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DIAMOND LEAGUE · 2011 · MONACO

Herculis 2011 prize money

The 2011 Herculis paid $471,500 across sixteen disciplines at Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, 22 July 2011. Sixteen 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 sixteen times over. Ninth place pays nothing, however good the field.

MEETING PAID $471,500
A WIN PAID $10,000
DISCIPLINES 16
ATHLETES PAID 125
DATE 22 July

What each place paid

The card in force at the 2011 Herculis

one card
What the Diamond League paid for each finishing place at the 2011 Herculis.
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 sixteen 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. Six athletes finished level here.

Every discipline

Who won it, and what the win was worth

16 disciplines
Every discipline at the 2011 Herculis, its winner and what the discipline paid out in total.
DISCIPLINE WINNER WIN PAID DISCIPLINE POT
Men's 100 m Usain Bolt JAM $10,000 $26,000
Women's 100 m hurdles Sally Pearson AUS $10,000 $30,000
Women's 1500 m Maryam Yusuf Jamal BRN $10,000 $30,000
Women's 200 m Carmelita Jeter USA $10,000 $30,000
Men's 3000 m steeplechase Brimin Kiprop Kipruto KEN $10,000 $30,000
Women's 400 m Amantle Montsho BOT $10,000 $30,000
Men's 400 m hurdles Angelo Taylor USA $10,000 $30,000
Men's 5000 m Mo Farah GBR $10,000 $30,000
Men's 800 m David Rudisha KEN $10,000 $30,000
Women's discus throw Nadine Müller GER $10,000 $30,000
Women's high jump Blanka Vlašić CRO $10,000 $30,000
Women's javelin throw Barbora Špotáková CZE $10,000 $30,000
Women's long jump Brittney Reese USA $10,000 $30,000
Men's pole vault Renaud Lavillenie FRA $10,000 $30,000
Men's shot put Reese Hoffa USA $10,000 $25,500
Men's triple jump Phillips Idowu GBR $10,000 $30,000
16 disciplines 16 winners - $471,500

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 125 cheques the 2011 Herculis wrote

