Desirèe Henry prize money
Desirèe Henry has been paid $1,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1645th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the women's 200 m, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doha Diamond League 2017 | 200 m | 7th | $1,500 |
The one paid figure add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $1,500 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.
The World Championships
What Desirèe Henry did in Tokyo, 2025
Desirèe Henry went to the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo on a relay and ran no individual final there. She ran on the Great Britain team that finished 4th in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay, $16,000 to the federation rather than to any one of the four. The championships page holds all 49 events and the $8,498,000 they paid out.
The World Athletics Relays
What Desirèe Henry ran on
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | TEAM PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4 × 100 metres relay | — | DNF | — |
Desirèe Henry stood in one World Relays final and the team was paid for it. The ladder reaches all eight teams in a final, $40,000 for a title down to $2,000 for 8th, so the only way past it is not to finish: a dropped baton or a disqualification leaves the rung empty and the meeting keeps the money. The World Relays page holds all 12 finals across two championships and the $1,067,000 they paid out.
The Olympic Games
What Desirèe Henry won in Paris
| EVENT | MEDAL | EARNED |
|---|---|---|
| Women's 4 × 100 metres relay | Silver | — |
The silver in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay paid nothing. Only a gold pays, so 97 of the 145 medals awarded on the athletics programme in Paris carried no money at all. The Olympic page holds all 48 golds, the $2,400,000 they paid and what the circuit pays the same champions.
Around Desirèe Henry on the money list
Ranks 1625 to 1665
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1625 | Adam Spencer | two disciplines | — | $1,500 |
| 1626 | Adriaan Wildschutt | two disciplines | — | $1,500 |
| 1627 | Aleksandra Nacheva | Women's triple jump | — | $1,500 |
| 1628 | Alexandra Ștefania Uță | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $1,500 |
| 1629 | Andreas Ofstad Kulseng | Men's 200 m | — | $1,500 |
| 1630 | Angelina Napoleon | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $1,500 |
| 1631 | Antoine Gakeme | Men's 800 m | — | $1,500 |
| 1632 | Anyika Onuora | Women's 400 m | — | $1,500 |
| 1633 | Ariana Ince | Women's javelin throw | — | $1,500 |
| 1634 | Ashanti Moore | Women's 200 m | — | $1,500 |
| 1635 | Assinie Wilson | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $1,500 |
| 1636 | Ben Blankenship | two disciplines | — | $1,500 |
| 1637 | Braxton Brann | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $1,500 |
| 1638 | Camille Laus | two disciplines | — | $1,500 |
| 1639 | Carson Williams | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $1,500 |
| 1640 | Cian McPhillips | Men's 800 m | — | $1,500 |
| 1641 | Claudio Romero | Men's discus throw | — | $1,500 |
| 1642 | Daniela Ledecká | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $1,500 |
| 1643 | Dany Brand | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $1,500 |
| 1644 | David Barroso | Men's 800 m | — | $1,500 |
| 1645 | Desirèe Henry | Women's 200 m | — | $1,500 |
| 1646 | Dominik Alberto | Men's pole vault | — | $1,500 |
| 1647 | Dovilė Kilty | Women's triple jump | — | $1,500 |
| 1648 | Drew Hunter | Men's 3000 m | — | $1,500 |
| 1649 | Dzmitry Nabokau | Men's high jump | — | $1,500 |
| 1650 | Edward Zakayo Pingua | Men's 5000 m | — | $1,500 |
| 1651 | Eefje Boons | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $1,500 |
| 1652 | Elena Andreea Taloș | Women's triple jump | — | $1,500 |
| 1653 | Elinor Purrier | Women's 1500 m | — | $1,500 |
| 1654 | Erwan Konaté | Men's long jump | — | $1,500 |
| 1655 | Erwann Cinna | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $1,500 |
| 1656 | Ethan Cormont | Men's pole vault | — | $1,500 |
| 1657 | Ezinne Okparaebo | Women's 100 m | — | $1,500 |
| 1658 | Gabija Galvydytė | two disciplines | — | $1,500 |
| 1659 | Geisa Arcanjo | Women's shot put | — | $1,500 |
| 1660 | Geneviève Lalonde | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $1,500 |
| 1661 | Huang Changzhou | Men's long jump | — | $1,500 |
| 1662 | Ingar Bratseth-Kiplesund | Men's long jump | — | $1,500 |
| 1663 | Ivan Pelizza | Men's 800 m | — | $1,500 |
| 1664 | Jack Green | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $1,500 |
| 1665 | Jade Lally | Women's discus throw | — | $1,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Desirèe Henry is 1645th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $1,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Desirèe Henry most
Doha Diamond League 2017 paid $1,500 for 7th in the 200 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Joanna Atkins, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Dafne Schippers, Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith, Simone Facey and Veronica Campbell Brown.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Desirèe Henry won?
$1,500, which ranks 1645th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2017.
What is Desirèe Henry's biggest Diamond League payday?
$1,500, for finishing 7th in the 200 m at the 2017 Doha Diamond League. 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 Desirèe Henry 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 200 m 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 Desirèe Henry 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 Desirèe Henry is David Barroso on $1,500, and one below Dominik Alberto on $1,500. Desirèe Henry is one of 126 Great Britain athletes athletics has paid, and Great Britain athletics prize money adds them up to $3,411,000 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see women's 200 m prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Desirèe Henry 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 Doha Diamond League 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 women's 4 × 100 metres relay page. World Relays prize money is the Guangzhou 2025 and Gaborone 2026 championships, $1,087,000 put up across 12 finals that pay a team and never a runner, and the relay is on the mixed 4 × 100 metres relay page.