Yigrem Demelash prize money
Yigrem Demelash has been paid $6,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1872nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from four paid finishes in the men's 5000 m, the best of them 4th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bauhausgalan 2016 | 5000 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Athletissima 2013 | 5000 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2012 | 5000 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Bislett Games 2012 | 5000 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| All four | Men's 5000 m | - | $6,500 |
The four paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $6,500 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.
Season by season
2012 to 2016, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | - | Weltklasse Zürich | $2,500 |
| 2013 | 1 | - | Athletissima | $1,000 |
| 2014 | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | 1 | - | Bauhausgalan | $3,000 |
season running total
2016 is the biggest of them, $3,000 from one start. No Diamond League meeting paid Yigrem Demelash in 2014 and 2015, so those columns stand at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $6,500.
Around Yigrem Demelash on the money list
Ranks 1852 to 1892
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | Jillian Schwartz | Women's pole vault | - | $6,500 |
| 1853 | Johnathan Cabral | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $6,500 |
| 1854 | Josh Awotunde | Men's shot put | - | $6,500 |
| 1855 | Karol Hoffmann | Men's triple jump | - | $6,500 |
| 1856 | Lauryn Williams | two disciplines | - | $6,500 |
| 1857 | Limei Xie | Women's triple jump | - | $6,500 |
| 1858 | Marta Zenoni | three disciplines | - | $6,500 |
| 1859 | Maurice Mitchell | two disciplines | - | $6,500 |
| 1860 | Michael Obasuyi | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $6,500 |
| 1861 | Ndiss Kaba Badji | Men's long jump | - | $6,500 |
| 1862 | Patriks Gailums | Men's javelin throw | - | $6,500 |
| 1863 | Richard Yator | Men's 5000 m | - | $6,500 |
| 1864 | Sheila Reid | two disciplines | - | $6,500 |
| 1865 | Stipe Žunić | Men's shot put | - | $6,500 |
| 1866 | Takatoshi Abe | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $6,500 |
| 1867 | Thomas Gogois | Men's triple jump | - | $6,500 |
| 1868 | Travis Padgett | Men's 100 m | - | $6,500 |
| 1869 | Walter Davis | two disciplines | - | $6,500 |
| 1870 | Yeimer López | Men's 800 m | - | $6,500 |
| 1871 | Yekaterina Kayukova-Chernenko | Women's triple jump | - | $6,500 |
| 1872 | Yigrem Demelash | Men's 5000 m | - | $6,500 |
| 1873 | Yoandri Betanzos | Men's triple jump | - | $6,500 |
| 1874 | Adelle Tracey | two disciplines | - | $6,250 |
| 1875 | Andrea Dallavalle | Men's triple jump | - | $6,250 |
| 1876 | Andrew Coscoran | two disciplines | - | $6,250 |
| 1877 | Anna Iljuštšenko | Women's high jump | - | $6,250 |
| 1878 | Elisa Molinarolo | Women's pole vault | - | $6,250 |
| 1879 | Imani-Lara Lansiquot | Women's 100 m | - | $6,250 |
| 1880 | Nnenya Hailey | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $6,250 |
| 1881 | Rosefline Chepngetich | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $6,250 |
| 1882 | Abera Kuma | Men's 5000 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1883 | Abigail Irozuru | Women's long jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1884 | Alida van Daalen | Women's discus throw | - | $6,000 |
| 1885 | Amanda Moll | Women's pole vault | - | $6,000 |
| 1886 | Amy-Eloise Markovc | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1887 | Anastasia Le-Roy | Women's 400 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1888 | Axel Chapelle | Men's pole vault | - | $6,000 |
| 1889 | Axel Härstedt | Men's discus throw | - | $6,000 |
| 1890 | Azmera Gebru | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1891 | Beate Schrott | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $6,000 |
| 1892 | Benson Seurei | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Yigrem Demelash is 1872nd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $6,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Yigrem Demelash most
Bauhausgalan 2016 paid $3,000 for 4th in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Yenew Alamirew, Solomon Berihu, Hayle Ibrahimov, Getaneh Molla, Ibrahim Jeilan and Yomif Kejelcha.
Weltklasse Zürich 2012 paid $1,500 for 7th in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Imane Merga, Isiah Kiplangat Koech, Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa, Bernard Lagat, Dejen Gebremeskel and John Kipkoech.
Athletissima 2013 paid $1,000 for 8th in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Yenew Alamirew, Hagos Gebrhiwet, Muktar Edris, Moses Ndiema Kipsiro, Aweke Ayalew and Tariku Bekele.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Yigrem Demelash won?
$6,500, which ranks 1872nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from four paid finishes between 2012 and 2016.
What is Yigrem Demelash's biggest Diamond League payday?
$3,000, for finishing 4th in the 5000 m at the 2016 Bauhausgalan. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 4th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Yigrem Demelash 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 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.
Is this everything Yigrem Demelash 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 Yigrem Demelash is Yekaterina Kayukova-Chernenko on $6,500, and one below Yoandri Betanzos on $6,500. Yigrem Demelash 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. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Yigrem Demelash 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 Bauhausgalan has its own page across every edition of it.