Diamond League 2018 prize money
The 2018 Diamond League paid $1,196,000 to 260 athletes across three meetings, from 4 May to 30 June. Two athletes shared the biggest total of the season, $30,000 each.
The series pays by finishing place and by nothing else, so one card covers every discipline at every meeting of the season: $10,000 for a series win, $50,000 at the final, and eight places paid in each. There was no Diamond+ tier this season, so every discipline paid the same. Three of the fourteen meetings of 2018 are on this site.
Who earned the most in 2018
The 2018 Diamond League money list
| # | ATHLETE | PAID | WINS | BIGGEST DAY | EARNED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abderrahman Samba | 3 | 3 | 1st | $30,000 |
| 2 | Caster Semenya | 3 | 3 | 1st | $30,000 |
| 3 | Caterine Ibargüen | 2 | 2 | 1st | $20,000 |
| 4 | Mutaz Barsham | 2 | 2 | 1st | $20,000 |
| 5 | Salwa Eid Naser | 2 | 2 | 1st | $20,000 |
| 6 | Sandi Morris | 2 | 2 | 1st | $20,000 |
| 7 | Hyvin Jepkemoi | 3 | 1 | 1st | $18,000 |
| 8 | Elijah Manangoi | 2 | 1 | 1st | $16,000 |
| 9 | Ramil Guliyev | 2 | 1 | 1st | $14,000 |
| 10 | Murielle Ahouré-Demps | 2 | 1 | 1st | $13,000 |
| 11 | Francine Niyonsaba | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $12,000 |
| 12 | Yaime Pérez | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $12,000 |
| 13 | Fedrick Dacres | 2 | 1 | 1st | $11,000 |
| 14 | Habitam Alemu | 3 | 0 | 3rd | $11,000 |
| 15 | Andrius Gudžius | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 16 | Beatrice Chepkoech | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 17 | Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 18 | Dalilah Muhammad | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 19 | Emmanuel Korir | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 20 | Jereem Richards | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $10,000 |
| 21 | Karsten Warholm | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $10,000 |
| 22 | Kendra Harrison | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 23 | Kimberly Williams | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $10,000 |
| 24 | Kyron McMaster | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $10,000 |
| 25 | Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 26 | Mariya Lasitskene | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 27 | Noah Lyles | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 28 | Pedro Pichardo | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 29 | Phyllis Francis | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $10,000 |
| 30 | Ronald Levy | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 31 | Ronnie Baker | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 32 | Sam Kendricks | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 33 | Sandra Elkasević | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 34 | Sandra Perković | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 35 | Shericka Jackson | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 36 | Steven Gardiner | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 37 | Tatsiana Khaladovich | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 38 | Thomas Röhler | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 39 | Timothy Cheruiyot | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 40 | Tom Walsh | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
Abderrahman Samba collected $30,000 of the $1,196,000 the season paid out, 2.5% of it. 51 athletes were paid more than once in 2018 and the rest were paid once, which is what a money list of a series that runs three times a summer looks like. The table lists the 40 biggest of 260.
Every meeting of 2018
In the order the season ran them
| MEETING | WHERE | WHEN | DISCIPLINES | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doha Diamond League | Doha | 4 May | 13 | $389,000 |
| Bislett Games | Oslo | 7 June | 14 | $418,000 |
| Meeting de Paris | Paris | 30 June | 13 | $389,000 |
| 3 meetings | 3 cities | — | 40 | $1,196,000 |
What the season paid, meeting by meeting
season running total
The line is the running total, and it is close to straight because the pots barely move: every series meeting pays the same rate a discipline, so what separates them is how many disciplines they ran.
Every discipline of 2018
How often each one ran, and what it paid across the season
| DISCIPLINE | TIMES RUN | PAID IN 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 400 m hurdles | 3 | $90,000 |
| Men's discus throw | 2 | $60,000 |
| Men's high jump | 2 | $60,000 |
| Women's 100 m | 2 | $60,000 |
| Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $60,000 |
| Women's 400 m | 2 | $60,000 |
| Women's 800 m | 2 | $60,000 |
| Women's triple jump | 2 | $60,000 |
| Men's 200 m | 2 | $59,000 |
| Women's discus throw | 2 | $59,000 |
| Women's pole vault | 2 | $59,000 |
| Men's 100 m | 1 | $30,000 |
| Men's 1500 m | 1 | $30,000 |
| Men's 400 m | 1 | $30,000 |
| Men's 800 m | 1 | $30,000 |
| Men's javelin throw | 1 | $30,000 |
| Men's mile | 1 | $30,000 |
| Men's pole vault | 1 | $30,000 |
| Men's shot put | 1 | $30,000 |
| Men's triple jump | 1 | $30,000 |
| Women's 100 m hurdles | 1 | $30,000 |
| Women's 1500 m | 1 | $30,000 |
| Women's 200 m | 1 | $30,000 |
| Women's 3000 m | 1 | $30,000 |
| Women's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $30,000 |
| Women's high jump | 1 | $30,000 |
| Women's javelin throw | 1 | $30,000 |
| Men's 110 m hurdles | 1 | $29,000 |
| 28 disciplines | 40 | $1,196,000 |
No discipline runs at every meeting. The series rotates them, so a discipline's total for the season is its rate multiplied by how many times it was on the programme, and the column above is a count of appearances rather than a ranking of anything.
What each place paid in 2018
The two cards in force across the season
| PLACE | SERIES | FINAL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $10,000 | $50,000 |
| 2nd | $6,000 | $20,000 |
| 3rd | $4,000 | $10,000 |
| 4th | $3,000 | $6,000 |
| 5th | $2,500 | $5,000 |
| 6th | $2,000 | $4,000 |
| 7th | $1,500 | $3,000 |
| 8th | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| All eight | $30,000 | $100,000 |
Every column is the whole of what that kind of discipline paid in 2018. There is no appearance money in these figures, no bonus for a record and nothing for ninth, and where athletes tied they took the places between them and split the money for all of them.
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money did the 2018 Diamond League pay?
$1,196,000 across three meetings and 28 disciplines, to 260 athletes. That is 2.2% of everything the series has paid across the nine seasons on this site.
What did a Diamond League win pay in 2018?
$10,000 at a series meeting and $50,000 at the final. The figure is the same in every discipline on the card, so a win in the shot put pays what a win in the 100 m pays.
Who earned the most in the 2018 Diamond League?
Two athletes tied at the top on $30,000 each. 51 of the 260 athletes paid in 2018 were paid more than once.
How many meetings did the 2018 Diamond League run?
Fourteen, of which three are on this site: three series meetings. The eleven not here have no result tables to pay from.
How far down the field does the Diamond League pay?
Eight places. Ninth pays nothing however fast the race was: 316 payments in 2018 went to 260 athletes from 54 countries, and 60 other finishes in the same result tables were worth nothing at all.
Where to next
The rest of the Diamond League money
Diamond League prize money holds all nine seasons on this site, 104 meetings and $53,753,250. The season before this one is 2017, which paid $1,160,000. The season after is 2019, on $8,092,500.
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