Tirunesh Dibaba prize money
Tirunesh Dibaba has been paid $56,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 553rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from six paid finishes in the women's 5000 m, five 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
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prefontaine Classic 2013 | 5000 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Meeting Areva 2013 | 5000 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Weltklasse 2013 | 5000 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2012 | 5000 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| New York adidas Grand Prix 2010 | 5000 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2010 | 5000 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| All six | Women's 5000 m | - | $56,000 |
The six paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $56,000 is six separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.05% 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 | 2 | 2 | New York adidas Grand Prix | $20,000 |
| 2011 | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | Adidas Grand Prix | $10,000 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | Prefontaine Classic | $26,000 |
season running total
2013 is the biggest of them, $26,000 from three starts. No Diamond League meeting paid Tirunesh Dibaba in 2011, so that column stands at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $56,000.
Around Tirunesh Dibaba on the money list
Ranks 533 to 573
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 533 | Wallace Spearmon | two disciplines | 2 | $58,000 |
| 534 | Ashley Spencer | two disciplines | 2 | $57,500 |
| 535 | Christina Clemons | Women's 100 m hurdles | 1 | $57,500 |
| 536 | Taoufik Makhloufi | three disciplines | 1 | $57,500 |
| 537 | Amos Serem | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $57,250 |
| 538 | Aman Wote | two disciplines | 1 | $57,000 |
| 539 | Dejen Gebremeskel | Men's 5000 m | 3 | $57,000 |
| 540 | Malika Akkaoui | two disciplines | - | $57,000 |
| 541 | Saly Sarr | Women's triple jump | 2 | $57,000 |
| 542 | Isiah Young | two disciplines | - | $56,750 |
| 543 | Oliver Hoare | two disciplines | 1 | $56,750 |
| 544 | Bayapo Ndori | Men's 400 m | 1 | $56,500 |
| 545 | Charlie Dobson | two disciplines | 2 | $56,250 |
| 546 | Hirut Meshesha | five disciplines | 2 | $56,250 |
| 547 | Ilya Ivanyuk | Men's high jump | 2 | $56,250 |
| 548 | Michelle-Lee Ahye | two disciplines | 1 | $56,250 |
| 549 | Josh Kerr | two disciplines | 2 | $56,000 |
| 550 | Mohamed Katir | three disciplines | 3 | $56,000 |
| 551 | Romaine Beckford | Men's high jump | - | $56,000 |
| 552 | Slimane Moula | Men's 800 m | 3 | $56,000 |
| 553 | Tirunesh Dibaba | Women's 5000 m | 5 | $56,000 |
| 554 | Anthonique Strachan | two disciplines | - | $55,750 |
| 555 | Nicholas Kimeli | two disciplines | 1 | $55,750 |
| 556 | Félix Sánchez | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $55,500 |
| 557 | Michel Tornéus | Men's long jump | - | $55,500 |
| 558 | Shalonda Solomon | two disciplines | - | $55,500 |
| 559 | Kayla White | two disciplines | 1 | $55,250 |
| 560 | Angelika Cichocka | three disciplines | 2 | $55,000 |
| 561 | Donald Scott | Men's triple jump | - | $55,000 |
| 562 | Irving Saladino | Men's long jump | 3 | $55,000 |
| 563 | Robert Biwott | three disciplines | 1 | $55,000 |
| 564 | Wayne Pinnock | Men's long jump | 2 | $55,000 |
| 565 | Margaret Kipkemboi | two disciplines | - | $54,750 |
| 566 | Ben Broeders | Men's pole vault | 1 | $54,500 |
| 567 | Cole Hocker | three disciplines | 1 | $54,500 |
| 568 | Dwight Thomas | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $54,500 |
| 569 | Ejgayehu Taye | two disciplines | - | $54,500 |
| 570 | Gabriel Tual | two disciplines | - | $54,500 |
| 571 | Kristin Pudenz | Women's discus throw | - | $54,500 |
| 572 | Ja'Kobe Tharp | Men's 110 m hurdles | 2 | $54,000 |
| 573 | Shakima Wimbley | Women's 400 m | - | $54,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Tirunesh Dibaba is 553rd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $56,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Tirunesh Dibaba most
Prefontaine Classic 2013 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Mercy Cherono, Margaret Wangari Muriuki, Buze Diriba, Gelete Burka, Hiwot Ayalew and Belaynesh Oljira.
Meeting Areva 2013 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Almaz Ayana, Gelete Burka, Sule Utura, Buze Diriba, Molly Huddle and Alemitu Haroye.
Adidas Grand Prix 2012 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Meseret Defar, Gelete Burka, Werknesh Kidane, Genet Yalew, Fionnuala McCormack and Emebet Anteneh.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Tirunesh Dibaba won?
$56,000, which ranks 553rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from six paid finishes between 2010 and 2013.
What is Tirunesh Dibaba's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the 5000 m at the 2013 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 Tirunesh Dibaba 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 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 Tirunesh Dibaba won?
Five of six, worth $50,000 between them. She has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Tirunesh Dibaba 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 Tirunesh Dibaba is Slimane Moula on $56,000, and one below Anthonique Strachan on $55,750. Tirunesh Dibaba 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 5000 m prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Tirunesh Dibaba 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 400 m. Every meeting she has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Prefontaine Classic has its own page across every edition of it.