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DIAMOND LEAGUE · 2023 · BEL

Memorial Van Damme 2023 prize money

The 2023 Memorial Van Damme paid $348,000 across fourteen disciplines at King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, 8 September 2023. Fourteen 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 fourteen times over. Ninth place pays nothing, however good the field.

MEETING PAID $348,000
A WIN PAID $10,000
DISCIPLINES 14
ATHLETES PAID 108
DATE 8 September

What each place paid

The card in force at the 2023 Memorial Van Damme

one card
What the Diamond League paid for each finishing place at the 2023 Memorial Van Damme.
PLACE DIAMOND LEAGUE SHARE
1st $10,000 40.0%
2nd $6,000 24.0%
3rd $3,500 14.0%
4th $2,000 8.0%
5th $1,250 5.0%
6th $1,000 4.0%
7th $750 3.0%
8th $500 2.0%
All eight $25,000 100%

Where the money sits in a Diamond League field

1st $10k
2nd $6,000
3rd $3,500
4th $2,000
5th $1,250
6th $1,000
7th $750
8th $500

First place takes 40% of what a discipline pays out and eighth takes 2.0%. That ladder is repeated fourteen 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

14 disciplines
Every discipline at the 2023 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 $10,000 $24,500
Women's 1500 m Laura Muir GBR $10,000 $25,000
Men's 200 m Kenny Bednarek USA $10,000 $25,000
Women's 200 m Shericka Jackson JAM $10,000 $24,500
Men's 400 m Rusheen McDonald JAM $10,000 $24,500
Women's 400 m Cynthia Bolingo BEL $10,000 $24,500
Women's 400 m hurdles Femke Bol NED $10,000 $25,000
Women's 5000 m Lilian Kasait Rengeruk KEN $10,000 $25,000
Men's 800 m Djamel Sedjati ALG $10,000 $25,000
Women's high jump Yaroslava Mahuchikh UKR $10,000 $25,000
Women's javelin throw Haruka Kitaguchi JPN $10,000 $25,000
Men's pole vault Armand Duplantis SWE $10,000 $25,000
Women's shot put Chase Jackson USA $10,000 $25,000
Women's triple jump Shanieka Ricketts JAM $10,000 $25,000
14 disciplines 14 winners — $348,000

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 108 cheques the 2023 Memorial Van Damme wrote

