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DIAMOND LEAGUE · 2016 · ITALY

Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2016 prize money

The 2016 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea paid $473,000 across sixteen disciplines at Stadio Olimpico, Rome, 2 June 2016. 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 $473,000
A WIN PAID $10,000
DISCIPLINES 16
ATHLETES PAID 126
DATE 2 June

What each place paid

The card in force at the 2016 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea

one card
What the Diamond League paid for each finishing place at the 2016 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea.
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.

Every discipline

Who won it, and what the win was worth

16 disciplines
Every discipline at the 2016 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea, its winner and what the discipline paid out in total.
DISCIPLINE WINNER WIN PAID DISCIPLINE POT
Women's 100 m Elaine Thompson-Herah JAM $10,000 $30,000
Men's 110 m hurdles Orlando Ortega ESP $10,000 $29,000
Men's 1500 m Elijah Motonei Manangoi KEN $10,000 $30,000
Men's 200 m Ameer Webb USA $10,000 $30,000
Men's 3000 m steeplechase Conseslus Kipruto KEN $10,000 $30,000
Men's 400 m Wayde van Niekerk RSA $10,000 $30,000
Women's 400 m hurdles Janieve Russell JAM $10,000 $30,000
Women's 5000 m Almaz Ayana ETH $10,000 $30,000
Women's 800 m Caster Semenya RSA $10,000 $30,000
Men's discus throw Robert Urbanek POL $10,000 $24,000
Men's high jump Bohdan Bondarenko UKR $10,000 $30,000
Women's javelin throw Sunette Viljoen RSA $10,000 $30,000
Men's long jump Greg Rutherford GBR $10,000 $30,000
Women's pole vault Aikaterini Stefanidi GRE $10,000 $30,000
Women's shot put Valerie Adams NZL $10,000 $30,000
Women's triple jump Caterine Ibarguen COL $10,000 $30,000
16 disciplines 16 winners - $473,000

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 126 cheques the 2016 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea wrote

