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DIAMOND LEAGUE · 2017 · FINAL · BELGIUM

AG Memorial Van Damme 2017 prize money

The 2017 AG Memorial Van Damme paid $1,600,000 across sixteen disciplines at King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, 1 September 2017. Sixteen athletes left with the biggest cheque of the day, $50,000 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 $1,600,000
A WIN PAID $50,000
DISCIPLINES 16
ATHLETES PAID 129
DATE 1 September

What each place paid

The card in force at the 2017 AG Memorial Van Damme

one card
What the Diamond League paid for each finishing place at the 2017 AG Memorial Van Damme.
PLACE DIAMOND LEAGUE SHARE
1st $50,000 50.0%
2nd $20,000 20.0%
3rd $10,000 10.0%
4th $6,000 6.0%
5th $5,000 5.0%
6th $4,000 4.0%
7th $3,000 3.0%
8th $2,000 2.0%
All eight $100,000 100%

Where the money sits in a Diamond League field

1st $50k
2nd $20k
3rd $10k
4th $6,000
5th $5,000
6th $4,000
7th $3,000
8th $2,000

First place takes 50% of what a discipline pays out and eighth takes 2.0%. 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. Three athletes finished level here.

Every discipline

Who won it, and what the win was worth

16 disciplines
Every discipline at the 2017 AG Memorial Van Damme, its winner and what the discipline paid out in total.
DISCIPLINE WINNER WIN PAID DISCIPLINE POT
Women's 100 m Elaine Thompson-Herah JAM $50,000 $100,000
Men's 110 m hurdles Sergey Shubenkov ANA $50,000 $100,000
Women's 1500 m Faith Kipyegon KEN $50,000 $100,000
Men's 200 m Noah Lyles USA $50,000 $100,000
Men's 3000 m steeplechase Conseslus Kipruto KEN $50,000 $100,000
Women's 400 m Shaunae Miller-Uibo BAH $50,000 $100,000
Women's 400 m hurdles Dalilah Muhammad USA $50,000 $100,000
Women's 5000 m Hellen Obiri KEN $50,000 $100,000
Men's 800 m Nijel Amos BOT $50,000 $100,000
Men's discus throw Andrius Gudžius LTU $50,000 $100,000
Women's discus throw Sandra Perković CRO $50,000 $100,000
Women's high jump Mariya Lasitskene ANA $50,000 $100,000
Women's long jump Ivana Vuleta SRB $50,000 $100,000
Women's pole vault Aikaterini Stefanidi GRE $50,000 $100,000
Men's shot put Darrell Hill USA $50,000 $100,000
Men's triple jump Christian Taylor USA $50,000 $100,000
16 disciplines 16 winners - $1,600,000$1.6m

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 130 cheques the 2017 AG Memorial Van Damme wrote

