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DIAMOND LEAGUE · 2010 · USA

Prefontaine Classic 2010 prize money

The 2010 Prefontaine Classic paid $435,500 across fifteen disciplines at Hayward Field, Eugene, 3 July 2010. Fifteen athletes left with the biggest cheque of the day, $10,000 each.

The Diamond League pays by finishing place. One card sets what first through eighth is worth and the same figure applies in every discipline on it, so the tables below are the same ladder fifteen times over. Ninth place pays nothing, however good the field.

MEETING PAID $435,500
A WIN PAID $10,000
DISCIPLINES 15
ATHLETES PAID 112
DATE 3 July

What each place paid

The card in force at the 2010 Prefontaine Classic

one card
What the Diamond League paid for each finishing place at the 2010 Prefontaine Classic.
PLACE DIAMOND LEAGUE SHARE
1st $10,000 33.3%
2nd $6,000 20.0%
3rd $4,000 13.3%
4th $3,000 10.0%
5th $2,500 8.3%
6th $2,000 6.7%
7th $1,500 5.0%
8th $1,000 3.3%
All eight $30,000 100%

Where the money sits in a Diamond League field

1st $10k
2nd $6,000
3rd $4,000
4th $3,000
5th $2,500
6th $2,000
7th $1,500
8th $1,000

First place takes 33% of what a discipline pays out and eighth takes 3.3%. That ladder is repeated fifteen times at this meeting and it is the whole of how the Diamond League pays: no appearance money, no record bonus, nothing for ninth. Where athletes tie, they take the places they occupy between them, the money for those places is added up and split equally, and the meeting's total does not move. Two athletes finished level here.

Every discipline

Who won it, and what the win was worth

15 disciplines
Every discipline at the 2010 Prefontaine Classic, its winner and what the discipline paid out in total.
DISCIPLINE WINNER WIN PAID DISCIPLINE POT
Women's 100 m Veronica Campbell-Brown JAM $10,000 $29,000
Men's 110 m hurdles David Oliver USA $10,000 $30,000
Men's 200 m Walter Dix USA $10,000 $30,000
Women's 3000 m steeplechase Milcah Chemos KEN $10,000 $24,000
Women's 400 m Allyson Felix USA $10,000 $30,000
Women's 400 m hurdles Lashinda Demus USA $10,000 $30,000
Men's 5000 m Tariku Bekele ETH $10,000 $30,000
Women's 800 m Mariya Savinova RUS $10,000 $30,000
Men's discus throw Piotr Małachowski POL $10,000 $30,000
Women's javelin throw Kara Winger USA $10,000 $27,500
Men's long jump Irving Saladino PAN $10,000 $30,000
Men's mile Asbel Kiprop KEN $10,000 $30,000
Women's pole vault Fabiana Murer BRA $10,000 $27,500
Men's shot put Christian Cantwell USA $10,000 $30,000
Women's triple jump Nadezhda Alyokhina RUS $10,000 $27,500
15 disciplines 15 winners - $435,500

Every discipline on the same tier pays out the identical amount, so the last column is one figure repeated rather than a ranking. What differs between the rows is who was standing in each place when it was handed over.

