Adrian Piperi prize money
Adrian Piperi has been paid $31,750 by the Diamond League, which ranks 441st of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from fourteen paid finishes in the men's shot put, the best of them 3rd.
The Diamond League pays by finishing place and nothing else. A published card sets what first through eighth is worth, the same figure in every discipline at that meeting, and ninth pays nothing.
Every payment
Where he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prefontaine Classic 2026 | Shot put | 4th | $3,000 |
| Xiamen Diamond League 2026 | Shot put | 7th | $1,500 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2026 | Shot put | 7th | $1,500 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2026 | Shot put | 8th | $1,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2026 | Shot put | 10th | — |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2025 | Shot put | 4th | $5,000 |
| Athletissima 2025 | Shot put | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2025 | Shot put | 4th | $4,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2025 | Shot put | 4th | $3,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2025 | Shot put | 5th | $2,500 |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2025 | Shot put | 5th | $2,500 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2024 | Shot put | 8th | $500 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2023 | Shot put | 5th | $1,250 |
| Athletissima 2023 | Shot put | 6th | $1,000 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2022 | Shot put | 6th | $1,000 |
| All fifteen | Men's shot put | — | $31,750 |
The fourteen paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $31,750 is fourteen separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.06% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them. One of the fifteen starts paid nothing, because the series pays eight deep and the fields run past twenty.
The World Championships
What Adrian Piperi did in Tokyo, 2025
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's shot put | 6th | 21.50 m | $7,000 |
The 2025 World Championships paid Adrian Piperi $7,000 for one finish in Tokyo, against $31,750 from fifteen Diamond League starts between 2022 and 2026. The championships page holds all 49 events and the $8,498,000 they paid out.
The World Indoor Championships
What Adrian Piperi did indoors
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's shot put | 3rd | 21.48 m | $10,000 |
The World Indoor Championships have paid Adrian Piperi $10,000 for one finish in Nanjing 2025, against $31,750 from fifteen Diamond League starts between 2022 and 2026. The indoor championships page holds all 53 finals across two editions and the $4,632,000 they paid out.
Season by season
2022 to 2026, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | — | AG Memorial Van Damme | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | — | Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | $2,250 |
| 2024 | 1 | — | Prefontaine Classic | $500 |
| 2025 | 6 | — | Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat | $21,000 |
| 2026 | 5 | — | Prefontaine Classic | $7,000 |
season running total
2025 is the biggest of them, $21,000 from six starts. Every season from 2022 to 2026 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $31,750.
Around Adrian Piperi on the money list
Ranks 421 to 461
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421 | Addisu Yihune | two disciplines | 2 | $33,750 |
| 422 | Celliphine Chespol | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $33,750 |
| 423 | Xie Zhenye | two disciplines | — | $33,750 |
| 424 | Gesa Felicitas Krause | two disciplines | — | $33,500 |
| 425 | Gift Leotlela | Men's 100 m | 1 | $33,500 |
| 426 | Julius Yego | Men's javelin throw | 1 | $33,500 |
| 427 | Mohamed Attaoui | two disciplines | 1 | $33,500 |
| 428 | Georgia Griffith | three disciplines | 1 | $33,000 |
| 429 | Andreas Almgren | three disciplines | 1 | $32,750 |
| 430 | Makanakaishe Charamba | Men's 200 m | — | $32,500 |
| 431 | Mark English | Men's 800 m | 1 | $32,500 |
| 432 | Wilma Murto | Women's pole vault | 1 | $32,500 |
| 433 | Anthonique Strachan | two disciplines | — | $32,250 |
| 434 | Bohdan Bondarenko | Men's high jump | 2 | $32,000 |
| 435 | Ezekiel Nathaniel | two disciplines | — | $32,000 |
| 436 | Ivana Vuleta | Women's long jump | 2 | $32,000 |
| 437 | Kanyinsola Ajayi | Men's 100 m | 1 | $32,000 |
| 438 | Rababe Arafi | three disciplines | 1 | $32,000 |
| 439 | Shakima Wimbley | Women's 400 m | — | $32,000 |
| 440 | Thomas Barr | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $32,000 |
| 441 | Adrian Piperi | Men's shot put | — | $31,750 |
| 442 | Django Lovett | Men's high jump | 1 | $31,750 |
| 443 | Emma Coburn | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $31,750 |
| 444 | Sharika Nelvis | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $31,500 |
| 445 | Vashti Cunningham | Women's high jump | — | $31,250 |
