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DIAMOND LEAGUE · 2016 · SWITZERLAND

Weltklasse Zürich 2016 prize money

The 2016 Weltklasse Zürich paid $478,000 across sixteen disciplines at Letzigrund, Zürich, 1 September 2016. 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 sixteen times over. Ninth place pays nothing, however good the field.

MEETING PAID $478,000
A WIN PAID $10,000
DISCIPLINES 16
ATHLETES PAID 126
DATE 1 September

What each place paid

The card in force at the 2016 Weltklasse Zürich

one card
What the Diamond League paid for each finishing place at the 2016 Weltklasse Zürich.
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 2016 Weltklasse Zürich, its winner and what the discipline paid out in total.
DISCIPLINE WINNER WIN PAID DISCIPLINE POT
Men's 100 m Asafa Powell JAM $10,000 $30,000
Women's 100 m hurdles Kendra Harrison USA $10,000 $30,000
Women's 1500 m Shannon Rowbury USA $10,000 $30,000
Women's 200 m Elaine Thompson-Herah JAM $10,000 $30,000
Women's 3000 m steeplechase Ruth Jebet BRN $10,000 $30,000
Men's 400 m LaShawn Merritt USA $10,000 $29,000
Men's 400 m hurdles Kerron Clement USA $10,000 $29,000
Men's 5000 m Hagos Gebrhiwet ETH $10,000 $30,000
Women's 800 m Caster Semenya RSA $10,000 $30,000
Women's discus throw Sandra Perković CRO $10,000 $30,000
Women's high jump Ruth Beitia ESP $10,000 $30,000
Men's javelin throw Jakub Vadlejch CZE $10,000 $30,000
Women's long jump Brittney Reese USA $10,000 $30,000
Men's pole vault Sam Kendrickstied withRenaud Lavillenie USA $8,000 $30,000
Men's shot put Tom Walsh NZL $10,000 $30,000
Men's triple jump Christian Taylor USA $10,000 $30,000
16 disciplines 17 winners - $478,000