127 finishers
Every athlete paid at the 2023 Memorial Van Damme, the discipline, the place and the amount.
ATHLETE DISCIPLINE PLACE PAID
Women's 100 m · $24,500
Elaine Thompson-Herah JAM 100 m 1st $10,000
Natasha Morrison JAM 100 m 2nd $6,000
Dina Asher-Smith GBR 100 m 3rd $3,500
Zoe Hobbs NZL 100 m 4th $2,000
Shashalee Forbes JAM 100 m 5th $1,250
Gina Bass GAM 100 m 6th $1,000
Rani Rosius BEL 100 m 7th $750
Women's 1500 m · $25,000
Laura Muir GBR 1500 m 1st $10,000
Ciara Mageean IRL 1500 m 2nd $6,000
Nelly Chepchirchir KEN 1500 m 3rd $3,500
Jessica Hull AUS 1500 m 4th $2,000
Katie Snowden GBR 1500 m 5th $1,250
Hirut Meshesha ETH 1500 m 6th $1,000
Melissa Courtney-Bryant GBR 1500 m 7th $750
Addison Wiley USA 1500 m 8th $500
Men's 200 m · $25,000
Kenny Bednarek USA 200 m 1st $10,000
Zharnel Hughes GBR 200 m 2nd $6,000
Andre De Grasse CAN 200 m 3rd $3,500
Aaron Brown CAN 200 m 4th $2,000
Joseph Fahnbulleh LBR 200 m 5th $1,250
Filippo Tortu ITA 200 m 6th $1,000
Kyree King USA 200 m 7th $750
Reynier Mena CUB 200 m 8th $500
Women's 200 m · $24,500
Shericka Jackson JAM 200 m 1st $10,000
Anthonique Strachan BAH 200 m 2nd $6,000
Jenna Prandini USA 200 m 3rd $3,500
Daryll Neita GBR 200 m 4th $2,000
Maboundou Koné CIV 200 m 5th $1,250
Tasa Jiya NED 200 m 6th $1,000
Delphine Nkansa BEL 200 m 7th $750
Men's 400 m · $24,500
Rusheen McDonald JAM 400 m 1st $10,000
Alexander Ogando DOM 400 m 2nd $6,000
Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen NOR 400 m 3rd $3,500
Leungo Scotch BOT 400 m 4th $2,000
Gilles Biron FRA 400 m 5th $1,250
Dylan Borlée BEL 400 m 6th $1,000
Alexander Doom BEL 400 m 7th $750
Women's 400 m · $24,500
Cynthia Bolingo BEL 400 m 1st $10,000
Lieke Klaver NED 400 m 2nd $6,000
Shamier Little USA 400 m 3rd $3,500
Victoria Ohuruogu GBR 400 m 4th $2,000
Candice McLeod JAM 400 m 5th $1,250
Laviai Nielsen GBR 400 m 6th $1,000
Helena Ponette BEL 400 m 7th $750
Women's 400 m hurdles · $25,000
Femke Bol NED 400 m hurdles 1st $10,000
Janieve Russell JAM 400 m hurdles 2nd $6,000
Rushell Clayton JAM 400 m hurdles 3rd $3,500
Anna Cockrell USA 400 m hurdles 4th $2,000
Ayomide Folorunso ITA 400 m hurdles 5th $1,250
Andrenette Knight JAM 400 m hurdles 6th $1,000
Hanne Claes BEL 400 m hurdles 7th $750
Viktoriya Tkachuk UKR 400 m hurdles 8th $500
Women's 5000 m · $25,000
Lilian Kasait Rengeruk KEN 5000 m 1st $10,000
Medina Eisa ETH 5000 m 2nd $6,000
Nozomi Tanaka JPN 5000 m 3rd $3,500
Winnie Jemutai KEN 5000 m 4th $2,000
Ayal Dagnachew ETH 5000 m 5th $1,250
Mekedes Alemeshete ETH 5000 m 6th $1,000
Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal NOR 5000 m 7th $750
Jessica Warner-Judd GBR 5000 m 8th $500
Men's 800 m · $25,000
Djamel Sedjati ALG 800 m 1st $10,000
Yanis Meziane FRA 800 m 2nd $6,000
Tshepiso Masalela BOT 800 m 3rd $3,500
Daniel Rowden GBR 800 m 4th $2,000
Ben Pattison GBR 800 m 5th $1,250
Bryce Hoppel USA 800 m 6th $1,000
Wyclife Kinyamal KEN 800 m 7th $750
Saúl Ordóñez ESP 800 m 8th $500
Women's high jump · $25,000
Yaroslava Mahuchikh UKR High jump 1st $10,000
Angelina Topić SRB High jump 2nd $6,000
Eleanor Patterson AUS High jump 3rd $3,500
Iryna Herashchenko UKR High jump 4th $2,000
Morgan Lake GBR High jump 5th $1,250
Lia Apostolovski SLO High jump 6th $1,000
Nawal Meniker FRA High jump 7th $750
Merel Maes BEL High jump 8th $500
Women's javelin throw · $25,000
Haruka Kitaguchi JPN Javelin throw 1st $10,000
Victoria Hudson AUT Javelin throw 2nd $6,000
Līna Mūze LAT Javelin throw 3rd $3,500
Flor Ruiz COL Javelin throw 4th $2,000
Nikola Ogrodníková CZE Javelin throw 5th $1,250
Tori Peeters NZL Javelin throw 6th $1,000
Annu Rani IND Javelin throw 7th $750
Liveta Jasiūnaitė LTU Javelin throw 8th $500
Men's pole vault · $25,000
Armand Duplantis SWE Pole vault 1st $10,000
Sam Kendricks USA Pole vault 2nd $6,000
EJ Obiena PHI Pole vault 3rd $3,500
Chris Nilsen USA Pole vault 4th $2,000
KC Lightfoot USA Pole vault 5th $1,250
Zach McWhorter USA Pole vault 6th $1,000
Thibaut Collet FRA Pole vault 7th $750
Sondre Guttormsen NOR Pole vault 8th $500
Women's shot put · $25,000
Chase Jackson USA Shot put 1st $10,000
Sarah Mitton CAN Shot put 2nd $6,000
Maggie Ewen USA Shot put 3rd $3,500
Auriol Dongmo POR Shot put 4th $2,000
Adelaide Aquilla USA Shot put 5th $1,250
Jessica Schilder NED Shot put 6th $1,000
Danniel Thomas-Dodd JAM Shot put 7th $750
Fanny Roos SWE Shot put 8th $500
Women's triple jump · $25,000
Shanieka Ricketts JAM Triple jump 1st $10,000
Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk UKR Triple jump 2nd $6,000
Thea LaFond DMA Triple jump 3rd $3,500
Dariya Derkach ITA Triple jump 4th $2,000
Kimberly Williams JAM Triple jump 5th $1,250
Ottavia Cestonaro ITA Triple jump 6th $1,000
Dovilė Kilty LTU Triple jump 7th $750
Diana Zagainova LTU Triple jump 8th $500

