Werkuha Getachew prize money
Werkuha Getachew has been paid $47,250 by the Diamond League, which ranks 652nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from four paid finishes in the women's 3000 m steeplechase, two 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weltklasse Zürich 2022 | 3000 m steeplechase | 1st | $30,000 |
| Herculis 2022 | 3000 m steeplechase | 1st | $10,000 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2022 | 3000 m steeplechase | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2022 | 3000 m steeplechase | 5th | $1,250 |
| All four | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $47,250 |
The four paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $47,250 is four separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.04% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Werkuha Getachew on the money list
Ranks 632 to 672
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 632 | Antti Ruuskanen | Men's javelin throw | 1 | $49,000 |
| 633 | Baboloki Thebe | Men's 400 m | 1 | $49,000 |
| 634 | Kemi Adekoya | two disciplines | 1 | $49,000 |
| 635 | Sara Petersen | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $48,750 |
| 636 | Max Heß | Men's triple jump | - | $48,500 |
| 637 | Pavel Maslák | Men's 400 m | - | $48,500 |
| 638 | Wenda Nel | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $48,500 |
| 639 | Tia Clayton | Women's 100 m | 2 | $48,250 |
| 640 | Ari Mannio | Men's javelin throw | - | $48,000 |
| 641 | Courtney Okolo | Women's 400 m | - | $48,000 |
| 642 | Khallifah Rosser | Men's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $48,000 |
| 643 | Leevan Sands | Men's triple jump | 1 | $48,000 |
| 644 | Lydia Chebet Rotich | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $48,000 |
| 645 | Vikas Gowda | Men's discus throw | - | $48,000 |
| 646 | Virginia Nyambura | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 3 | $48,000 |
| 647 | Wilfried Happio | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $48,000 |
| 648 | Aleia Hobbs | Women's 100 m | 2 | $47,750 |
| 649 | Amel Tuka | Men's 800 m | 1 | $47,750 |
| 650 | Līna Mūze | Women's javelin throw | - | $47,250 |
| 651 | Matteo Sioli | Men's high jump | 2 | $47,250 |
| 652 | Werkuha Getachew | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $47,250 |
| 653 | Davisleydi Velazco | Women's triple jump | 2 | $47,000 |
| 654 | Laulauga Tausaga | Women's discus throw | - | $47,000 |
| 655 | Laura Weightman | four disciplines | - | $47,000 |
| 656 | Xie Wenjun | Men's 110 m hurdles | 1 | $47,000 |
| 657 | Agnes Jebet Ngetich | two disciplines | 2 | $46,750 |
| 658 | Nikki Hiltz | two disciplines | 2 | $46,750 |
| 659 | Winnie Nanyondo | four disciplines | - | $46,750 |
| 660 | Menno Vloon | Men's pole vault | - | $46,667 |
| 661 | Elizabeth Gleadle | Women's javelin throw | 1 | $46,500 |
| 662 | Kristi Castlin | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $46,500 |
| 663 | Shelby Houlihan | four disciplines | 2 | $46,500 |
| 664 | Michael Mason | Men's high jump | 1 | $46,375 |
| 665 | Derek Drouin | Men's high jump | - | $46,333 |
| 666 | Axumawit Embaye | four disciplines | - | $46,250 |
| 667 | Abel Kipsang | three disciplines | 2 | $46,000 |
| 668 | Gemechu Godana | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $46,000 |
| 669 | Rasheed Dwyer | Men's 200 m | - | $46,000 |
| 670 | Ciara Mageean | two disciplines | 1 | $45,750 |
| 671 | Mariya Ryemyen | two disciplines | 2 | $45,500 |
| 672 | Yemisi Mabry | Women's shot put | - | $45,250 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Werkuha Getachew is 652nd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $47,250.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Werkuha Getachew most
Weltklasse Zürich 2022 paid $30,000 for 1st in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Winfred Yavi, Faith Cherotich, Zerfe Wondemagegn, Jackline Chepkoech, Sembo Almayew and Emma Coburn.
Herculis 2022 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of thirteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Zerfe Wondemagegn, Elizabeth Bird, Emma Coburn, Jackline Chepkoech, Courtney Wayment and Marwa Bouzayani.
AG Memorial Van Damme 2022 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of thirteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Winfred Yavi, Faith Cherotich, Zerfe Wondemagegn, Sembo Almayew, Luiza Gega and Emma Coburn.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Werkuha Getachew won?
$47,250, which ranks 652nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from four paid finishes in 2022.
What is Werkuha Getachew's biggest Diamond League payday?
$30,000, for finishing 1st in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2022 Weltklasse Zürich. That is a final, which is why it is the biggest: the final pays two to five times what the same place is worth at a series meeting.
How does the Diamond League decide what Werkuha Getachew 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 3000 m steeplechase 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 Werkuha Getachew won?
Two of four, worth $40,000 between them. One of her appearance came at a final, which paid $30,000.
Is this everything Werkuha Getachew 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 Werkuha Getachew is Matteo Sioli on $47,250, and one below Davisleydi Velazco on $47,000. Werkuha Getachew 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 3000 m steeplechase prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Werkuha Getachew 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 Weltklasse Zürich has its own page across every edition of it.