127 finishers
Every athlete paid at the 2016 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea, the discipline, the place and the amount.
ATHLETE DISCIPLINE PLACE PAID
Women's 100 m · $30,000
Elaine Thompson-Herah JAM 100 m 1st $10,000
English Gardner USA 100 m 2nd $6,000
Barbara Pierre USA 100 m 3rd $4,000
Ivet Lalova-Collio BUL 100 m 4th $3,000
Desiree Henry GBR 100 m 5th $2,500
Michelle-Lee Ahye TTO 100 m 6th $2,000
Ewa Swoboda POL 100 m 7th $1,500
Mujinga Kambundji SUI 100 m 8th $1,000
Men's 110 m hurdles · $29,000
Orlando Ortega ESP 110 m hurdles 1st $10,000
Pascal Martinot-Lagarde FRA 110 m hurdles 2nd $6,000
Andrew Pozzi GBR 110 m hurdles 3rd $4,000
Shane Brathwaite BAR 110 m hurdles 4th $3,000
Wilhem Belocian FRA 110 m hurdles 5th $2,500
Emanuele Abate ITA 110 m hurdles 6th $2,000
Lorenzo Perini ITA 110 m hurdles 7th $1,500
Men's 1500 m · $30,000
Elijah Motonei Manangoi KEN 1500 m 1st $10,000
Robert Biwott KEN 1500 m 2nd $6,000
Ryan Gregson AUS 1500 m 3rd $4,000
Silas Kiplagat KEN 1500 m 4th $3,000
Aman Wote ETH 1500 m 5th $2,500
Bethwell Birgen KEN 1500 m 6th $2,000
Chris O'Hare GBR 1500 m 7th $1,500
Florian Carvalho de Fonsesco FRA 1500 m 8th $1,000
Men's 200 m · $30,000
Ameer Webb USA 200 m 1st $10,000
Aaron Brown CAN 200 m 2nd $6,000
Alonso Edward PAN 200 m 3rd $4,000
Christophe Lemaitre FRA 200 m 4th $3,000
Ramil Guliyev TUR 200 m 5th $2,500
Roberto Skyers CUB 200 m 6th $2,000
Trayvon Bromell USA 200 m 7th $1,500
Eseosa Fostine Desalu ITA 200 m 8th $1,000
Men's 3000 m steeplechase · $30,000
Conseslus Kipruto KEN 3000 m steeplechase 1st $10,000
Jairus Kipchoge Birech KEN 3000 m steeplechase 2nd $6,000
Paul Kipsiele Koech KEN 3000 m steeplechase 3rd $4,000
Yoann Kowal FRA 3000 m steeplechase 4th $3,000
Stanley Kipkoech Kebenei USA 3000 m steeplechase 5th $2,500
Hilal Yego KEN 3000 m steeplechase 6th $2,000
Krystian Zalewski POL 3000 m steeplechase 7th $1,500
Bilal Tabti ALG 3000 m steeplechase 8th $1,000
Men's 400 m · $30,000
Wayde van Niekerk RSA 400 m 1st $10,000
Bralon Taplin GRN 400 m 2nd $6,000
Isaac Makwala BOT 400 m 3rd $4,000
Abdalelah Haroun QAT 400 m 4th $3,000
Vernon Norwood USA 400 m 5th $2,500
Kévin Borlée BEL 400 m 6th $2,000
Deon Lendore TTO 400 m 7th $1,500
Rusheen McDonald JAM 400 m 8th $1,000
Women's 400 m hurdles · $30,000
Janieve Russell JAM 400 m hurdles 1st $10,000
Wenda Nel RSA 400 m hurdles 2nd $6,000
Eilidh Doyle GBR 400 m hurdles 3rd $4,000
Cassandra Tate USA 400 m hurdles 4th $3,000
Kemi Adekoya BRN 400 m hurdles 5th $2,500
Kaliese Carter JAM 400 m hurdles 6th $2,000
Ayomide Folorunso ITA 400 m hurdles 7th $1,500
Georganne Moline USA 400 m hurdles 8th $1,000
Women's 5000 m · $30,000
Almaz Ayana ETH 5000 m 1st $10,000
Mercy Cherono KEN 5000 m 2nd $6,000
Viola Jelagat Kibiwot KEN 5000 m 3rd $4,000
Senbere Teferi ETH 5000 m 4th $3,000
Etenesh Diro ETH 5000 m 5th $2,500
Yasemin Can TUR 5000 m 6th $2,000
Janet Kisa KEN 5000 m 7th $1,500
Dera Dida ETH 5000 m 8th $1,000
Women's 800 m · $30,000
Caster Semenya RSA 800 m 1st $10,000
Francine Niyonsaba BDI 800 m 2nd $6,000
Lynsey Sharp GBR 800 m 3rd $4,000
Rénelle Lamote FRA 800 m 4th $3,000
Marina Arzamasova BLR 800 m 5th $2,500
Habitam Alemu ETH 800 m 6th $2,000
Melissa Bishop-Nriagu CAN 800 m 7th $1,500
Joanna Jóźwik POL 800 m 8th $1,000
Men's discus throw · $24,000
Robert Urbanek POL Discus throw 1st $10,000
Victor Hogan RSA Discus throw 2nd annulled -
Robert Harting GER Discus throw 3rd $4,000
Fedrick Dacres JAM Discus throw 4th $3,000
Daniel Ståhl SWE Discus throw 5th $2,500
Piotr Małachowski POL Discus throw 6th $2,000
Benn Harradine AUS Discus throw 7th $1,500
Martin Kupper EST Discus throw 8th $1,000
Men's high jump · $30,000
Bohdan Bondarenko UKR High jump 1st $10,000
Robbie Grabarz GBR High jump 2nd $6,000
Gianmarco Tamberi ITA High jump 3rd $4,000
Zhang Guowei CHN High jump 4th $3,000
Marco Fassinotti ITA High jump 5th $2,500
Mutaz Essa Barshim QAT High jump 6th $2,000
Konstantinos Baniotis GRE High jump 7th $1,500
Chris Baker GBR High jump 8th $1,000
Women's javelin throw · $30,000
Sunette Viljoen RSA Javelin throw 1st $10,000
Madara Palameika LAT Javelin throw 2nd $6,000
Christin Hussong GER Javelin throw 3rd $4,000
Christina Obergföll GER Javelin throw 4th $3,000
Tatsiana Khaladovich BLR Javelin throw 5th $2,500
Barbora Špotáková CZE Javelin throw 6th $2,000
Katharina Molitor GER Javelin throw 7th $1,500
Līna Mūze-Sirmā LAT Javelin throw 8th $1,000
Men's long jump · $30,000
Greg Rutherford GBR Long jump 1st $10,000
Marquise Goodwin USA Long jump 2nd $6,000
Fabrice Lapierre AUS Long jump 3rd $4,000
Ruswahl Samaai RSA Long jump 4th $3,000
Michael Hartfield USA Long jump 5th $2,500
Wang Jianan CHN Long jump 6th $2,000
Luvo Manyonga RSA Long jump 7th $1,500
Radek Juška CZE Long jump 8th $1,000
Women's pole vault · $30,000
Aikaterini Stefanidi GRE Pole vault 1st $10,000
Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou GRE Pole vault 2nd $6,000
Yarisley Silva CUB Pole vault 3rd $4,000
Nicole Büchler SUI Pole vault 4th $3,000
Katie Moon USA Pole vault 5th $2,500
Li Ling CHN Pole vault 6th $2,000
Minna Nikkanen FIN Pole vault 7th $1,500
Wilma Murto FIN Pole vault 8th $1,000
Women's shot put · $30,000
Valerie Adams NZL Shot put 1st $10,000
Anita Márton HUN Shot put 2nd $6,000
Aliona Dubitskaya BLR Shot put 3rd $4,000
Cleopatra Borel TTO Shot put 4th $3,000
Tia Brooks-Wannemacher USA Shot put 5th $2,500
Jillian Camarena-Williams USA Shot put 6th $2,000
Paulina Guba POL Shot put 7th $1,500
Yuliya Leantsiuk BLR Shot put 8th $1,000
Women's triple jump · $30,000
Caterine Ibarguen COL Triple jump 1st $10,000
Olga Rypakova KAZ Triple jump 2nd $6,000
Shanieka Ricketts JAM Triple jump 3rd $4,000
Kimberly Williams JAM Triple jump 4th $3,000
Liadagmis Povea CUB Triple jump 5th $2,500
Olha Saladukha UKR Triple jump 6th $2,000
Yulimar Rojas VEN Triple jump 7th $1,500
Paraskevi Papachristou GRE Triple jump 8th $1,000