126 finishers
Every athlete paid at the 2011 Herculis, the discipline, the place and the amount.
ATHLETE DISCIPLINE PLACE PAID
Men's 100 m · $26,000
Usain Bolt JAM 100 m 1st $10,000
Nesta Carter JAM 100 m 2nd $6,000
Michael Rodgers USA 100 m 3rd annulled -
Michael Frater JAM 100 m 4th $3,000
Christophe Lemaitre FRA 100 m 5th $2,500
Jaysuma Saidy Ndure NOR 100 m 6th $2,000
Francis Obikwelu POR 100 m 7th $1,500
Churandy Martina NED 100 m 8th $1,000
Women's 100 m hurdles · $30,000
Sally Pearson AUS 100 m hurdles 1st $10,000
Kellie Wells USA 100 m hurdles 2nd $6,000
Tiffany Porter GBR 100 m hurdles 3rd $4,000
Danielle Carruthers USA 100 m hurdles 4th $3,000
Dawn Harper-Nelson USA 100 m hurdles 5th $2,500
Nia Ali USA 100 m hurdles 6th $2,000
Yvette Lewis USA 100 m hurdles 7th $1,500
Sandra Gomis FRA 100 m hurdles 8th $1,000
Women's 1500 m · $30,000
Maryam Yusuf Jamal BRN 1500 m 1st $10,000
Ibtissam Lakhouad MAR 1500 m 2nd $6,000
Morgan Uceny USA 1500 m 3rd $4,000
Siham Hilali MAR 1500 m 4th $3,000
Jenny Simpson USA 1500 m 5th $2,500
Irene Jelagat KEN 1500 m 6th $2,000
Meskerem Assefa ETH 1500 m 7th $1,500
Lisa Dobriskey GBR 1500 m 8th $1,000
Women's 200 m · $30,000
Carmelita Jeter USA 200 m 1st $10,000
Allyson Felix USA 200 m 2nd $6,000
Shalonda Solomon USA 200 m 3rd $4,000
Bianca Knight USA 200 m 4th $3,000
Kerron Stewart JAM 200 m 5th $2,500
Jeneba Tarmoh USA 200 m 6th $2,000
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie BAH 200 m 7th $1,500
Myriam Soumaré FRA 200 m 8th $1,000
Men's 3000 m steeplechase · $30,000
Brimin Kiprop Kipruto KEN 3000 m steeplechase 1st $10,000
Ezekiel Kemboi KEN 3000 m steeplechase 2nd $6,000
Paul Kipsiele Koech KEN 3000 m steeplechase 3rd $4,000
Bouabdellah Tahri FRA 3000 m steeplechase 4th $3,000
Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong KEN 3000 m steeplechase 5th $2,500
Jonathan Muia Ndiku KEN 3000 m steeplechase 6th $2,000
Hilal Yego KEN 3000 m steeplechase 7th $1,500
Roba Gari ETH 3000 m steeplechase 8th $1,000
Women's 400 m · $30,000
Amantle Montsho BOT 400 m 1st $10,000
Francena McCorory USA 400 m 2nd $6,000
Novlene Williams-Mills JAM 400 m 3rd $4,000
Rose-Marie Whyte-Robinson JAM 400 m 4th $3,000
Davita Prendergast JAM 400 m 5th $2,500
Denisa Rosolová CZE 400 m 6th $2,000
Debbie Dunn USA 400 m 7th $1,500
Muriel Hurtis FRA 400 m 8th $1,000
Men's 400 m hurdles · $30,000
Angelo Taylor USA 400 m hurdles 1st $10,000
Bershawn Jackson USA 400 m hurdles 2nd $6,000
David Greene GBR 400 m hurdles 3rd $4,000
LJ van Zyl RSA 400 m hurdles 4th $3,000
Cornel Fredericks RSA 400 m hurdles 5th $2,500
Jeshua Anderson USA 400 m hurdles 6th $2,000
Kerron Clement USA 400 m hurdles 7th $1,500
Johnny Dutch USA 400 m hurdles 8th $1,000
Men's 5000 m · $30,000
Mo Farah GBR 5000 m 1st $10,000
Bernard Lagat USA 5000 m 2nd $6,000
Isiah Kiplangat Koech KEN 5000 m 3rd $4,000
Imane Merga ETH 5000 m 4th $3,000
Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa KEN 5000 m 5th $2,500
Eliud Kipchoge KEN 5000 m 6th $2,000
Tariku Bekele ETH 5000 m 7th $1,500
Yenew Alamirew ETH 5000 m 8th $1,000
Men's 800 m · $30,000
David Rudisha KEN 800 m 1st $10,000
Asbel Kiprop KEN 800 m 2nd $6,000
Nick Symmonds USA 800 m 3rd $4,000
David Mutinda Mutua KEN 800 m 4th $3,000
Khadevis Robinson USA 800 m 5th $2,500
Boaz Kiplagat Lalang KEN 800 m 6th $2,000
Alfred Kirwa Yego KEN 800 m 7th $1,500
Jeff Lastennet FRA 800 m 8th $1,000
Women's discus throw · $30,000
Nadine Müller GER Discus throw 1st $10,000
Yarelis Barrios CUB Discus throw 2nd $6,000
Stephanie Brown-Trafton USA Discus throw 3rd $4,000
Aretha D. Thurmond USA Discus throw 4th $3,000
Dani Stevens AUS Discus throw 5th $2,500
Nicoleta Grasu ROU Discus throw 6th $2,000
Melina Robert-Michon FRA Discus throw 7th $1,500
Kateryna Karsak UKR Discus throw 8th $1,000
Women's high jump · $30,000
Blanka Vlašić CRO High jump 1st $10,000
Doreen Amata NGR High jump 2nd $6,000
Mélanie Melfort FRA High jump 3rd $4,000
Marina Aitova KAZ High jump 4th $3,000
Brigetta Barrett USA High jump =5th shared two ways $2,250
Elizabeth Patterson USA High jump =5th shared two ways $2,250
Ebba Jungmark SWE High jump 7th $1,500
Emma Green SWE High jump 8th $1,000
Women's javelin throw · $30,000
Barbora Špotáková CZE Javelin throw 1st $10,000
Christina Obergföll GER Javelin throw 2nd $6,000
Madara Palameika LAT Javelin throw 3rd $4,000
Goldie Sayers GBR Javelin throw 4th $3,000
Sunette Viljoen RSA Javelin throw 5th $2,500
Vera Markaryan UKR Javelin throw 6th $2,000
Zahra Bani ITA Javelin throw 7th $1,500
Kara Winger USA Javelin throw 8th $1,000
Women's long jump · $30,000
Brittney Reese USA Long jump 1st $10,000
Darya Klishina RUS Long jump 2nd $6,000
Éloyse Lesueur-Aymonin FRA Long jump 3rd $4,000
Irene Pusterla SUI Long jump 4th $3,000
Carolina Klüft SWE Long jump 5th $2,500
Funmi Jimoh USA Long jump 6th $2,000
Janay Deloach USA Long jump 7th $1,500
Naide Gomes POR Long jump 8th $1,000
Men's pole vault · $30,000
Renaud Lavillenie FRA Pole vault 1st $10,000
Malte Mohr GER Pole vault 2nd $6,000
Romain Mesnil FRA Pole vault =3rd shared two ways $3,500
Konstantinos Filippidis GRE Pole vault =3rd shared two ways $3,500
Damiel Dossevi FRA Pole vault 5th $2,500
Derek Miles USA Pole vault 6th $2,000
Daichi Sawano JPN Pole vault 7th $1,500
Steven Hooker AUS Pole vault =8th shared two ways $500
Giuseppe Gibilisco ITA Pole vault =8th shared two ways $500
Men's shot put · $25,500
Reese Hoffa USA Shot put 1st $10,000
Christian Cantwell USA Shot put 2nd $6,000
Dylan Armstrong CAN Shot put 3rd $4,000
Marco Fortes POR Shot put 4th $3,000
Dan Taylor USA Shot put 5th $2,500
Men's triple jump · $30,000
Phillips Idowu GBR Triple jump 1st $10,000
Alexis Copello CUB Triple jump 2nd $6,000
David Girat CUB Triple jump 3rd $4,000
Will Claye USA Triple jump 4th $3,000
Christian Olsson SWE Triple jump 5th $2,500
Benjamin Compaoré FRA Triple jump 6th $2,000
Christian Taylor USA Triple jump 7th $1,500
Seref Osmanoglu UKR Triple jump 8th $1,000

