But any financial worries have long since vanished after an astonishing transformation this season, culminating in Thursday's Diamond Trophy and jackpot prize.
A keen classic car enthusiast, Grabarz said his first end-of-season purchase would be an old Porsche for him to restore during the winter, and maybe a racing car as well.
Grabarz, who cleared 2.28 metres in cold and wet conditions in Switzerland, was beaten into second place yesterday by Russia’s Olympic champion, Ivan Ukhov, but his consistency over the summer meant he needed only to finish ahead of American world champion Jesse Williams to take the overall prize. Williams cleared 2.25m to finish fourth, guaranteeing Grabarz’s payday.
“I don’t believe it quite yet,” said Grabarz. “Three major things have happened to me this year – European champion, Olympic bronze medallist and now Diamond League champion. I’m so happy.”
Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt made light of the poor weather conditions by running his last 200 metres of the year in a winning time of 19.66sec, despite appearing to amble around the bend.
His countryman and training partner, Yohan Blake, looked equally comfortable as he clocked 9.76sec to win the 100m with three metres to spare, despite the distraction of seeing American rival Tyson Gay being disqualified for a false start.
David Rudisha, the Kenyan who illuminated the Olympics by winning the 800m gold medal in a world record of 1min 40.91sec, suffered a surprise defeat at the hands of Ethiopian Mohammed Aman, who triumphed in a national record of 1min 42.53sec.
The final race of the evening featured the rare sight of a British men’s 4x100m relay team getting a baton safely around a track from start to finish. The Olympic quartet of Christian Malcolm, Dwain Chambers, Danny Talbot and Adam Gemili took third place in 38.30sec behind the United States and Jamaica.
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