126 payments to 126 athletes, because nobody was paid twice. The money went to 41 countries. Ninth place and below is in the result tables and paid nothing, so it is not here.

Who left with the most

The 2016 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea money list

126 paid
# ATHLETE BEST OF IT PAID HERE
1 Almaz Ayana ETH 1st 5000 m $10,000
2 Ameer Webb USA 1st 200 m $10,000
3 Bohdan Bondarenko UKR 1st high jump $10,000
4 Caster Semenya RSA 1st 800 m $10,000
5 Caterine Ibargüen COL 1st triple jump $10,000
6 Conseslus Kipruto KEN 1st 3000 m steeplechase $10,000
7 Elaine Thompson-Herah JAM 1st 100 m $10,000
8 Elijah Manangoi KEN 1st 1500 m $10,000
9 Greg Rutherford GBR 1st long jump $10,000
10 Janieve Russell JAM 1st 400 m hurdles $10,000
11 Katerina Stefanidi GRE 1st pole vault $10,000
12 Orlando Ortega ESP 1st 110 m hurdles $10,000
13 Robert Urbanek POL 1st discus throw $10,000
14 Sunette Viljoen RSA 1st javelin throw $10,000
15 Valerie Adams NZL 1st shot put $10,000
16 Wayde van Niekerk RSA 1st 400 m $10,000
17 Aaron Brown CAN 2nd 200 m $6,000
18 Anita Márton HUN 2nd shot put $6,000
19 Bralon Taplin GRN 2nd 400 m $6,000
20 English Gardner USA 2nd 100 m $6,000
21 Francine Niyonsaba BDI 2nd 800 m $6,000
22 Jairus Kipchoge Birech KEN 2nd 3000 m steeplechase $6,000
23 Madara Palameika LAT 2nd javelin throw $6,000
24 Marquise Goodwin USA 2nd long jump $6,000
25 Mercy Cherono KEN 2nd 5000 m $6,000
26 Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou GRE 2nd pole vault $6,000
27 Olga Rypakova KAZ 2nd triple jump $6,000
28 Pascal Martinot-Lagarde FRA 2nd 110 m hurdles $6,000
29 Robbie Grabarz GBR 2nd high jump $6,000
30 Robert Biwott KEN 2nd 1500 m $6,000
Almaz Ayana $10k Ameer Webb $10k Bohdan Bondarenko $10k Caster Semenya $10k Caterine Ibargüen $10k Conseslus Kipruto $10k Elaine Thompson-Herah $10k Elijah Manangoi $10k Greg Rutherford $10k Janieve Russell $10k Katerina Stefanidi $10k Orlando Ortega $10k Robert Urbanek $10k Sunette Viljoen $10k Valerie Adams $10k

Almaz Ayana took $10,000 of the $473,000 this meeting paid out. The table lists the 30 biggest of 126; every one of them is in the payment table above.

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money did the 2016 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea pay?

$473,000 in all, across sixteen disciplines. Every discipline paid the same $30,000, because the series applies one card to all of them.

What did winning at the 2016 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 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. 127 athletes finished a discipline at this meeting and 126 of them were paid, so 1 were in a result table here for nothing.

Who earned the most at the 2016 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea?

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.

Is the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 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 2016 paid. The final is the one that pays more.

Where to next

The rest of the Diamond League money

The 2016 Diamond League ran fourteen meetings and paid $6,634,000, and Diamond League prize money covers all 224 meetings on this site and the $113,397,000 they paid between them. Golden Gala Pietro Mennea has its own page across every edition of it, and the other fifteen are 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010.

The meetings either side of this one