Wen Cheng prize money
Wen Cheng has been paid $4,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2246th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the men's 400 m hurdles, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2012 | 400 m hurdles | 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 0.00% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Wen Cheng on the money list
Ranks 2226 to 2266
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2226 | Roisin Willis | Women's 800 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2227 | Romell Glave | Men's 100 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2228 | Ryan Shields | Men's 100 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2229 | Sarah Carli | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,000 |
| 2230 | Sarvesh Kushare | Men's high jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2231 | Savannah Sutherland | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,000 |
| 2232 | Seren Bundy-Davies | Women's 400 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2233 | Shakeema Walker-Welsch | Women's triple jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2234 | Shelayna Oskan-Clarke | Women's 800 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2235 | Sileshi Sihine | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2236 | Stanley Mburu | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2237 | Stephen Mokoka | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2238 | Susanna Kallur | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $4,000 |
| 2239 | Teklemariam Medhin | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2240 | Teresia Muthoni Gateri | three disciplines | - | $4,000 |
| 2241 | Thomas Lancashire | Men's 1500 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2242 | Tintu Luka | Women's 800 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2243 | Toni Smith | Women's triple jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2244 | Trecia Kaye Smith | Women's triple jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2245 | Tshepo Tshite | three disciplines | - | $4,000 |
| 2246 | Wen Cheng | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,000 |
| 2247 | Xavi Mo-Ajok | Men's 200 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2248 | Xiong Shiqi | Women's long jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2249 | Yarisley Collado | Women's discus throw | - | $4,000 |
| 2250 | Yunier Pérez | Men's 100 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2251 | Sergey Kucheryanu | Men's pole vault | - | $3,833 |
| 2252 | Abdelmalik Lahoulou | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $3,750 |
| 2253 | Alexandra Bell | Women's 800 m | - | $3,750 |
| 2254 | Claudia Bobocea | two disciplines | - | $3,750 |
| 2255 | Delphine Nkansa | two disciplines | - | $3,750 |
| 2256 | Elien Vekemans | Women's pole vault | - | $3,750 |
| 2257 | Kenny Selmon | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $3,750 |
| 2258 | Kevin Mayer | three disciplines | - | $3,750 |
| 2259 | Lene Retzius | Women's pole vault | - | $3,750 |
| 2260 | Yao Jie | Men's pole vault | - | $3,750 |
| 2261 | Yonathan Kapitolnik | Men's high jump | - | $3,750 |
| 2262 | Austin Miller | Men's pole vault | - | $3,625 |
| 2263 | Becky Holliday Ward | Women's pole vault | - | $3,583 |
| 2264 | Aimee Pratt | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2265 | Alemaz Samuel | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2266 | Alioune Sene | Men's pole vault | - | $3,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Wen Cheng is 2246th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $4,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Wen Cheng most
Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2012 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 400 m hurdles, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Aleksandr Derevyagin, L. J. van Zyl, Li Zhilong, Yuta Imazeki, Isa Phillips and Angelo Taylor.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Wen Cheng won?
$4,000, which ranks 2246th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2012.
What is Wen Cheng's biggest Diamond League payday?
$4,000, for finishing 3rd in the 400 m hurdles at the 2012 Shanghai Golden 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 3rd and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Wen Cheng 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 hurdles 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 Wen Cheng 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 Wen Cheng is Tshepo Tshite on $4,000, and one below Xavi Mo-Ajok on $4,000. Wen Cheng is one of 114 China athletes athletics has paid, and China athletics prize money adds them up to $1,813,250 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 400 m hurdles prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Wen Cheng 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 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.