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DIAMOND LEAGUE · 2017 · UNITED STATES

Prefontaine Classic 2017 prize money

The 2017 Prefontaine Classic paid $387,000 across thirteen disciplines at Hayward Field, Eugene, 27 May 2017. Thirteen 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 thirteen times over. Ninth place pays nothing, however good the field.

MEETING PAID $387,000
A WIN PAID $10,000
DISCIPLINES 13
ATHLETES PAID 101
DATE 27 May

What each place paid

The card in force at the 2017 Prefontaine Classic

one card
What the Diamond League paid for each finishing place at the 2017 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 thirteen 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

13 disciplines
Every discipline at the 2017 Prefontaine Classic, its winner and what the discipline paid out in total.
DISCIPLINE WINNER WIN PAID DISCIPLINE POT
Men's 100 m Ronnie Baker USA $10,000 $30,000
Women's 100 m hurdles Jasmin Stowers USA $10,000 $30,000
Women's 200 m Tori Bowie USA $10,000 $30,000
Men's 400 m LaShawn Merritt USA $10,000 $29,000
Women's 400 m hurdles Ashley Spencer USA $10,000 $30,000
Men's 5000 m Mo Farah GBR $10,000 $30,000
Women's 800 m Caster Semenya RSA $10,000 $30,000
Women's high jump Mariya Lasitskene ANA $10,000 $29,000
Women's javelin throw Tatsiana Khaladovich BLR $10,000 $30,000
Women's long jump Brittney Reese USA $10,000 $29,000
Men's pole vault Sam Kendricks USA $10,000 $30,000
Men's shot put Ryan Crouser USA $10,000 $30,000
Men's triple jump Christian Taylor USA $10,000 $30,000
13 disciplines 13 winners - $387,000

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 101 cheques the 2017 Prefontaine Classic wrote

