Tony McQuay prize money
Tony McQuay has been paid $4,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1240th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the men's 400 m, and it was 3rd.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doha Diamond League 2017 | 400 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
The one paid figure add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $4,000 is one separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.01% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Tony McQuay on the money list
Ranks 1220 to 1260
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1220 | Louise Maraval | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $4,000 |
| 1221 | Luiz Maurício da Silva | Men's javelin throw | — | $4,000 |
| 1222 | Nia Robinson | Women's long jump | — | $4,000 |
| 1223 | Nicholas Kipkoech | Men's 800 m | — | $4,000 |
| 1224 | Nigist Getachew | two disciplines | — | $4,000 |
| 1225 | Pablo Torrijos | Men's triple jump | — | $4,000 |
| 1226 | Patricia Silva | Women's 1500 m | — | $4,000 |
| 1227 | Queen Claye | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $4,000 |
| 1228 | Renée Eykens | Women's 800 m | — | $4,000 |
| 1229 | Roisin Willis | Women's 800 m | — | $4,000 |
| 1230 | Romell Glave | Men's 100 m | — | $4,000 |
| 1231 | Sarah Carli | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $4,000 |
| 1232 | Sarvesh Kushare | Men's high jump | — | $4,000 |
| 1233 | Savannah Sutherland | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $4,000 |
| 1234 | Sha'Keela Saunders | Women's long jump | — | $4,000 |
| 1235 | Shara Proctor | Women's long jump | — | $4,000 |
| 1236 | Shelby Houlihan | three disciplines | — | $4,000 |
| 1237 | Stanley Mburu | Men's 5000 m | — | $4,000 |
| 1238 | Taresa Tolosa | two disciplines | — | $4,000 |
| 1239 | Teresia Muthoni Gateri | three disciplines | — | $4,000 |
| 1240 | Tony McQuay | Men's 400 m | — | $4,000 |
| 1241 | Tshepo Tshite | three disciplines | — | $4,000 |
| 1242 | Vítězslav Veselý | Men's javelin throw | — | $4,000 |
| 1243 | Xavi Mo-Ajok | Men's 200 m | — | $4,000 |
| 1244 | Xiong Shiqi | Women's long jump | — | $4,000 |
| 1245 | Alexandra Bell | Women's 800 m | — | $3,750 |
| 1246 | Delphine Nkansa | two disciplines | — | $3,750 |
| 1247 | Elien Vekemans | Women's pole vault | — | $3,750 |
| 1248 | Kenny Selmon | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $3,750 |
| 1249 | Lene Retzius | Women's pole vault | — | $3,750 |
| 1250 | Raphael Holzdeppe | Men's pole vault | — | $3,750 |
| 1251 | Yonathan Kapitolnik | Men's high jump | — | $3,750 |
| 1252 | Austin Miller | Men's pole vault | — | $3,625 |
| 1253 | Aimee Pratt | two disciplines | — | $3,500 |
| 1254 | Alemaz Samuel | two disciplines | — | $3,500 |
| 1255 | Alioune Sene | Men's pole vault | — | $3,500 |
| 1256 | Ángela Tenorio | two disciplines | — | $3,500 |
| 1257 | Asayech Ayichew | three disciplines | — | $3,500 |
| 1258 | Ben Williams | Men's triple jump | — | $3,500 |
| 1259 | Benjamin Compaoré | Men's triple jump | — | $3,500 |
| 1260 | David Storl | Men's shot put | — | $3,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Tony McQuay is 1240th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $4,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Tony McQuay most
Doha Diamond League 2017 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Karabo Sibanda, Vernon Norwood, Luguelín Santos, Pavel Maslák, Liemarvin Bonevacia and Steven Gardiner.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Tony McQuay won?
$4,000, which ranks 1240th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2017.
What is Tony McQuay's biggest Diamond League payday?
$4,000, for finishing 3rd in the 400 m at the 2017 Doha Diamond League. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 3rd and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Tony McQuay 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 400 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 Tony McQuay earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 104 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 2,112 athletes across the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Tony McQuay is Teresia Muthoni Gateri on $4,000, and one below Tshepo Tshite on $4,000. Tony McQuay is one of 352 United States athletes athletics has paid, and United States athletics prize money adds them up to $16,292,792 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 400 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Tony McQuay 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 Doha Diamond League has its own page across every edition of it.