Yenew Alamirew prize money
Yenew Alamirew has been paid $121,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 253rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from 25 paid finishes in the men's 5000 m, men's 3000 m and men's mile, six 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
The 25 paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $121,000 is 25 separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.1% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Yenew Alamirew
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 5000 m | 20 | 5 | 2011 to 2017 | $98,500 |
| Men's 3000 m | 4 | 1 | 2011 to 2017 | $21,000 |
| Men's mile | 1 | - | 2011 | $1,500 |
The men's 5000 m has paid Yenew Alamirew $98,500 of the $121,000, which is 81% of everything the series has given him.
Season by season
2011 to 2017, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix | $15,500 |
| 2012 | 3 | - | Meeting Areva | $6,500 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 | Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | $40,000 |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | $38,000 |
| 2015 | 3 | - | Herculis | $9,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | - | Bauhausgalan | $4,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | - | Weltklasse Zürich | $8,000 |
season running total
2013 is the biggest of them, $40,000 from five starts. Every season from 2011 to 2017 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $121,000.
Around Yenew Alamirew on the money list
Ranks 233 to 273
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 233 | Georgia Hunter Bell | three disciplines | 4 | $130,250 |
| 234 | Dylan Armstrong | Men's shot put | 5 | $130,000 |
| 235 | Johannes Vetter | Men's javelin throw | 5 | $129,500 |
| 236 | Queen Claye | two disciplines | 4 | $129,500 |
| 237 | Jason Richardson | Men's 110 m hurdles | 5 | $129,000 |
| 238 | Yohan Blake | two disciplines | 3 | $128,250 |
| 239 | Christian Cantwell | Men's shot put | 7 | $128,000 |
| 240 | Denia Caballero | Women's discus throw | 2 | $128,000 |
| 241 | Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk | two disciplines | 2 | $126,750 |
| 242 | Viola Jelagat Kibiwot | five disciplines | - | $126,500 |
| 243 | David Storl | Men's shot put | 5 | $125,500 |
| 244 | Tatsiana Khaladovich | Women's javelin throw | 5 | $125,250 |
| 245 | Tina Šutej | Women's pole vault | 1 | $123,250 |
| 246 | Robert Urbanek | Men's discus throw | 3 | $122,750 |
| 247 | Greg Rutherford | Men's long jump | 7 | $122,500 |
| 248 | Adam Kszczot | two disciplines | 5 | $122,000 |
| 249 | Jessica Hull | six disciplines | 1 | $121,750 |
| 250 | Tori Bowie | three disciplines | 8 | $121,500 |
| 251 | Mélina Robert-Michon | Women's discus throw | - | $121,250 |
| 252 | Brandon Starc | Men's high jump | 3 | $121,000 |
| 253 | Yenew Alamirew | three disciplines | 6 | $121,000 |
| 254 | Muktar Edris | two disciplines | 5 | $120,750 |
| 255 | Yarelis Barrios | Women's discus throw | 6 | $120,500 |
| 256 | Lyu Huihui | Women's javelin throw | 6 | $120,250 |
| 257 | Darrell Hill | Men's shot put | 1 | $119,000 |
| 258 | Andreas Hofmann | Men's javelin throw | 4 | $117,500 |
| 259 | Brimin Kiprop Kipruto | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 6 | $117,500 |
| 260 | JuVaughn Harrison | two disciplines | 4 | $117,250 |
| 261 | Henriette Jæger | two disciplines | 3 | $116,500 |
| 262 | Sha'Carri Richardson | two disciplines | 5 | $116,250 |
| 263 | Yasmani Copello | Men's 400 m hurdles | 2 | $116,250 |
| 264 | Malte Mohr | Men's pole vault | 3 | $116,000 |
| 265 | Rumesh Tharanga | Men's javelin throw | 5 | $116,000 |
| 266 | Lorraine Ugen | Women's long jump | 2 | $115,000 |
| 267 | Woo Sang-hyeok | Men's high jump | 5 | $113,750 |
| 268 | Anna Cockrell | Women's 400 m hurdles | 4 | $113,500 |
| 269 | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | two disciplines | 3 | $113,000 |
| 270 | Kelsey-Lee Barber | Women's javelin throw | 1 | $113,000 |
| 271 | Magnus Kirt | Men's javelin throw | 2 | $112,500 |
| 272 | Jesse Williams | Men's high jump | 3 | $112,083 |
| 273 | Angelica Moser | Women's pole vault | 2 | $111,875 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Yenew Alamirew is 253rd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $121,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Yenew Alamirew most
Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2014 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa, Hagos Gebrhiwet, John Kipkoech, Edwin Soi, Birhanu Legese and Albert Rop.
ExxonMobil Bislett Games 2014 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Caleb Ndiku, Galen Rupp, Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa, Edwin Soi, Isiah Kiplangat Koech and Dejen Gebremeskel.
Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2013 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Hagos Gebrhiwet, Isiah Kiplangat Koech, John Kipkoech, Edwin Soi, Caleb Ndiku and Imane Merga.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Yenew Alamirew won?
$121,000, which ranks 253rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from 25 paid finishes between 2011 and 2017.
What is Yenew Alamirew's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the 5000 m at the 2014 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 1st and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Yenew Alamirew 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 5000 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 Yenew Alamirew won?
Six of 25, worth $60,000 between them. One of his appearance came at a final, which paid $4,000.
Is this everything Yenew Alamirew 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 Yenew Alamirew is Brandon Starc on $121,000, and one below Muktar Edris on $120,750. Yenew Alamirew 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 men's 5000 m prize money, men's 3000 m prize money and men's mile prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Yenew Alamirew has been paid in three 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 Weltklasse Zürich has its own page across every edition of it.