108 payments to 108 athletes, because nobody was paid twice. The money went to 40 countries. Ninth place and below is in the result tables and paid nothing, so it is not here.

Who left with the most

The 2023 Memorial Van Damme money list

108 paid
# ATHLETE BEST OF IT PAID HERE
1 Armand Duplantis SWE 1st pole vault $10,000
2 Chase Jackson USA 1st shot put $10,000
3 Cynthia Bolingo BEL 1st 400 m $10,000
4 Djamel Sedjati ALG 1st 800 m $10,000
5 Elaine Thompson-Herah JAM 1st 100 m $10,000
6 Femke Bol NED 1st 400 m hurdles $10,000
7 Haruka Kitaguchi JPN 1st javelin throw $10,000
8 Kenny Bednarek USA 1st 200 m $10,000
9 Laura Muir GBR 1st 1500 m $10,000
10 Lilian Kasait Rengeruk KEN 1st 5000 m $10,000
11 Rusheen McDonald JAM 1st 400 m $10,000
12 Shanieka Ricketts JAM 1st triple jump $10,000
13 Shericka Jackson JAM 1st 200 m $10,000
14 Yaroslava Mahuchikh UKR 1st high jump $10,000
15 Alexander Ogando DOM 2nd 400 m $6,000
16 Angelina Topić SRB 2nd high jump $6,000
17 Anthonique Strachan BAH 2nd 200 m $6,000
18 Ciara Mageean IRL 2nd 1500 m $6,000
19 Janieve Russell JAM 2nd 400 m hurdles $6,000
20 Lieke Klaver NED 2nd 400 m $6,000
21 Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk UKR 2nd triple jump $6,000
22 Medina Eisa ETH 2nd 5000 m $6,000
23 Natasha Morrison JAM 2nd 100 m $6,000
24 Sam Kendricks USA 2nd pole vault $6,000
25 Sarah Mitton CAN 2nd shot put $6,000
26 Victoria Hudson AUT 2nd javelin throw $6,000
27 Yanis Meziane FRA 2nd 800 m $6,000
28 Zharnel Hughes GBR 2nd 200 m $6,000
29 Andre De Grasse CAN 3rd 200 m $3,500
30 Dina Asher-Smith GBR 3rd 100 m $3,500
Armand Duplantis $10k Chase Jackson $10k Cynthia Bolingo $10k Djamel Sedjati $10k Elaine Thompson-Herah $10k Femke Bol $10k Haruka Kitaguchi $10k Kenny Bednarek $10k Laura Muir $10k Lilian Kasait Rengeruk $10k Rusheen McDonald $10k Shanieka Ricketts $10k Shericka Jackson $10k Yaroslava Mahuchikh $10k Alexander Ogando $6,000

Armand Duplantis took $10,000 of the $348,000 this meeting paid out. The table lists the 30 biggest of 108; every one of them is in the payment table above.

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money did the 2023 Memorial Van Damme pay?

$348,000 in all, across fourteen disciplines. Every discipline paid the same $24,500, because the series applies one card to all of them.

What did winning at the 2023 Memorial Van Damme pay?

$10,000. That is 40% 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 108 of them were paid, so 19 were in a result table here for nothing.

Who earned the most at the 2023 Memorial Van Damme?

Fourteen 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 Memorial Van Damme 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 2023 paid. The final is the one that pays more.

Where to next

The rest of the Diamond League money

The 2023 Diamond League ran fourteen meetings and paid $6,520,250, and Diamond League prize money covers all 104 meetings on this site and the $53,753,250 they paid between them. Memorial Van Damme has its own page across every edition of it, and the other six are 2026, 2025, 2024, 2022, 2021 and 2019.

The meetings either side of this one