Axelina Johansson prize money
Axelina Johansson has been paid $5,750 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1947th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from four paid finishes in the women's shot put, the best of them 4th.
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 she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting de Paris 2026 | Shot put | 4th | $3,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2026 | Shot put | 7th | $1,500 |
| Bislett Games 2023 | Shot put | 7th | $750 |
| Bislett Games 2022 | Shot put | 8th | $500 |
| All four | Women's shot put | - | $5,750 |
The four paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $5,750 is four separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.01% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
The World Indoor Championships
What Axelina Johansson did indoors
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's shot put | 3rd | 19.75 m | $10,000 |
The World Indoor Championships have paid Axelina Johansson $10,000 for one finish in Toruń 2026, against $5,750 from four Diamond League starts between 2022 and 2026. Three days indoors paid her more than any whole Diamond League season has. 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 | - | Bislett Games | $500 |
| 2023 | 1 | - | Bislett Games | $750 |
| 2024 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025 | - | - | - | - |
| 2026 | 2 | - | Meeting de Paris | $4,500 |
season running total
2026 is the biggest of them, $4,500 from two starts. No Diamond League meeting paid Axelina Johansson in 2024 and 2025, so those columns stand at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $5,750.
Around Axelina Johansson on the money list
Ranks 1927 to 1967
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Poļina Jeļizarova | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $6,000 |
| 1928 | Ramon Miller | Men's 400 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1929 | Ruddy Zang Milama | Women's 100 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1930 | Ruky Abdulai | Women's long jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1931 | Russell Robinson | Men's triple jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1932 | Sadik Mikhou | three disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1933 | Sahily Diago Mesa | Women's 800 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1934 | Sammy Alex Mutahi | Men's 5000 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1935 | Sara Aerts | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $6,000 |
| 1936 | Sergey Morgunov | Men's long jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1937 | Sophie McKinna | Women's shot put | - | $6,000 |
| 1938 | Tahesia Harrigan-Scott | Women's 100 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1939 | Thijmen Kupers | Men's 800 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1940 | Tori Polk | Women's long jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1941 | Tuğba Danışmaz | Women's triple jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1942 | Tynia Gaither | Women's 200 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1943 | Vonette Dixon | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $6,000 |
| 1944 | Yelizaveta Bryzgina | Women's 200 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1945 | Youcef Abdi | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $6,000 |
| 1946 | Yulenmis Aguilar | Women's javelin throw | - | $6,000 |
| 1947 | Axelina Johansson | Women's shot put | - | $5,750 |
| 1948 | Bassant Hemida | two disciplines | - | $5,750 |
| 1949 | Bo Kanda Lita Baehre | Men's pole vault | - | $5,750 |
| 1950 | Cornelius Tuwei | Men's 800 m | - | $5,750 |
| 1951 | Diondre Batson | Men's 100 m | - | $5,750 |
| 1952 | Karissa Schweizer | three disciplines | - | $5,750 |
| 1953 | Rohan Browning | Men's 100 m | - | $5,750 |
| 1954 | Abubaker Haydar Abdalla | Men's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1955 | Ahmed Abdelwahed | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,500 |
| 1956 | Alia Armstrong | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1957 | Bernardo Baloyes | Men's 200 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1958 | Bernhard Seifert | Men's javelin throw | - | $5,500 |
| 1959 | Britton Wilson | Women's 400 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1960 | Bruno Hortelano-Roig | Men's 200 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1961 | Charlotta Fougberg | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,500 |
| 1962 | Chen Yujie | Women's 200 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1963 | Christopher Taylor | Men's 400 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1964 | Cravon Gillespie | Men's 100 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1965 | Cravont Charleston | Men's 100 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1966 | Deajah Stevens | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1967 | Demario Prince | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Axelina Johansson is 1947th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $5,750.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Axelina Johansson most
Meeting de Paris 2026 paid $3,000 for 4th in the shot put, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Fanny Roos, Danniel Thomas-Dodd, Abria Smith, Jaida Ross, Adelaide Aquilla and Sarah Mitton.
Prefontaine Classic 2026 paid $1,500 for 7th in the shot put, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jaida Ross, Maggie Ewen, Maddi Wesche, Chase Jackson, Jessica Schilder and Fanny Roos.
Bislett Games 2023 paid $750 for 7th in the shot put, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Sara Gambetta, Sarah Mitton, Maggie Ewen, Danniel Thomas-Dodd, Chase Jackson and Auriol Dongmo.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Axelina Johansson won?
$5,750, which ranks 1947th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from four paid finishes between 2022 and 2026.
What is Axelina Johansson's biggest Diamond League payday?
$3,000, for finishing 4th in the shot put at the 2026 Meeting de Paris. 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 Axelina Johansson gets paid?
Entirely by where she 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 women'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.
How much has Axelina Johansson won at the World Indoor Championships?
$10,000, from one paid final in Toruń 2026. 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 Axelina Johansson earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 224 meetings. The 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 her, priced off the card it published.
Where to next
The rest of the Diamond League money
Diamond League prize money ranks all 3,683 athletes across the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Axelina Johansson is Yulenmis Aguilar on $6,000, and one below Bassant Hemida on $5,750. Axelina Johansson is one of 89 Sweden athletes athletics has paid, and Sweden athletics prize money adds them up to $2,690,592 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see women's shot put prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Axelina Johansson has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are women's 100 m, women's 100 m hurdles and women's 400 m. Every meeting she has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Meeting de Paris has its own page across every edition of it. 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 women's shot put page.