130 finishers
Every athlete paid at the 2017 AG Memorial Van Damme, the discipline, the place and the amount.
ATHLETE DISCIPLINE PLACE PAID
Women's 100 m · $100,000
Elaine Thompson-Herah JAM 100 m 1st $50,000
Marie-Josée Ta Lou CIV 100 m 2nd $20,000
Blessing Okagbare NGR 100 m 3rd $10,000
Michelle-Lee Ahye TTO 100 m 4th $6,000
Tianna Madison USA 100 m 5th $5,000
Morolake Akinosun USA 100 m 6th $4,000
Jura Levy JAM 100 m 7th $3,000
Christania Williams JAM 100 m 8th $2,000
Men's 110 m hurdles · $100,000
Sergey Shubenkov ANA 110 m hurdles 1st $50,000
Orlando Ortega ESP 110 m hurdles 2nd $20,000
Aries Merritt USA 110 m hurdles 3rd $10,000
Devon Allen USA 110 m hurdles 4th $6,000
Ronald Levy JAM 110 m hurdles 5th $5,000
Garfield Darien FRA 110 m hurdles 6th $4,000
Milan Trajkovic CYP 110 m hurdles 7th $3,000
Shane Brathwaite BAR 110 m hurdles 8th $2,000
Women's 1500 m · $100,000
Faith Kipyegon KEN 1500 m 1st $50,000
Sifan Hassan NED 1500 m 2nd $20,000
Winny Chebet KEN 1500 m 3rd $10,000
Gudaf Tsegay ETH 1500 m 4th $6,000
Meraf Bahta SWE 1500 m 5th $5,000
Jenny Simpson USA 1500 m 6th $4,000
Laura Weightman GBR 1500 m 7th $3,000
Angelika Cichocka POL 1500 m 8th $2,000
Men's 200 m · $100,000
Noah Lyles USA 200 m 1st $50,000
Ameer Webb USA 200 m 2nd $20,000
Ramil Guliyev TUR 200 m 3rd $10,000
Aaron Brown CAN 200 m 4th $6,000
Christophe Lemaitre FRA 200 m 5th $5,000
Zharnel Hughes GBR 200 m 6th $4,000
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake GBR 200 m 7th $3,000
Rasheed Dwyer JAM 200 m 8th $2,000
Men's 3000 m steeplechase · $100,000
Conseslus Kipruto KEN 3000 m steeplechase 1st $50,000
Soufiane el Bakkali MAR 3000 m steeplechase 2nd $20,000
Evan Jager USA 3000 m steeplechase 3rd $10,000
Stanley Kipkoech Kebenei USA 3000 m steeplechase 4th $6,000
Nicholas Kiptonui Bett KEN 3000 m steeplechase 5th $5,000
Benjamin Kigen KEN 3000 m steeplechase 6th $4,000
Amos Kirui KEN 3000 m steeplechase 7th $3,000
Yemane Haileselassie ERI 3000 m steeplechase 8th $2,000
Women's 400 m · $100,000
Shaunae Miller-Uibo BAH 400 m 1st $50,000
Salwa Eid Naser BRN 400 m 2nd $20,000
Courtney Okolo USA 400 m 3rd $10,000
Natasha Hastings USA 400 m 4th $6,000
Shericka Jackson JAM 400 m 5th $5,000
Novlene Williams-Mills JAM 400 m 6th $4,000
Stephenie Ann McPherson JAM 400 m 7th $3,000
Lydia Jele BOT 400 m 8th $2,000
Women's 400 m hurdles · $100,000
Dalilah Muhammad USA 400 m hurdles 1st $50,000
Zuzana Hejnová CZE 400 m hurdles 2nd $20,000
Ashley Spencer USA 400 m hurdles 3rd $10,000
Eilidh Doyle GBR 400 m hurdles 4th $6,000
Sara Slott Petersen DEN 400 m hurdles 5th $5,000
Janieve Russell JAM 400 m hurdles 6th $4,000
Lea Sprunger SUI 400 m hurdles 7th $3,000
Wenda Nel RSA 400 m hurdles 8th $2,000
Women's 5000 m · $100,000
Hellen Obiri KEN 5000 m 1st $50,000
Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui KEN 5000 m 2nd $20,000
Senbere Teferi ETH 5000 m 3rd $10,000
Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi KEN 5000 m 4th $6,000
Beatrice Chepkoech KEN 5000 m 5th $5,000
Lilian Kasait Rengeruk KEN 5000 m 6th $4,000
Letesenbet Gidey ETH 5000 m 7th $3,000
Eilish McColgan GBR 5000 m 8th $2,000
Men's 800 m · $100,000
Nijel Amos BOT 800 m 1st $50,000
Marcin Lewandowski POL 800 m 2nd $20,000
Adam Kszczot POL 800 m 3rd $10,000
Kipyegon Bett KEN 800 m 4th $6,000
Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich KEN 800 m 5th $5,000
Alfred Kipketer KEN 800 m 6th $4,000
Elliot Giles GBR 800 m 7th $3,000
Asbel Kiprop KEN 800 m 8th $2,000
Men's discus throw · $100,000
Andrius Gudžius LTU Discus throw 1st $50,000
Fedrick Dacres JAM Discus throw 2nd $20,000
Piotr Małachowski POL Discus throw 3rd $10,000
Philip Milanov BEL Discus throw 4th $6,000
Christoph Harting GER Discus throw 5th $5,000
Robert Urbanek POL Discus throw 6th $4,000
Daniel Ståhl SWE Discus throw 7th $3,000
Robert Harting GER Discus throw 8th $2,000
Women's discus throw · $100,000
Sandra Perković CRO Discus throw 1st $50,000
Dani Stevens AUS Discus throw 2nd $20,000
Denia Caballero CUB Discus throw 3rd $10,000
Nadine Müller GER Discus throw 4th $6,000
Melina Robert-Michon FRA Discus throw 5th $5,000
Whitney Ashley USA Discus throw 6th $4,000
Yaimé Pérez CUB Discus throw 7th $3,000
Julia Harting GER Discus throw 8th $2,000
Women's high jump · $100,000
Mariya Lasitskene ANA High jump 1st $50,000
Yuliia Levchenko UKR High jump 2nd $20,000
Michaela Hrubá CZE High jump 3rd $10,000
Nafissatou Thiam BEL High jump 4th $6,000
Kamila Lićwinko POL High jump 5th $5,000
Sofie Skoog SWE High jump 6th $4,000
Levern Spencer LCA High jump 7th $3,000
Mirela Demireva BUL High jump =8th shared three ways $667
Morgan Lake GBR High jump =8th shared three ways $667
Oksana Okuneva UKR High jump =8th shared three ways $667
Women's long jump · $100,000
Ivana Vuleta SRB Long jump 1st $50,000
Lorraine Ugen GBR Long jump 2nd $20,000
Sha'keela Saunders USA Long jump 3rd $10,000
Tianna Madison USA Long jump 4th $6,000
Brittney Reese USA Long jump 5th $5,000
Shara Proctor GBR Long jump 6th $4,000
Darya Klishina ANA Long jump 7th $3,000
Claudia Salman-Rath GER Long jump 8th $2,000
Women's pole vault · $100,000
Aikaterini Stefanidi GRE Pole vault 1st $50,000
Sandi Morris USA Pole vault 2nd $20,000
Alysha Newman CAN Pole vault 3rd $10,000
Katie Moon USA Pole vault 4th $6,000
Nicole Büchler SUI Pole vault 5th $5,000
Holly Bradshaw GBR Pole vault 6th $4,000
Lisa Ryzih GER Pole vault 7th $3,000
Michaela Meijer SWE Pole vault 8th $2,000
Men's shot put · $100,000
Darrell Hill USA Shot put 1st $50,000
Ryan Crouser USA Shot put 2nd $20,000
Joe Kovacs USA Shot put 3rd $10,000
David Storl GER Shot put 4th $6,000
Tomáš Staněk CZE Shot put 5th $5,000
Tom Walsh NZL Shot put 6th $4,000
O'Dayne Richards JAM Shot put 7th $3,000
Konrad Bukowiecki POL Shot put 8th $2,000
Men's triple jump · $100,000
Christian Taylor USA Triple jump 1st $50,000
Will Claye USA Triple jump 2nd $20,000
Pedro Pichardo CUB Triple jump 3rd $10,000
Troy Doris GUY Triple jump 4th $6,000
Alexis Copello AZE Triple jump 5th $5,000
Chris Benard USA Triple jump 6th $4,000
Jean-Marc Pontvianne FRA Triple jump 7th $3,000
Omar Craddock USA Triple jump 8th $2,000