Every payment

All 112 cheques the 2010 Prefontaine Classic wrote

113 finishers
Every athlete paid at the 2010 Prefontaine Classic, the discipline, the place and the amount.
ATHLETE DISCIPLINE PLACE PAID
Women's 100 m · $29,000
Veronica Campbell-Brown JAM 100 m 1st $10,000
Carmelita Jeter USA 100 m 2nd $6,000
LaShauntea Moore USA 100 m 3rd $4,000
Blessing Okagbare NGR 100 m 4th $3,000
Sherone Simpson JAM 100 m 5th $2,500
Tahesia Harrigan-Scott IVB 100 m 6th $2,000
Chandra Sturrup BAH 100 m 7th $1,500
Men's 110 m hurdles · $30,000
David Oliver USA 110 m hurdles 1st $10,000
Ryan Wilson USA 110 m hurdles 2nd $6,000
Ronnie Ash USA 110 m hurdles 3rd $4,000
David Payne USA 110 m hurdles 4th $3,000
Artur Noga POL 110 m hurdles 5th $2,500
Antwon Hicks USA 110 m hurdles 6th $2,000
Jason Richardson USA 110 m hurdles 7th $1,500
Ryan Brathwaite BAR 110 m hurdles 8th $1,000
Men's 200 m · $30,000
Walter Dix USA 200 m 1st $10,000
Tyson Gay USA 200 m 2nd $6,000
Ryan Bailey USA 200 m 3rd $4,000
Xavier Carter USA 200 m 4th $3,000
Richard Thompson TTO 200 m 5th $2,500
Shawn Crawford USA 200 m 6th $2,000
Churandy Martina AHO 200 m 7th $1,500
Jaysuma Saidy Ndure NOR 200 m 8th $1,000
Women's 3000 m steeplechase · $24,000
Milcah Chemos KEN 3000 m steeplechase 1st $10,000
Marta Domínguez ESP 3000 m steeplechase 2nd annulled -
Sofia Assefa ETH 3000 m steeplechase 3rd $4,000
Korene Hinds JAM 3000 m steeplechase 4th $3,000
Bridget Franek USA 3000 m steeplechase 5th $2,500
Barbara Parker GBR 3000 m steeplechase 6th $2,000
Lisa Aguilera USA 3000 m steeplechase 7th $1,500
Nicole Bush USA 3000 m steeplechase 8th $1,000
Women's 400 m · $30,000
Allyson Felix USA 400 m 1st $10,000
Amantle Montsho BOT 400 m 2nd $6,000
Shericka Williams JAM 400 m 3rd $4,000
Debbie Dunn USA 400 m 4th $3,000
Antonina Krivoshapka RUS 400 m 5th $2,500
Natasha Hastings USA 400 m 6th $2,000
Novlene Williams-Mills JAM 400 m 7th $1,500
Keshia Kirtz USA 400 m 8th $1,000
Women's 400 m hurdles · $30,000
Lashinda Demus USA 400 m hurdles 1st $10,000
Kaliese Carter JAM 400 m hurdles 2nd $6,000
Josanne Lucas TTO 400 m hurdles 3rd $4,000
Sheena Johnson-Tosta USA 400 m hurdles 4th $3,000
Ajoke Odumosu NGR 400 m hurdles 5th $2,500
Nicole Leach USA 400 m hurdles 6th $2,000
Fawn Dorr USA 400 m hurdles 7th $1,500
Ebony Collins USA 400 m hurdles 8th $1,000
Men's 5000 m · $30,000
Tariku Bekele ETH 5000 m 1st $10,000
Dejen Gebremeskel ETH 5000 m 2nd $6,000
Imane Merga ETH 5000 m 3rd $4,000
Eliud Kipchoge KEN 5000 m 4th $3,000
Bekana Daba ETH 5000 m 5th $2,500
Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio KEN 5000 m 6th $2,000
Chris Solinsky USA 5000 m 7th $1,500
Daniel Lemashon Salel KEN 5000 m 8th $1,000
Women's 800 m · $30,000
Mariya Savinova RUS 800 m 1st $10,000
Nancy Jebet Langat KEN 800 m 2nd $6,000
Janeth Jepkosgei KEN 800 m 3rd $4,000
Phoebe Wright USA 800 m 4th $3,000
Alysia Montaño USA 800 m 5th $2,500
Anna Willard USA 800 m 6th $2,000
Kenia Sinclair JAM 800 m 7th $1,500
Maryam Yusuf Jamal BRN 800 m 8th $1,000
Men's discus throw · $30,000
Piotr Małachowski POL Discus throw 1st $10,000
Zoltán Kővágó HUN Discus throw 2nd $6,000
Jason Young USA Discus throw 3rd $4,000
Casey Malone USA Discus throw 4th $3,000
Gerd Kanter EST Discus throw 5th $2,500
Virgilijus Alekna LTU Discus throw 6th $2,000
Jarred Rome USA Discus throw 7th $1,500
Ian Waltz USA Discus throw 8th $1,000
Women's javelin throw · $27,500
Kara Winger USA Javelin throw 1st $10,000
Martina Ratej SLO Javelin throw 2nd $6,000
Barbora Špotáková CZE Javelin throw 3rd $4,000
Rachel Buciarski USA Javelin throw 4th $3,000
Madara Palameika LAT Javelin throw 5th $2,500
Alicia Deshasier USA Javelin throw 6th $2,000
Men's long jump · $30,000
Irving Saladino PAN Long jump 1st $10,000
Dwight Phillips USA Long jump 2nd $6,000
Jinzhe Li CHN Long jump 3rd $4,000
Trevell Quinley USA Long jump 4th $3,000
Fabrice Lapierre AUS Long jump 5th $2,500
Brian Johnson USA Long jump 6th $2,000
Yahya Berrabah MAR Long jump 7th $1,500
Sebastian Bayer GER Long jump 8th $1,000
Men's mile · $30,000
Asbel Kiprop KEN Mile 1st $10,000
Amine Laalou MAR Mile 2nd $6,000
Mekonnen Gebremedhin ETH Mile 3rd $4,000
Daniel Kipchirchir Komen KEN Mile 4th $3,000
Andrew Wheating USA Mile 5th $2,500
Nicholas Kiptanui Kemboi KEN Mile 6th $2,000
Lopez Lomong USA Mile 7th $1,500
Mohamed Moustaoui MAR Mile 8th $1,000
Women's pole vault · $27,500
Fabiana Murer BRA Pole vault 1st $10,000
Anna Rogowska POL Pole vault 2nd $6,000
Yuliya Golubchikova RUS Pole vault =3rd shared two ways $3,500
Lacy Janson USA Pole vault =3rd shared two ways $3,500
Aleksandra Kiryashova RUS Pole vault 5th $2,500
Chelsea Johnson USA Pole vault 6th $2,000
Men's shot put · $30,000
Christian Cantwell USA Shot put 1st $10,000
Dylan Armstrong CAN Shot put 2nd $6,000
Adam Nelson USA Shot put 3rd $4,000
Ryan Whiting USA Shot put 4th $3,000
Tomasz Majewski POL Shot put 5th $2,500
Reese Hoffa USA Shot put 6th $2,000
Cory Martin USA Shot put 7th $1,500
Dan Taylor USA Shot put 8th $1,000
Women's triple jump · $27,500
Nadezhda Alyokhina RUS Triple jump 1st $10,000
Olga Rypakova KAZ Triple jump 2nd $6,000
Erica McLain USA Triple jump 3rd $4,000
Tabia Charles CAN Triple jump 4th $3,000
Toni Smith USA Triple jump 5th $2,500
Shakeema Walker-Welsch USA Triple jump 6th $2,000

