Veronica Wanjiru prize money
Veronica Wanjiru has been paid $11,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1547th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from four paid finishes in the women's 3000 m and women's 5000 m, the best of them 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.
Every payment
Where she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletissima 2012 | 3000 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Golden Gala 2012 | 5000 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Aviva British Grand Prix 2012 | 3000 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Herculis 2012 | 3000 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| All four | two disciplines | - | $11,000 |
The four paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $11,000 is four separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.01% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Veronica Wanjiru
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 3000 m | 3 | - | 2012 | $8,500 |
| Women's 5000 m | 1 | - | 2012 | $2,500 |
The women's 3000 m has paid Veronica Wanjiru $8,500 of the $11,000, which is 77% of everything the series has given her.
Around Veronica Wanjiru on the money list
Ranks 1527 to 1567
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1527 | DeeDee Trotter | two disciplines | - | $11,000 |
| 1528 | Djilali Bedrani | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $11,000 |
| 1529 | Edinah Jebitok | four disciplines | - | $11,000 |
| 1530 | Fatoumata Binta Diallo | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $11,000 |
| 1531 | Georgi Ivanov | Men's shot put | - | $11,000 |
| 1532 | Ingvill Måkestad Bovim | two disciplines | - | $11,000 |
| 1533 | Karyna Demidik | Women's high jump | - | $11,000 |
| 1534 | Leford Green | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $11,000 |
| 1535 | Madeline Heiner | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $11,000 |
| 1536 | Marione Fourie | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $11,000 |
| 1537 | Nicole Leach | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $11,000 |
| 1538 | Nigel Levine | Men's 400 m | - | $11,000 |
| 1539 | Ola Stunes Isene | Men's discus throw | - | $11,000 |
| 1540 | Richard Kiplagat | Men's 800 m | - | $11,000 |
| 1541 | Robby Andrews | two disciplines | - | $11,000 |
| 1542 | Robert Sobera | Men's pole vault | - | $11,000 |
| 1543 | Rondel Sorrillo | Men's 200 m | - | $11,000 |
| 1544 | Rondell Bartholomew | Men's 400 m | - | $11,000 |
| 1545 | Tigest Getent | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $11,000 |
| 1546 | Vanessa Kamga | Women's discus throw | - | $11,000 |
| 1547 | Veronica Wanjiru | two disciplines | - | $11,000 |
| 1548 | Yanmei Li | Women's triple jump | - | $11,000 |
| 1549 | Maja Åskag | two disciplines | - | $10,750 |
| 1550 | Mohamed Tindouft | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $10,750 |
| 1551 | Ainars Kovals | Men's javelin throw | - | $10,500 |
| 1552 | Anne Zagré | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $10,500 |
| 1553 | Artur Felfner | Men's javelin throw | - | $10,500 |
| 1554 | Donn Cabral | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $10,500 |
| 1555 | Edwin Kurgat | two disciplines | - | $10,500 |
| 1556 | Genki Dean | Men's javelin throw | - | $10,500 |
| 1557 | Jarmila Jurkovičová | Women's javelin throw | - | $10,500 |
| 1558 | Javianne Oliver | Women's 100 m | - | $10,500 |
| 1559 | Jeremiah Kipkorir Mutai | Men's 800 m | - | $10,500 |
| 1560 | Nadine Hildebrand | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $10,500 |
| 1561 | Nataliya Lupu | Women's 800 m | - | $10,500 |
| 1562 | Yuki Hashioka | Men's long jump | - | $10,500 |
| 1563 | Antonio Manuel Reina | Men's 800 m | - | $10,250 |
| 1564 | Hendrik Gruber | Men's pole vault | - | $10,250 |
| 1565 | Malik James-King | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $10,250 |
| 1566 | Marike Steinacker | Women's discus throw | - | $10,250 |
| 1567 | Adaejah Hodge | two disciplines | - | $10,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Veronica Wanjiru is 1547th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $11,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Veronica Wanjiru most
Athletissima 2012 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 3000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Gelete Burka, Azmera Gebru, Buze Diriba, Emebet Anteneh, Almenesh Belete and Mercy Cherono.
Golden Gala 2012 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Sylvia Jebiwot Kibet, Genet Yalew, Azmera Gebru, Vivian Jepkemei Cheruiyot, Meseret Defar and Viola Jelagat Kibiwot.
Aviva British Grand Prix 2012 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 3000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Julia Bleasdale, Gelete Burka, Emebet Anteneh, Mercy Cherono, Vivian Jepkemei Cheruiyot and Sally Kipyego.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Veronica Wanjiru won?
$11,000, which ranks 1547th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from four paid finishes in 2012.
What is Veronica Wanjiru's biggest Diamond League payday?
$4,000, for finishing 3rd in the 3000 m at the 2012 Athletissima. 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 Veronica Wanjiru 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 place is worth the same in the women's 3000 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 Veronica Wanjiru 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 Veronica Wanjiru is Vanessa Kamga on $11,000, and one below Yanmei Li on $11,000. Veronica Wanjiru 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 women's 3000 m prize money and women's 5000 m prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Veronica Wanjiru has been paid in two 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 Athletissima has its own page across every edition of it.