| 446 | Álex Quiñónez | Men's 200 m | — | $31,000 |
| 447 | Biniam Mehary | two disciplines | — | $31,000 |
| 448 | Marcin Lewandowski | three disciplines | 1 | $31,000 |
| 449 | Filip Ingebrigtsen | four disciplines | — | $30,750 |
| 450 | Tonea Marshall | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $30,750 |
| 451 | Anaïs Bourgoin | two disciplines | — | $30,500 |
| 452 | Graham Blanks | two disciplines | — | $30,500 |
| 453 | Samuel Tefera | four disciplines | — | $30,500 |
| 454 | Tia Jones | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $30,500 |
| 455 | Mirela Demireva | Women's high jump | — | $30,458 |
| 456 | Curtis Thompson | Men's javelin throw | — | $30,250 |
| 457 | Akeem Bloomfield | Men's 400 m | 2 | $30,000 |
| 458 | Brittney Reese | Women's long jump | — | $30,000 |
| 459 | Dawid Wegner | Men's javelin throw | — | $30,000 |
| 460 | Maia McCoy | two disciplines | — | $30,000 |
| 461 | Omar Craddock | Men's triple jump | 1 | $30,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Adrian Piperi is 441st of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $31,750.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Adrian Piperi most
Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2025 paid $5,000 for 4th in the shot put, one of twelve in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jordan Geist, Tom Walsh, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, Leonardo Fabbri, Roger Steen and Zane Weir.
Athletissima 2025 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the shot put, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Tom Walsh, Roger Steen, Payton Otterdahl, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, Rajindra Campbell and Josh Awotunde.
Weltklasse Zürich 2025 paid $4,000 for 4th in the shot put, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Tom Walsh, Leonardo Fabbri, Stefan Wieland, Joe Kovacs, Payton Otterdahl and Rajindra Campbell.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Adrian Piperi won?
$31,750, which ranks 441st of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from fourteen paid finishes between 2022 and 2026.
What is Adrian Piperi's biggest Diamond League payday?
$5,000, for finishing 4th in the Diamond+ shot put at the 2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 4th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Adrian Piperi gets paid?
Entirely by where he finishes. The series publishes one rate card a season and applies it to every discipline at every meeting, so a place is worth the same in the men's shot put as it is in the shot put on the same afternoon. Eight places are paid and ninth pays nothing. There is no bonus for a record and no share of a gate.
Has Adrian Piperi ever raced a Diamond League meeting for nothing?
One time. The series pays the first eight and the fields run past twenty, so a ninth place is a Diamond League start that paid nothing at all. He is in the result table on this site either way.
How much did Adrian Piperi win at the 2025 World Championships?
$7,000, from one paid final in Tokyo. The championships pay eight places in every event, $70,000 for a title down to $5,000 for 8th.
How much has Adrian Piperi won at the World Indoor Championships?
$10,000, from one paid final in Nanjing 2025. An indoor title pays $40,000 and the ladder runs six places deep, down to $4,000 for 6th, the same in every event on the programme and the same for a relay team.
Is this everything Adrian Piperi earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 104 meetings. The World Championships and World Indoor Championships money above is separate money from a separate payer, and none of it is added together here. It holds no national federation payment, no appearance fee and no sponsorship. What it does hold is every dollar the series itself paid him, priced off the card it published.
Where to next
The rest of the Diamond League money
Diamond League prize money ranks all 2,112 athletes across the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Adrian Piperi is Thomas Barr on $32,000, and one below Django Lovett on $31,750. Adrian Piperi is one of 352 United States athletes athletics has paid, and United States athletics prize money adds them up to $16,292,792 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's shot put prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Adrian Piperi has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's 100 m, men's pole vault and men's 800 m. Every meeting he has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Prefontaine Classic has its own page across every edition of it. Away from the series, World Championships prize money is Tokyo 2025, $8,498,000 paid eight places deep in every event, and the full final is on the men's shot put page. Indoor championships prize money is the Nanjing 2025 and Toruń 2026 championships, $4,664,000 put up across 53 finals, and the indoor final is on the men's shot put page.