Chioma Onyekwere prize money
Chioma Onyekwere has been paid $750 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1958th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the women's discus throw, and it was 7th.
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.
The payment
Where she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prefontaine Classic 2024 | Discus throw | 7th | $750 |
The one paid figure add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $750 is one separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.00% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Chioma Onyekwere on the money list
Ranks 1938 to 1978
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1939 | Yann Schrub | Men's 5000 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1940 | Yaqoub Al-Youha | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1941 | Yenew Alamirew | Men's 3000 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1942 | Zara Obamakinwa | Women's discus throw | — | $1,000 |
| 1943 | Zhang Guowei | Men's high jump | — | $1,000 |
| 1944 | Zoë Sedney | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1945 | Nikki Manson | Women's high jump | — | $875 |
| 1946 | Adam Fogg | Men's mile | — | $750 |
| 1947 | Adrianna Topolnicka | Women's 800 m | — | $750 |
| 1948 | Agate Caune | Women's 3000 m | — | $750 |
| 1949 | Alina Rotaru-Kottmann | Women's long jump | — | $750 |
| 1950 | Amelia Strickler | Women's shot put | — | $750 |
| 1951 | Anasztázia Nguyen | Women's long jump | — | $750 |
| 1952 | Andreas Haara Bakketun | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $750 |
| 1953 | Auriana Lazraq-Khlass | two disciplines | — | $750 |
| 1954 | Brett Robinson | Men's 5000 m | — | $750 |
| 1955 | Brooke Feldmeier | Women's 800 m | — | $750 |
| 1956 | Caroline Bonde Holm | Women's pole vault | — | $750 |
| 1957 | Cheswill Johnson | Men's long jump | — | $750 |
| 1958 | Chioma Onyekwere | Women's discus throw | — | $750 |
| 1959 | Chris Mitrevski | Men's long jump | — | $750 |
| 1960 | Corinna Schwab | Women's 400 m | — | $750 |
| 1961 | Daniela Stanciu | Women's high jump | — | $750 |
| 1962 | David King | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $750 |
| 1963 | Elise Vanderelst | three disciplines | — | $750 |
| 1964 | Ella Junnila | Women's high jump | — | $750 |
| 1965 | Emma Ljungberg | Women's discus throw | — | $750 |
| 1966 | Gloria Hooper | Women's 200 m | — | $750 |
| 1967 | Hannah Jones | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $750 |
| 1968 | Hanne Claes | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $750 |
| 1969 | Harry Hughes | Men's javelin throw | — | $750 |
| 1970 | Heta Tuuri | Women's high jump | — | $750 |
| 1971 | Hicham Akankam | Men's 1500 m | — | $750 |
| 1972 | Jeremiah Curry | Men's 200 m | — | $750 |
| 1973 | Jesper Hellström | Men's triple jump | — | $750 |
| 1974 | Joe Ferguson | Men's 200 m | — | $750 |
| 1975 | Joseph Deng | Men's 800 m | — | $750 |
| 1976 | Julian Forte | Men's 200 m | — | $750 |
| 1977 | Laura Strati | Women's long jump | — | $750 |
| 1978 | Lilly Kaden | Women's 200 m | — | $750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Chioma Onyekwere is 1958th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $750.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Chioma Onyekwere most
Prefontaine Classic 2024 paid $750 for 7th in the discus throw, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Valarie Allman, Yaime Pérez, Jorinde van Klinken, Sandra Elkasević, Kristin Pudenz and Laulauga Tausaga.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Chioma Onyekwere won?
$750, which ranks 1958th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2024.
What is Chioma Onyekwere's biggest Diamond League payday?
$750, for finishing 7th in the discus throw at the 2024 Prefontaine Classic. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 7th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Chioma Onyekwere 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 discus 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.
Is this everything Chioma Onyekwere earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 104 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 her, 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 Chioma Onyekwere is Cheswill Johnson on $750, and one below Chris Mitrevski on $750. Chioma Onyekwere is one of 10 Nigeria athletes athletics has paid, and Nigeria athletics prize money adds them up to $608,750 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see women's discus throw prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Chioma Onyekwere 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 800 m. Every meeting she 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.