Cheng Chao-tsun prize money
Cheng Chao-tsun has been paid $43,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 696th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from five paid finishes in the men's javelin throw, one of them a win.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weltklasse Zürich 2019 | Javelin throw | 2nd | $20,000 |
| Müller Grand Prix Birmingham 2019 | Javelin throw | 1st | $10,000 |
| IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 2019 | Javelin throw | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Oslo Bislett Games 2019 | Javelin throw | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Herculis 2019 | Javelin throw | 4th | $3,000 |
| All five | Men's javelin throw | - | $43,000 |
The five paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $43,000 is five separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.04% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Cheng Chao-tsun on the money list
Ranks 676 to 716
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 676 | Konrad Bukowiecki | Men's shot put | 1 | $44,750 |
| 677 | Max Burgin | Men's 800 m | 1 | $44,750 |
| 678 | Xie Zhenye | two disciplines | - | $44,750 |
| 679 | Alaysha Johnson | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $44,500 |
| 680 | Jessica Beard | Women's 400 m | - | $44,500 |
| 681 | Tomáš Staněk | Men's shot put | - | $44,500 |
| 682 | Patrizia Van der Weken | Women's 100 m | 1 | $44,250 |
| 683 | Álex Quiñónez | Men's 200 m | - | $44,000 |
| 684 | Ginnie Crawford | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $44,000 |
| 685 | Jasmine Moore | two disciplines | 1 | $44,000 |
| 686 | Reynier Mena | Men's 200 m | 2 | $44,000 |
| 687 | Anna Rogowska | Women's pole vault | 1 | $43,500 |
| 688 | Bernard Lagat | three disciplines | - | $43,500 |
| 689 | Dayron Robles | Men's 110 m hurdles | 4 | $43,500 |
| 690 | Purity Cherotich Kirui | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $43,500 |
| 691 | Thomas Barr | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $43,500 |
| 692 | Jacob Krop | two disciplines | 1 | $43,250 |
| 693 | Josette Andrews | four disciplines | - | $43,250 |
| 694 | Shunsuke Izumiya | Men's 110 m hurdles | 1 | $43,250 |
| 695 | Abdalelah Haroun | Men's 400 m | 1 | $43,000 |
| 696 | Cheng Chao-tsun | Men's javelin throw | 1 | $43,000 |
| 697 | Jimmy Gressier | three disciplines | 1 | $43,000 |
| 698 | Jinzhe Li | Men's long jump | 2 | $43,000 |
| 699 | Kipyegon Bett | two disciplines | 1 | $43,000 |
| 700 | LaShauntea Moore | two disciplines | 2 | $43,000 |
| 701 | Shericka Williams | Women's 400 m | 1 | $43,000 |
| 702 | KC Lightfoot | Men's pole vault | 1 | $42,875 |
| 703 | Christian Olsson | Men's triple jump | 1 | $42,500 |
| 704 | Justin Gaymon | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $42,500 |
| 705 | Kenia Sinclair | two disciplines | 3 | $42,500 |
| 706 | Michał Haratyk | Men's shot put | - | $42,500 |
| 707 | Samuel Tefera | four disciplines | - | $42,500 |
| 708 | Simone Facey | two disciplines | - | $42,500 |
| 709 | Tshepiso Masalela | Men's 800 m | 2 | $42,500 |
| 710 | Rhasidat Adeleke | two disciplines | 1 | $42,250 |
| 711 | Svetlana Shkolina | Women's high jump | 5 | $42,250 |
| 712 | Alina Talay | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $42,000 |
| 713 | Erik Cadée | Men's discus throw | - | $42,000 |
| 714 | Frederik Ruppert | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $42,000 |
| 715 | Lawrence Okoye | Men's discus throw | - | $42,000 |
| 716 | Mahiedine Mekhissi | two disciplines | 1 | $42,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Cheng Chao-tsun is 696th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $43,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Cheng Chao-tsun most
Weltklasse Zürich 2019 paid $20,000 for 2nd in the javelin throw, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Andreas Hofmann, Marcin Krukowski, Johannes Vetter, Jakub Vadlejch, Thomas Röhler and Bernhard Seifert.
Müller Grand Prix Birmingham 2019 paid $10,000 for 1st in the javelin throw, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jakub Vadlejch, Magnus Kirt, Andreas Hofmann, Marcin Krukowski, Edis Matusevičius and Thomas Röhler.
IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 2019 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the javelin throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Marcin Krukowski, Thomas Röhler, Liu Qizhen, Jakub Vadlejch, Julius Yego and Ma Qun.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Cheng Chao-tsun won?
$43,000, which ranks 696th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from five paid finishes in 2019.
What is Cheng Chao-tsun's biggest Diamond League payday?
$20,000, for finishing 2nd in the javelin throw at the 2019 Weltklasse Zürich. That is a final, which is why it is the biggest: the final pays two to five times what the same place is worth at a series meeting.
How does the Diamond League decide what Cheng Chao-tsun 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 win is worth the same in the men's javelin throw 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 many Diamond League meetings has Cheng Chao-tsun won?
One of five, worth $10,000 between them. One of his appearance came at a final, which paid $20,000.
Is this everything Cheng Chao-tsun earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 224 meetings. It holds no championship prize money, 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 3,683 athletes across the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Cheng Chao-tsun is Abdalelah Haroun on $43,000, and one below Jimmy Gressier on $43,000. Cheng Chao-tsun is one of 2 Chinese Taipei athletes athletics has paid, and Chinese Taipei athletics prize money adds them up to $43,500 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's javelin throw prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Cheng Chao-tsun 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 Weltklasse Zürich has its own page across every edition of it.