Elaine Thompson prize money
Elaine Thompson has been paid $52,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 298th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from seven paid finishes in the women's 200 m and women's 100 m, two of them wins.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2019 | 100 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Meeting de Paris 2019 | 100 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2019 | 200 m | 3rd | $10,000 |
| Bauhausgalan 2019 | 200 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2019 | 200 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Herculis 2019 | 200 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 2019 | 100 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| All seven | two disciplines | — | $52,000 |
The seven paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $52,000 is seven separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.10% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Elaine Thompson
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 200 m | 4 | — | 2019 | $28,000 |
| Women's 100 m | 3 | 2 | 2019 | $24,000 |
The women's 200 m has paid Elaine Thompson $28,000 of the $52,000, which is 54% of everything the series has given her.
Around Elaine Thompson on the money list
Ranks 278 to 318
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 278 | Slimane Moula | Men's 800 m | 3 | $56,000 |
| 279 | Nicholas Kimeli | two disciplines | 1 | $55,750 |
| 280 | Holly Bradshaw | Women's pole vault | — | $55,250 |
| 281 | Kayla White | two disciplines | 1 | $55,250 |
| 282 | Wayne Pinnock | Men's long jump | 2 | $55,000 |
| 283 | Ben Broeders | Men's pole vault | 1 | $54,500 |
| 284 | Cole Hocker | three disciplines | 1 | $54,500 |
| 285 | Gabriel Tual | two disciplines | — | $54,500 |
| 286 | Kristin Pudenz | Women's discus throw | — | $54,500 |
| 287 | Gong Lijao | Women's shot put | 1 | $54,000 |
| 288 | Ja'Kobe Tharp | Men's 110 m hurdles | 2 | $54,000 |
| 289 | Emily Grove | Women's pole vault | 1 | $53,750 |
| 290 | Nia Ali | Women's 100 m hurdles | 1 | $53,750 |
| 291 | Brandon Starc | Men's high jump | 1 | $53,500 |
| 292 | Ejgayehu Taye | two disciplines | — | $53,500 |
| 293 | Shelby McEwen | Men's high jump | 2 | $53,375 |
| 294 | Sandra Elkasević | Women's discus throw | 2 | $53,250 |
| 295 | Sembo Almayew | two disciplines | 1 | $53,000 |
| 296 | Kimberly Williams | Women's triple jump | — | $52,750 |
| 297 | Lukas Weißhaidinger | Men's discus throw | — | $52,500 |
| 298 | Elaine Thompson | two disciplines | 2 | $52,000 |
| 299 | Habitam Alemu | three disciplines | — | $51,500 |
| 300 | Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu | three disciplines | 3 | $51,250 |
| 301 | Quanesha Burks | Women's long jump | 1 | $51,000 |
| 302 | Roberta Bruni | Women's pole vault | — | $50,875 |
| 303 | Konstanze Klosterhalfen | four disciplines | 1 | $50,750 |
| 304 | Darlan Romani | Men's shot put | 1 | $50,500 |
| 305 | Marwa Bouzayani | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $50,500 |
| 306 | Quincy Hall | two disciplines | 2 | $50,500 |
| 307 | Hilary Kpatcha | Women's long jump | 1 | $50,250 |
| 308 | Kate Grace | two disciplines | 2 | $50,250 |
| 309 | Athing Mu | Women's 800 m | 3 | $50,000 |
| 310 | Edmund Serem | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $50,000 |
| 311 | Matheus Lima | two disciplines | — | $50,000 |
| 312 | Sinesipho Dambile | Men's 200 m | 1 | $50,000 |
| 313 | Joseph Fahnbulleh | Men's 200 m | — | $49,750 |
| 314 | Kyree King | two disciplines | — | $49,750 |
| 315 | Rachid Muratake | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $49,750 |
| 316 | Kara Winger | Women's javelin throw | 2 | $49,500 |
| 317 | Sarah Healy | four disciplines | 1 | $49,500 |
| 318 | Raevyn Rogers | Women's 800 m | — | $49,250 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Elaine Thompson is 298th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $52,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Elaine Thompson most
Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2019 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 100 m, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Dina Asher-Smith, Aleia Hobbs, Marie-Josée Ta Lou, Jenna Prandini, Vitória Cristina Rosa and Shania Collins.
Meeting de Paris 2019 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 100 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Marie-Josée Ta Lou, Dafne Schippers, Teahna Daniels, Aleia Hobbs, Jonielle Smith and Carolle Zahi.
Weltklasse Zürich 2019 paid $10,000 for 3rd in the 200 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Dafne Schippers, Mujinga Kambundji, Blessing Okagbare, Crystal Emmanuel, Jamile Samuel and Shaunae Miller-Uibo.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Elaine Thompson won?
$52,000, which ranks 298th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from seven paid finishes in 2019.
What is Elaine Thompson's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the 100 m at the 2019 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 1st and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Elaine Thompson 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 win 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.
How many Diamond League meetings has Elaine Thompson won?
Two of seven, worth $20,000 between them. One of her appearance came at a final, which paid $10,000.
Is this everything Elaine Thompson 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 Elaine Thompson is Lukas Weißhaidinger on $52,500, and one below Habitam Alemu on $51,500. For the event itself, see women's 200 m prize money and women's 100 m prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Elaine Thompson has been paid in two of them. The biggest of the rest are women's 100 m hurdles, women's 800 m and women's 400 m. Every meeting she has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Golden Gala Pietro Mennea has its own page across every edition of it.