130 payments to 129 athletes, because one of them were paid in more than one discipline. 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 2017 AG Memorial Van Damme money list

129 paid
# ATHLETE BEST OF IT PAID HERE
1 Andrius Gudžius LTU 1st discus throw $50,000
2 Christian Taylor USA 1st triple jump $50,000
3 Conseslus Kipruto KEN 1st 3000 m steeplechase $50,000
4 Dalilah Muhammad USA 1st 400 m hurdles $50,000
5 Darrell Hill USA 1st shot put $50,000
6 Elaine Thompson-Herah JAM 1st 100 m $50,000
7 Faith Kipyegon KEN 1st 1500 m $50,000
8 Hellen Obiri KEN 1st 5000 m $50,000
9 Ivana Španović SRB 1st long jump $50,000
10 Katerina Stefanidi GRE 1st pole vault $50,000
11 Mariya Lasitskene ANA 1st high jump $50,000
12 Nijel Amos BOT 1st 800 m $50,000
13 Noah Lyles USA 1st 200 m $50,000
14 Sandra Elkasević CRO 1st discus throw $50,000
15 Sergey Shubenkov ANA 1st 110 m hurdles $50,000
16 Shaunae Miller-Uibo BAH 1st 400 m $50,000
17 Ameer Webb USA 2nd 200 m $20,000
18 Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui KAZ 2nd 5000 m $20,000
19 Dani Stevens AUS 2nd discus throw $20,000
20 Fedrick Dacres JAM 2nd discus throw $20,000
21 Lorraine Ugen GBR 2nd long jump $20,000
22 Marcin Lewandowski POL 2nd 800 m $20,000
23 Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith CIV 2nd 100 m $20,000
24 Orlando Ortega ESP 2nd 110 m hurdles $20,000
25 Ryan Crouser USA 2nd shot put $20,000
26 Salwa Eid Naser BRN 2nd 400 m $20,000
27 Sandi Morris USA 2nd pole vault $20,000
28 Sifan Hassan NED 2nd 1500 m $20,000
29 Soufiane El Bakkali MAR 2nd 3000 m steeplechase $20,000
30 Will Claye USA 2nd triple jump $20,000
Andrius Gudžius $50k Christian Taylor $50k Conseslus Kipruto $50k Dalilah Muhammad $50k Darrell Hill $50k Elaine Thompson-Herah $50k Faith Kipyegon $50k Hellen Obiri $50k Ivana Španović $50k Katerina Stefanidi $50k Mariya Lasitskene $50k Nijel Amos $50k Noah Lyles $50k Sandra Elkasević $50k Sergey Shubenkov $50k

Andrius Gudžius took $50,000 of the $1,600,000 this meeting paid out. The table lists the 30 biggest of 129; every one of them is in the payment table above.

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money did the 2017 AG Memorial Van Damme pay?

$1,600,000 in all, across sixteen disciplines. Every discipline paid the same $100,000, because the series applies one card to all of them.

What did winning at the 2017 AG Memorial Van Damme pay?

$50,000. That is 50% 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. 130 athletes finished a discipline at this meeting and 130 of them were paid, so 0 were in a result table here for nothing.

Who earned the most at the 2017 AG Memorial Van Damme?

Sixteen athletes tied at the top on $50,000 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. One athlete was paid more than once at this meeting.

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

Is the AG Memorial Van Damme worth more than a normal Diamond League meeting?

Yes. This is the final, and the final pays on its own card: $50,000 for winning a standard discipline here against $10,000 for winning one at a series meeting of the same season. That is why the meeting pot is $1,600,000.

Where to next

The rest of the Diamond League money

The 2017 Diamond League ran fourteen meetings and paid $7,921,500, and Diamond League prize money covers all 224 meetings on this site and the $113,397,000 they paid between them. AG Memorial Van Damme has its own page across every edition of it, and the other fifteen are 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010.

The meetings either side of this one