen Sambu is 2842nd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $2,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Stephen Sambu most
British Athletics Grand Prix 2015 paid $2,000 for 6th in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Collis Birmingham, Zane Robertson, Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa, Isiah Kiplangat Koech, Stephen Mokoka and Edwin Soi.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Stephen Sambu won?
$2,000, which ranks 2842nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2015.
What is Stephen Sambu's biggest Diamond League payday?
$2,000, for finishing 6th in the 5000 m at the 2015 British Athletics 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 6th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Stephen Sambu 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 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 Stephen Sambu 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 Stephen Sambu is Stephanie Durst on $2,000, and one below Stian Andersen on $2,000. Stephen Sambu is one of 221 Kenya athletes athletics has paid, and Kenya athletics prize money adds them up to $10,867,417 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 5000 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Stephen Sambu has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's 100 m, men's pole vault and men's 800 m. Every meeting he has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and British Athletics Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.