101 finishers
Every athlete paid at the 2017 Prefontaine Classic, the discipline, the place and the amount.
ATHLETE DISCIPLINE PLACE PAID
Men's 100 m · $30,000
Ronnie Baker USA 100 m 1st $10,000
Bingtian Su CHN 100 m 2nd $6,000
Chijindu Ujah GBR 100 m 3rd $4,000
Andre de Grasse CAN 100 m 4th $3,000
Justin Gatlin USA 100 m 5th $2,500
Michael Rodgers USA 100 m 6th $2,000
Adam Gemili GBR 100 m 7th $1,500
Ben Youssef Meité CIV 100 m 8th $1,000
Women's 100 m hurdles · $30,000
Jasmin Stowers USA 100 m hurdles 1st $10,000
Queen Claye USA 100 m hurdles 2nd $6,000
Dawn Harper-Nelson USA 100 m hurdles 3rd $4,000
Christina Clemons USA 100 m hurdles 4th $3,000
Sharika Nelvis USA 100 m hurdles 5th $2,500
Kristi Castlin USA 100 m hurdles 6th $2,000
Nia Ali USA 100 m hurdles 7th $1,500
Alina Talay BLR 100 m hurdles 8th $1,000
Women's 200 m · $30,000
Tori Bowie USA 200 m 1st $10,000
Shaunae Miller-Uibo BAH 200 m 2nd $6,000
Elaine Thompson-Herah JAM 200 m 3rd $4,000
Dafne Schippers NED 200 m 4th $3,000
Allyson Felix USA 200 m 5th $2,500
Marie-Josée Ta Lou CIV 200 m 6th $2,000
Jenna Prandini USA 200 m 7th $1,500
Ivet Lalova-Collio BUL 200 m 8th $1,000
Men's 400 m · $29,000
LaShawn Merritt USA 400 m 1st $10,000
Baboloki Thebe BOT 400 m 2nd $6,000
Vernon Norwood USA 400 m 3rd $4,000
Tony McQuay USA 400 m 4th $3,000
Pavel Maslák CZE 400 m 5th $2,500
Paul Dedewo USA 400 m 6th $2,000
Matthew Hudson-Smith GBR 400 m 7th $1,500
Women's 400 m hurdles · $30,000
Ashley Spencer USA 400 m hurdles 1st $10,000
Shamier Little USA 400 m hurdles 2nd $6,000
Georganne Moline USA 400 m hurdles 3rd $4,000
Zuzana Hejnová CZE 400 m hurdles 4th $3,000
Dalilah Muhammad USA 400 m hurdles 5th $2,500
Sara Slott Petersen DEN 400 m hurdles 6th $2,000
Kori Carter USA 400 m hurdles 7th $1,500
Janieve Russell JAM 400 m hurdles 8th $1,000
Men's 5000 m · $30,000
Mo Farah GBR 5000 m 1st $10,000
Yomif Kejelcha ETH 5000 m 2nd $6,000
Geoffrey Kamworor KEN 5000 m 3rd $4,000
Joshua Cheptegei UGA 5000 m 4th $3,000
Albert Rop BRN 5000 m 5th $2,500
Mohammed Ahmed CAN 5000 m 6th $2,000
Paul Chelimo USA 5000 m 7th $1,500
Andrew Butchart GBR 5000 m 8th $1,000
Women's 800 m · $30,000
Caster Semenya RSA 800 m 1st $10,000
Margaret Nyairera Wambui KEN 800 m 2nd $6,000
Francine Niyonsaba BDI 800 m 3rd $4,000
Habitam Alemu ETH 800 m 4th $3,000
Selina Rutz-Büchel SUI 800 m 5th $2,500
Melissa Bishop-Nriagu CAN 800 m 6th $2,000
Joanna Jóźwik POL 800 m 7th $1,500
Lynsey Sharp GBR 800 m 8th $1,000
Women's high jump · $29,000
Mariya Lasitskene ANA High jump 1st $10,000
Kamila Lićwinko POL High jump 2nd $6,000
Vashti Cunningham USA High jump 3rd $4,000
Ruth Beitia ESP High jump 4th $3,000
Mirela Demireva BUL High jump =5th shared two ways $2,250
Levern Spencer LCA High jump =5th shared two ways $2,250
Chaunte Lowe USA High jump 7th $1,500
Women's javelin throw · $30,000
Tatsiana Khaladovich BLR Javelin throw 1st $10,000
Liu Shiying CHN Javelin throw 2nd $6,000
Sara Kolak CRO Javelin throw 3rd $4,000
Barbora Špotáková CZE Javelin throw 4th $3,000
Kathryn Mitchell AUS Javelin throw 5th $2,500
Madara Palameika LAT Javelin throw 6th $2,000
Kara Winger USA Javelin throw 7th $1,500
Katharina Molitor GER Javelin throw 8th $1,000
Women's long jump · $29,000
Brittney Reese USA Long jump 1st $10,000
Tianna Madison USA Long jump 2nd $6,000
Lorraine Ugen GBR Long jump 3rd $4,000
Darya Klishina ANA Long jump 4th $3,000
Shara Proctor GBR Long jump 5th $2,500
Blessing Okagbare NGR Long jump 6th $2,000
Christabel Nettey CAN Long jump 7th $1,500
Men's pole vault · $30,000
Sam Kendricks USA Pole vault 1st $10,000
Renaud Lavillenie FRA Pole vault 2nd $6,000
Piotr Lisek POL Pole vault 3rd $4,000
Armand Duplantis SWE Pole vault 4th $3,000
Shawnacy Barber CAN Pole vault 5th $2,500
Konstantinos Filippidis GRE Pole vault 6th $2,000
Changrui Xue CHN Pole vault 7th $1,500
Paweł Wojciechowski POL Pole vault 8th $1,000
Men's shot put · $30,000
Ryan Crouser USA Shot put 1st $10,000
Tom Walsh NZL Shot put 2nd $6,000
Joe Kovacs USA Shot put 3rd $4,000
Darrell Hill USA Shot put 4th $3,000
David Storl GER Shot put 5th $2,500
Franck Elemba CGO Shot put 6th $2,000
Konrad Bukowiecki POL Shot put 7th $1,500
Kurt Roberts USA Shot put 8th $1,000
Men's triple jump · $30,000
Christian Taylor USA Triple jump 1st $10,000
Will Claye USA Triple jump 2nd $6,000
Bin Dong CHN Triple jump 3rd $4,000
Alexis Copello AZE Triple jump 4th $3,000
Jhon Murillo COL Triple jump 5th $2,500
Jean-Marc Pontvianne FRA Triple jump 6th $2,000
Max Heß GER Triple jump 7th $1,500
Troy Doris GUY Triple jump 8th $1,000