125 payments to 125 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 2011 Herculis money list

125 paid
# ATHLETE BEST OF IT PAID HERE
1 Amantle Montsho BOT 1st 400 m $10,000
2 Angelo Taylor USA 1st 400 m hurdles $10,000
3 Barbora Špotáková CZE 1st javelin throw $10,000
4 Blanka Vlašić CRO 1st high jump $10,000
5 Brimin Kiprop Kipruto KEN 1st 3000 m steeplechase $10,000
6 Brittney Reese USA 1st long jump $10,000
7 Carmelita Jeter USA 1st 200 m $10,000
8 David Rudisha KEN 1st 800 m $10,000
9 Maryam Yusuf Jamal BRN 1st 1500 m $10,000
10 Mo Farah GBR 1st 5000 m $10,000
11 Nadine Müller GER 1st discus throw $10,000
12 Phillips Idowu GBR 1st triple jump $10,000
13 Reese Hoffa USA 1st shot put $10,000
14 Renaud Lavillenie FRA 1st pole vault $10,000
15 Sally Pearson AUS 1st 100 m hurdles $10,000
16 Usain Bolt JAM 1st 100 m $10,000
17 Alexis Copello AZE 2nd triple jump $6,000
18 Allyson Felix USA 2nd 200 m $6,000
19 Asbel Kiprop KEN 2nd 800 m $6,000
20 Bernard Lagat USA 2nd 5000 m $6,000
21 Bershawn Jackson USA 2nd 400 m hurdles $6,000
22 Christian Cantwell USA 2nd shot put $6,000
23 Christina Obergföll GER 2nd javelin throw $6,000
24 Darya Klishina ANA 2nd long jump $6,000
25 Doreen Amata NGR 2nd high jump $6,000
26 Ezekiel Kemboi KEN 2nd 3000 m steeplechase $6,000
27 Francena McCorory USA 2nd 400 m $6,000
28 Ibtissam Lakhouad MAR 2nd 1500 m $6,000
29 Kellie Wells USA 2nd 100 m hurdles $6,000
30 Malte Mohr GER 2nd pole vault $6,000
Amantle Montsho $10k Angelo Taylor $10k Barbora Špotáková $10k Blanka Vlašić $10k Brimin Kiprop Kipruto $10k Brittney Reese $10k Carmelita Jeter $10k David Rudisha $10k Maryam Yusuf Jamal $10k Mo Farah $10k Nadine Müller $10k Phillips Idowu $10k Reese Hoffa $10k Renaud Lavillenie $10k Sally Pearson $10k

Amantle Montsho took $10,000 of the $471,500 this meeting paid out. The table lists the 30 biggest of 125; every one of them is in the payment table above.

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money did the 2011 Herculis pay?

$471,500 in all, across sixteen disciplines. Every discipline paid the same $26,000, because the series applies one card to all of them.

What did winning at the 2011 Herculis 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. 126 athletes finished a discipline at this meeting and 125 of them were paid, so 1 were in a result table here for nothing.

Who earned the most at the 2011 Herculis?

Sixteen 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. Six athletes finished level at this meeting, which is why six figures in the tables below are not round numbers off the card. The meeting's total is unchanged either way.

Is the Herculis 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 2011 paid. The final is the one that pays more.

Where to next

The rest of the Diamond League money

The 2011 Diamond League ran fourteen meetings and paid $6,550,500, and Diamond League prize money covers all 224 meetings on this site and the $113,397,000 they paid between them. Herculis 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 2010.

The meetings either side of this one