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 Weltklasse Zürich wrote

126 finishers
Every athlete paid at the 2016 Weltklasse Zürich, the discipline, the place and the amount.
ATHLETE DISCIPLINE PLACE PAID
Men's 100 m · $30,000
Asafa Powell JAM 100 m 1st $10,000
Akani Simbine RSA 100 m 2nd $6,000
Ben Youssef Meité CIV 100 m 3rd $4,000
Kim Collins SKN 100 m 4th $3,000
Adam Gemili GBR 100 m 5th $2,500
Omar McLeod JAM 100 m 6th $2,000
Churandy Martina NED 100 m 7th $1,500
Chijindu Ujah GBR 100 m 8th $1,000
Women's 100 m hurdles · $30,000
Kendra Harrison USA 100 m hurdles 1st $10,000
Cindy Sember GBR 100 m hurdles 2nd $6,000
Dawn Harper-Nelson USA 100 m hurdles 3rd $4,000
Jasmin Stowers USA 100 m hurdles 4th $3,000
Cindy Roleder GER 100 m hurdles 5th $2,500
Megan Tapper JAM 100 m hurdles 6th $2,000
Phylicia George CAN 100 m hurdles 7th $1,500
Anne Zagré BEL 100 m hurdles 8th $1,000
Women's 1500 m · $30,000
Shannon Rowbury USA 1500 m 1st $10,000
Laura Muir GBR 1500 m 2nd $6,000
Sifan Hassan NED 1500 m 3rd $4,000
Jenny Simpson USA 1500 m 4th $3,000
Dawit Seyaum ETH 1500 m 5th $2,500
Besu Sado ETH 1500 m 6th $2,000
Faith Kipyegon KEN 1500 m 7th $1,500
Meraf Bahta SWE 1500 m 8th $1,000
Women's 200 m · $30,000
Elaine Thompson-Herah JAM 200 m 1st $10,000
Dafne Schippers NED 200 m 2nd $6,000
Allyson Felix USA 200 m 3rd $4,000
Dina Asher-Smith GBR 200 m 4th $3,000
Simone Facey JAM 200 m 5th $2,500
Veronica Campbell-Brown JAM 200 m 6th $2,000
Michelle-Lee Ahye TTO 200 m 7th $1,500
Mujinga Kambundji SUI 200 m 8th $1,000
Women's 3000 m steeplechase · $30,000
Ruth Jebet BRN 3000 m steeplechase 1st $10,000
Hyvin Kiyeng KEN 3000 m steeplechase 2nd $6,000
Emma Coburn USA 3000 m steeplechase 3rd $4,000
Beatrice Chepkoech KEN 3000 m steeplechase 4th $3,000
Etenesh Diro ETH 3000 m steeplechase 5th $2,500
Sofia Assefa ETH 3000 m steeplechase 6th $2,000
Virginia Nyambura KEN 3000 m steeplechase 7th $1,500
Celliphine Chepteek Chespol KEN 3000 m steeplechase 8th $1,000
Men's 400 m · $29,000
LaShawn Merritt USA 400 m 1st $10,000
Bralon Taplin GRN 400 m 2nd $6,000
Nery Brenes CRC 400 m 3rd $4,000
Martyn Rooney GBR 400 m 4th $3,000
Steven Gardiner BAH 400 m 5th $2,500
Isaac Makwala BOT 400 m 6th $2,000
Pavel Maslák CZE 400 m 7th $1,500
Men's 400 m hurdles · $29,000
Kerron Clement USA 400 m hurdles 1st $10,000
Javier Culson PUR 400 m hurdles 2nd $6,000
LJ van Zyl RSA 400 m hurdles 3rd $4,000
Rasmus Mägi EST 400 m hurdles 4th $3,000
Kariem Hussein SUI 400 m hurdles 5th $2,500
Thomas Barr IRL 400 m hurdles 6th $2,000
Keisuke Nozawa JPN 400 m hurdles 7th $1,500
Men's 5000 m · $30,000
Hagos Gebrhiwet ETH 5000 m 1st $10,000
Paul Chelimo USA 5000 m 2nd $6,000
Evan Jager USA 5000 m 3rd $4,000
Albert Rop BRN 5000 m 4th $3,000
Abdelaati Iguider MAR 5000 m 5th $2,500
Bernard Lagat USA 5000 m 6th $2,000
Yomif Kejelcha ETH 5000 m 7th $1,500
Mohammed Ahmed CAN 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
Margaret Nyairera Wambui KEN 800 m 3rd $4,000
Joanna Jóźwik POL 800 m 4th $3,000
Kate Grace USA 800 m 5th $2,500
Marina Arzamasova BLR 800 m 6th $2,000
Nataliia Krol UKR 800 m 7th $1,500
Melissa Bishop-Nriagu CAN 800 m 8th $1,000
Women's discus throw · $30,000
Sandra Perković CRO Discus throw 1st $10,000
Melina Robert-Michon FRA Discus throw 2nd $6,000
Denia Caballero CUB Discus throw 3rd $4,000
Julia Harting GER Discus throw 4th $3,000
Nadine Müller GER Discus throw 5th $2,500
Shanice Craft GER Discus throw 6th $2,000
Zinaida Sendriutė LTU Discus throw 7th $1,500
Whitney Ashley USA Discus throw 8th $1,000
Women's high jump · $30,000
Ruth Beitia ESP High jump 1st $10,000
Inika McPherson USA High jump =2nd shared two ways $5,000
Sofie Skoog SWE High jump =2nd shared two ways $5,000
Kamila Lićwinko POL High jump 4th $3,000
Airinė Palšytė LTU High jump =5th shared two ways $2,250
Mirela Demireva BUL High jump =5th shared two ways $2,250
Iryna Gerashchenko UKR High jump 7th $1,500
Levern Spencer LCA High jump 8th $1,000
Men's javelin throw · $30,000
Jakub Vadlejch CZE Javelin throw 1st $10,000
Thomas Röhler GER Javelin throw 2nd $6,000
Julian Weber GER Javelin throw 3rd $4,000
Antti Ruuskanen FIN Javelin throw 4th $3,000
Tero Pitkämäki FIN Javelin throw 5th $2,500
Vítězslav Veselý CZE Javelin throw 6th $2,000
Kim Amb SWE Javelin throw 7th $1,500
Zigismunds Sirmais LAT Javelin throw 8th $1,000
Women's long jump · $30,000
Brittney Reese USA Long jump 1st $10,000
Ivana Vuleta SRB Long jump 2nd $6,000
Darya Klishina ANA Long jump 3rd $4,000
Ksenija Balta EST Long jump 4th $3,000
Lorraine Ugen GBR Long jump 5th $2,500
Tianna Madison USA Long jump 6th $2,000
Shara Proctor GBR Long jump 7th $1,500
Jazmin Sawyers GBR Long jump 8th $1,000
Men's pole vault · $30,000
Sam Kendricks USA Pole vault =1st shared two ways $8,000
Renaud Lavillenie FRA Pole vault =1st shared two ways $8,000
Thiago Braz BRA Pole vault 3rd $4,000
Piotr Lisek POL Pole vault 4th $3,000
Jan Kudlička CZE Pole vault 5th $2,500
Konstantinos Filippidis GRE Pole vault 6th $2,000
Stanley Joseph FRA Pole vault 7th $1,500
Robert Sobera POL Pole vault 8th $1,000
Men's shot put · $30,000
Tom Walsh NZL Shot put 1st $10,000
Ryan Crouser USA Shot put 2nd $6,000
Joe Kovacs USA Shot put 3rd $4,000
Kurt Roberts USA Shot put 4th $3,000
Franck Elemba CGO Shot put 5th $2,500
Darrell Hill USA Shot put 6th $2,000
Konrad Bukowiecki POL Shot put 7th $1,500
Darlan Romani BRA Shot put 8th $1,000
Men's triple jump · $30,000
Christian Taylor USA Triple jump 1st $10,000
Troy Doris GUY Triple jump 2nd $6,000
Chris Carter USA Triple jump 3rd $4,000
Alexis Copello AZE Triple jump 4th $3,000
Chris Benard USA Triple jump 5th $2,500
Max Heß GER Triple jump 6th $2,000
Omar Craddock USA Triple jump 7th $1,500
Nelson Évora POR Triple jump 8th $1,000