112 payments to 112 athletes, because nobody was paid twice. The money went to 31 countries. Ninth place and below is in the result tables and paid nothing, so it is not here.

Who left with the most

The 2010 Prefontaine Classic money list

112 paid
# ATHLETE BEST OF IT PAID HERE
1 Allyson Felix USA 1st 400 m $10,000
2 Asbel Kiprop KEN 1st mile $10,000
3 Christian Cantwell USA 1st shot put $10,000
4 David Oliver USA 1st 110 m hurdles $10,000
5 Fabiana Murer BRA 1st pole vault $10,000
6 Irving Saladino PAN 1st long jump $10,000
7 Kara Winger USA 1st javelin throw $10,000
8 Lashinda Demus USA 1st 400 m hurdles $10,000
9 Mariya Savinova RUS 1st 800 m $10,000
10 Milcah Chemos KEN 1st 3000 m steeplechase $10,000
11 Nadezhda Alyokhina RUS 1st triple jump $10,000
12 Piotr Małachowski POL 1st discus throw $10,000
13 Tariku Bekele ETH 1st 5000 m $10,000
14 Veronica Campbell Brown JAM 1st 100 m $10,000
15 Walter Dix USA 1st 200 m $10,000
16 Amantle Montsho BOT 2nd 400 m $6,000
17 Amine Laalou MAR 2nd mile $6,000
18 Anna Rogowska POL 2nd pole vault $6,000
19 Carmelita Jeter USA 2nd 100 m $6,000
20 Dejen Gebremeskel ETH 2nd 5000 m $6,000
21 Dwight Phillips USA 2nd long jump $6,000
22 Dylan Armstrong CAN 2nd shot put $6,000
23 Kaliese Carter JAM 2nd 400 m hurdles $6,000
24 Martina Ratej SLO 2nd javelin throw $6,000
25 Nancy Jebet Langat KEN 2nd 800 m $6,000
26 Olga Rypakova KAZ 2nd triple jump $6,000
27 Ryan Wilson USA 2nd 110 m hurdles $6,000
28 Tyson Gay USA 2nd 200 m $6,000
29 Zoltán Kővágó HUN 2nd discus throw $6,000
30 Adam Nelson USA 3rd shot put $4,000
Allyson Felix $10k Asbel Kiprop $10k Christian Cantwell $10k David Oliver $10k Fabiana Murer $10k Irving Saladino $10k Kara Winger $10k Lashinda Demus $10k Mariya Savinova $10k Milcah Chemos $10k Nadezhda Alyokhina $10k Piotr Małachowski $10k Tariku Bekele $10k Veronica Campbell Brown $10k Walter Dix $10k

Allyson Felix took $10,000 of the $435,500 this meeting paid out. The table lists the 30 biggest of 112; every one of them is in the payment table above.

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money did the 2010 Prefontaine Classic pay?

$435,500 in all, across fifteen disciplines. Every discipline paid the same $29,000, because the series applies one card to all of them.

What did winning at the 2010 Prefontaine Classic pay?

$10,000. That is 33% of what the discipline pays out in total, and it is the same figure whether the win came in the 100 m or the javelin.

How far down the field does the Diamond League pay?

Eight places, and ninth pays nothing. 113 athletes finished a discipline at this meeting and 112 of them were paid, so 1 were in a result table here for nothing.

Who earned the most at the 2010 Prefontaine Classic?

Fifteen athletes tied at the top on $10,000 each, because the series pays by finishing place and by nothing else: a win in the shot put is worth exactly what a win in the 100 m is. Every athlete paid here was paid once, because nobody doubled up.

How is a tie paid at the Diamond League?

The tied athletes take the places they occupy and the money for all of those places is added up and split equally. Two athletes finished level at this meeting, which is why two figures in the tables below are not round numbers off the card. The meeting's total is unchanged either way.

Is the Prefontaine Classic worth more than a normal Diamond League meeting?

No. It is a series meeting and it pays the series card, which is the same card every other series meeting of 2010 paid. The final is the one that pays more.

Where to next

The rest of the Diamond League money

The 2010 Diamond League ran fourteen meetings and paid $6,553,000, and Diamond League prize money covers all 224 meetings on this site and the $113,397,000 they paid between them. Prefontaine Classic has its own page across every edition of it, and the other fifteen are 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011.

The meetings either side of this one