Tariku Bekele prize money
Tariku Bekele has been paid $51,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 606th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from fourteen paid finishes in the men's 5000 m and men's 3000 m, two 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 he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletissima 2013 | 5000 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Bislett Games 2012 | 5000 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2012 | 5000 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Meeting Areva 2012 | 5000 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2011 | 5000 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Memorial van Damme 2011 | 5000 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Herculis 2011 | 5000 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2011 | 3000 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| Athletissima 2011 | 5000 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2010 | 5000 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2010 | 5000 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Bislett Games 2010 | 5000 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Golden Gala 2010 | 5000 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| British Grand Prix 2010 | 5000 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| All fourteen | two disciplines | - | $51,000 |
The fourteen paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $51,000 is fourteen 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.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Tariku Bekele
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 5000 m | 13 | 2 | 2010 to 2013 | $50,000 |
| Men's 3000 m | 1 | - | 2011 | $1,000 |
The men's 5000 m has paid Tariku Bekele $50,000 of the $51,000, which is 98% of everything the series has given him.
Season by season
2010 to 2013, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | 2 | Prefontaine Classic | $32,000 |
| 2011 | 5 | - | Adidas Grand Prix | $10,500 |
| 2012 | 3 | - | Bislett Games | $6,500 |
| 2013 | 1 | - | Athletissima | $2,000 |
season running total
2010 is the biggest of them, $32,000 from five starts. Every season from 2010 to 2013 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $51,000.
Around Tariku Bekele on the money list
Ranks 586 to 626
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 586 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | two disciplines | 1 | $53,000 |
| 587 | Quanesha Burks | Women's long jump | 1 | $53,000 |
| 588 | Sembo Almayew | two disciplines | 1 | $53,000 |
| 589 | Léa Sprunger | three disciplines | 1 | $52,750 |
| 590 | Jennifer Meadows | Women's 800 m | 2 | $52,500 |
| 591 | Żaneta Glanc | Women's discus throw | - | $52,500 |
| 592 | Adam Gemili | two disciplines | - | $52,000 |
| 593 | Björn Otto | Men's pole vault | 1 | $52,000 |
| 594 | Frank Casanas | Men's discus throw | 1 | $52,000 |
| 595 | Hillary Bor | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $52,000 |
| 596 | Johnny Dutch | Men's 400 m hurdles | 3 | $52,000 |
| 597 | Mariya Abakumova | Women's javelin throw | 5 | $52,000 |
| 598 | Melaine Walker | Women's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $52,000 |
| 599 | Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu | three disciplines | 3 | $51,750 |
| 600 | Abubaker Kaki | Men's 800 m | 3 | $51,500 |
| 601 | Shanice Craft | two disciplines | - | $51,500 |
| 602 | Tia Brooks-Wannemacher | Women's shot put | 2 | $51,500 |
| 603 | Erika Kinsey | Women's high jump | - | $51,333 |
| 604 | Tony McQuay | Men's 400 m | - | $51,250 |
| 605 | Martin Wierig | Men's discus throw | - | $51,000 |
| 606 | Tariku Bekele | two disciplines | 2 | $51,000 |
| 607 | Yekaterina Koneva | Women's triple jump | 1 | $51,000 |
| 608 | Roberta Bruni | Women's pole vault | - | $50,875 |
| 609 | Khaddi Sagnia | two disciplines | 1 | $50,750 |
| 610 | Dana Velďáková | Women's triple jump | - | $50,500 |
| 611 | Marwa Bouzayani | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $50,500 |
| 612 | Myriam Soumaré | two disciplines | 1 | $50,500 |
| 613 | Quincy Hall | two disciplines | 2 | $50,500 |
| 614 | Ayomide Folorunso | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $50,250 |
| 615 | Hilary Kpatcha | Women's long jump | 1 | $50,250 |
| 616 | Zhang Guowei | Men's high jump | 1 | $50,250 |
| 617 | Athing Mu | Women's 800 m | 3 | $50,000 |
| 618 | Chris Benard | Men's triple jump | - | $50,000 |
| 619 | Edmund Serem | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $50,000 |
| 620 | Ignisious Gaisah | Men's long jump | - | $50,000 |
| 621 | Matheus Lima | two disciplines | - | $50,000 |
| 622 | Sinesipho Dambile | Men's 200 m | 1 | $50,000 |
| 623 | Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui | two disciplines | 1 | $49,750 |
| 624 | Joseph Fahnbulleh | Men's 200 m | - | $49,750 |
| 625 | Kyree King | two disciplines | - | $49,750 |
| 626 | Rachid Muratake | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $49,750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Tariku Bekele is 606th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $51,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Tariku Bekele most
Prefontaine Classic 2010 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Dejen Gebremeskel, Imane Merga, Eliud Kipchoge, Bekana Daba, Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio and Chris Solinsky.
Weltklasse Zürich 2010 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Imane Merga, Chris Solinsky, Vincent Kiprop Chepkok, Mo Farah, Edwin Soi and Moses Ndiema Masai.
Bislett Games 2010 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Bernard Lagat, Lucas Kimeli Rotich, Vincent Kiprop Chepkok, Chris Solinsky, Alemayehu Bezabeh and Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Tariku Bekele won?
$51,000, which ranks 606th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from fourteen paid finishes between 2010 and 2013.
What is Tariku Bekele's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the 5000 m at the 2010 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 Tariku Bekele 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 win 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.
How many Diamond League meetings has Tariku Bekele won?
Two of fourteen, worth $20,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Tariku Bekele 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 Tariku Bekele is Martin Wierig on $51,000, and one below Yekaterina Koneva on $51,000. Tariku Bekele 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 men's 5000 m prize money and men's 3000 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Tariku Bekele has been paid in two 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 Athletissima has its own page across every edition of it.