Tyson Gay prize money
Tyson Gay has been paid $97,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 330th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from thirteen paid finishes in the men's 100 m and men's 200 m, eight 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prefontaine Classic 2016 | 100 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2015 | 100 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Herculis 2015 | 100 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Herculis 2014 | 200 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Belgacom Memorial Van Damme 2014 | 100 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2013 | 100 m | 1st | - |
| Meeting Areva 2012 | 100 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2012 | 100 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Aviva British Grand Prix 2012 | 200 m | 2nd | - |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2011 | 100 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Herculis 2010 | 200 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| BAUHAUS-galan 2010 | 100 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2010 | 100 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Memorial Van Damme 2010 | 100 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2010 | 200 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| All fifteen | two disciplines | - | $97,000 |
The thirteen paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $97,000 is thirteen separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.09% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them. Two of the fifteen starts paid nothing, because the series pays eight deep and the fields run past twenty.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Tyson Gay
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m | 11 | 6 | 2010 to 2016 | $78,000 |
| Men's 200 m | 4 | 1 | 2010 to 2014 | $19,000 |
The men's 100 m has paid Tyson Gay $78,000 of the $97,000, which is 80% of everything the series has given him.
Season by season
2010 to 2016, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | 4 | Herculis | $46,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | - | Adidas Grand Prix | $6,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | Meeting Areva | $20,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | - | Adidas Grand Prix | - |
| 2014 | 2 | - | Herculis | $5,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | Adidas Grand Prix | $16,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | - | Prefontaine Classic | $4,000 |
season running total
2010 is the biggest of them, $46,000 from five starts. No Diamond League meeting paid Tyson Gay in 2013, so that column stands at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $97,000.
Around Tyson Gay on the money list
Ranks 310 to 350
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 310 | Benjamin Kigen | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 4 | $102,750 |
| 311 | Omar McLeod | two disciplines | 7 | $102,500 |
| 312 | Rajindra Campbell | Men's shot put | 2 | $102,500 |
| 313 | Lukas Weißhaidinger | Men's discus throw | - | $102,000 |
| 314 | Tiffany Porter | Women's 100 m hurdles | 1 | $102,000 |
| 315 | Ehsan Haddadi | Men's discus throw | 1 | $101,500 |
| 316 | Alexander Ogando | two disciplines | 2 | $101,250 |
| 317 | Ezekiel Kemboi | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 7 | $101,000 |
| 318 | Kamila Lićwinko | Women's high jump | 2 | $101,000 |
| 319 | Trey Cunningham | Men's 110 m hurdles | 3 | $100,750 |
| 320 | Holly Bradshaw | Women's pole vault | - | $100,083 |
| 321 | Teddy Tamgho | Men's triple jump | 6 | $99,500 |
| 322 | Lieke Klaver | Women's 400 m | - | $98,750 |
| 323 | Fabrice Lapierre | Men's long jump | 2 | $98,000 |
| 324 | Juan Miguel Echevarría | Men's long jump | 4 | $98,000 |
| 325 | Gia Lewis-Smallwood | Women's discus throw | 1 | $97,500 |
| 326 | Adriana Vilagoš | Women's javelin throw | 2 | $97,250 |
| 327 | Donald Thomas | Men's high jump | 1 | $97,208 |
| 328 | Feng Bin | Women's discus throw | 3 | $97,000 |
| 329 | Kellie Wells | Women's 100 m hurdles | 2 | $97,000 |
| 330 | Tyson Gay | two disciplines | 8 | $97,000 |
| 331 | Chris Nilsen | Men's pole vault | 2 | $96,750 |
| 332 | Emma Zapletalová | Women's 400 m hurdles | 5 | $96,500 |
| 333 | Joshua Cheptegei | three disciplines | 2 | $96,500 |
| 334 | Shannon Rowbury | four disciplines | 2 | $96,500 |
| 335 | Julius Yego | Men's javelin throw | 2 | $96,000 |
| 336 | Zharnel Hughes | two disciplines | 2 | $95,500 |
| 337 | Mujinga Kambundji | two disciplines | 1 | $95,250 |
| 338 | Ronald Levy | Men's 110 m hurdles | 3 | $94,750 |
| 339 | Cleopatra Borel | Women's shot put | - | $94,500 |
| 340 | Yargelis Savigne | two disciplines | 7 | $94,500 |
| 341 | Jorinde van Klinken | two disciplines | 1 | $94,000 |
| 342 | Lamecha Girma | five disciplines | 6 | $94,000 |
| 343 | Sanya Richards-Ross | two disciplines | 5 | $93,500 |
| 344 | Luguelín Santos | Men's 400 m | 1 | $93,000 |
| 345 | Amy Hunt | two disciplines | - | $92,500 |
| 346 | Christophe Lemaitre | two disciplines | 1 | $92,500 |
| 347 | Chaunte Lowe | Women's high jump | 5 | $92,000 |
| 348 | Berihu Aregawi | three disciplines | 4 | $91,750 |
| 349 | Peruth Chemutai | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 3 | $91,750 |
| 350 | L. J. van Zyl | Men's 400 m hurdles | 2 | $91,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Tyson Gay is 330th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $97,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Tyson Gay most
Adidas Grand Prix 2015 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 100 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Keston Bledman, Nesta Carter, Akani Simbine, Diondre Batson, Nickel Ashmeade and Trell Kimmons.
Meeting Areva 2012 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 100 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Justin Gatlin, Christophe Lemaitre, Nickel Ashmeade, Michael Frater, Mike Rodgers and Trell Kimmons.
London Grand Prix 2012 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 100 m, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ryan Bailey, Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Mike Rodgers, Trell Kimmons and Kemar Hyman.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Tyson Gay won?
$97,000, which ranks 330th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from thirteen paid finishes between 2010 and 2016.
What is Tyson Gay's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the 100 m at the 2015 Adidas 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 1st and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Tyson Gay 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 100 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 Tyson Gay won?
Eight of fifteen, worth $70,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Has Tyson Gay ever raced a Diamond League meeting for nothing?
Two times. 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. Those starts are in the result tables on this site either way.
Is this everything Tyson Gay 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 Tyson Gay is Kellie Wells on $97,000, and one below Chris Nilsen on $96,750. Tyson Gay is one of 659 United States athletes athletics has paid, and United States athletics prize money adds them up to $29,436,125 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 100 m prize money and men's 200 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Tyson Gay has been paid in two of them. The biggest of the rest are men's pole vault, men's 800 m and men's 110 m hurdles. Every meeting he 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.