126 payments to 126 athletes, because nobody was paid twice. The money went to 48 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 Weltklasse Zürich money list

126 paid
# ATHLETE BEST OF IT PAID HERE
1 Asafa Powell JAM 1st 100 m $10,000
2 Brittney Reese USA 1st long jump $10,000
3 Caster Semenya RSA 1st 800 m $10,000
4 Christian Taylor USA 1st triple jump $10,000
5 Elaine Thompson-Herah JAM 1st 200 m $10,000
6 Hagos Gebrhiwet ETH 1st 5000 m $10,000
7 Jakub Vadlejch CZE 1st javelin throw $10,000
8 Kendra Harrison USA 1st 100 m hurdles $10,000
9 Kerron Clement USA 1st 400 m hurdles $10,000
10 LaShawn Merritt USA 1st 400 m $10,000
11 Ruth Beitia ESP 1st high jump $10,000
12 Ruth Jebet BRN 1st 3000 m steeplechase $10,000
13 Sandra Elkasević CRO 1st discus throw $10,000
14 Shannon Rowbury USA 1st 1500 m $10,000
15 Tom Walsh NZL 1st shot put $10,000
16 Renaud Lavillenie FRA =1st pole vault $8,000
17 Sam Kendricks USA =1st pole vault $8,000
18 Akani Simbine RSA 2nd 100 m $6,000
19 Bralon Taplin GRN 2nd 400 m $6,000
20 Cindy Sember GBR 2nd 100 m hurdles $6,000
21 Dafne Schippers NED 2nd 200 m $6,000
22 Francine Niyonsaba BDI 2nd 800 m $6,000
23 Hyvin Jepkemoi KEN 2nd 3000 m steeplechase $6,000
24 Ivana Španović SRB 2nd long jump $6,000
25 Javier Culson PUR 2nd 400 m hurdles $6,000
26 Laura Muir GBR 2nd 1500 m $6,000
27 Mélina Robert-Michon FRA 2nd discus throw $6,000
28 Paul Chelimo USA 2nd 5000 m $6,000
29 Ryan Crouser USA 2nd shot put $6,000
30 Thomas Röhler GER 2nd javelin throw $6,000
Asafa Powell $10k Brittney Reese $10k Caster Semenya $10k Christian Taylor $10k Elaine Thompson-Herah $10k Hagos Gebrhiwet $10k Jakub Vadlejch $10k Kendra Harrison $10k Kerron Clement $10k LaShawn Merritt $10k Ruth Beitia $10k Ruth Jebet $10k Sandra Elkasević $10k Shannon Rowbury $10k Tom Walsh $10k

Asafa Powell took $10,000 of the $478,000 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 Weltklasse Zürich pay?

$478,000 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 Weltklasse Zürich 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 126 of them were paid, so 0 were in a result table here for nothing.

Who earned the most at the 2016 Weltklasse Zürich?

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. 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 Weltklasse Zürich 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. Weltklasse Zürich 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