101 payments to 101 athletes, because nobody was paid twice. The money went to 37 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 Prefontaine Classic money list

101 paid
# ATHLETE BEST OF IT PAID HERE
1 Ashley Spencer USA 1st 400 m hurdles $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 Jasmin Stowers USA 1st 100 m hurdles $10,000
6 LaShawn Merritt USA 1st 400 m $10,000
7 Mariya Lasitskene ANA 1st high jump $10,000
8 Mo Farah GBR 1st 5000 m $10,000
9 Ronnie Baker USA 1st 100 m $10,000
10 Ryan Crouser USA 1st shot put $10,000
11 Sam Kendricks USA 1st pole vault $10,000
12 Tatsiana Khaladovich BLR 1st javelin throw $10,000
13 Tori Bowie USA 1st 200 m $10,000
14 Baboloki Thebe BOT 2nd 400 m $6,000
15 Kamila Lićwinko POL 2nd high jump $6,000
16 Liu Shiying CHN 2nd javelin throw $6,000
17 Margaret Wambui KEN 2nd 800 m $6,000
18 Queen Claye USA 2nd 100 m hurdles $6,000
19 Renaud Lavillenie FRA 2nd pole vault $6,000
20 Shamier Little USA 2nd 400 m hurdles $6,000
21 Shaunae Miller-Uibo BAH 2nd 200 m $6,000
22 Su Bingtian CHN 2nd 100 m $6,000
23 Tianna Bartoletta USA 2nd long jump $6,000
24 Tom Walsh NZL 2nd shot put $6,000
25 Will Claye USA 2nd triple jump $6,000
26 Yomif Kejelcha ETH 2nd 5000 m $6,000
27 CJ Ujah GBR 3rd 100 m $4,000
28 Dawn Harper-Nelson USA 3rd 100 m hurdles $4,000
29 Dong Bin CHN 3rd triple jump $4,000
30 Elaine Thompson-Herah JAM 3rd 200 m $4,000
Ashley Spencer $10k Brittney Reese $10k Caster Semenya $10k Christian Taylor $10k Jasmin Stowers $10k LaShawn Merritt $10k Mariya Lasitskene $10k Mo Farah $10k Ronnie Baker $10k Ryan Crouser $10k Sam Kendricks $10k Tatsiana Khaladovich $10k Tori Bowie $10k Baboloki Thebe $6,000 Kamila Lićwinko $6,000

Ashley Spencer took $10,000 of the $387,000 this meeting paid out. The table lists the 30 biggest of 101; every one of them is in the payment table above.

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money did the 2017 Prefontaine Classic pay?

$387,000 in all, across thirteen disciplines. Every discipline paid the same $30,000, because the series applies one card to all of them.

What did winning at the 2017 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. 101 athletes finished a discipline at this meeting and 101 of them were paid, so 0 were in a result table here for nothing.

Who earned the most at the 2017 Prefontaine Classic?

Thirteen 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 2017 paid. The final is the one that pays more.

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. Prefontaine Classic 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