Elien Vekemans prize money
Elien Vekemans has been paid $3,750 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2256th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from three paid finishes in the women's pole vault, the best of them 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.
Every payment
Where she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2026 | Pole vault | 7th | $1,500 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2025 | Pole vault | =8th | $750 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2024 | Pole vault | 7th | $1,500 |
| All three | Women's pole vault | - | $3,750 |
The three paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $3,750 is three separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.00% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2024 to 2026, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | - | AG Memorial Van Damme | $1,500 |
| 2025 | 1 | - | AG Memorial Van Damme | $750 |
| 2026 | 1 | - | AG Memorial Van Damme | $1,500 |
season running total
2024 is the biggest of them, $1,500 from one start. Every season from 2024 to 2026 paid her something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $3,750.
Around Elien Vekemans on the money list
Ranks 2236 to 2276
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2236 | Stanley Mburu | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2237 | Stephen Mokoka | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2238 | Susanna Kallur | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $4,000 |
| 2239 | Teklemariam Medhin | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2240 | Teresia Muthoni Gateri | three disciplines | - | $4,000 |
| 2241 | Thomas Lancashire | Men's 1500 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2242 | Tintu Luka | Women's 800 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2243 | Toni Smith | Women's triple jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2244 | Trecia Kaye Smith | Women's triple jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2245 | Tshepo Tshite | three disciplines | - | $4,000 |
| 2246 | Wen Cheng | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,000 |
| 2247 | Xavi Mo-Ajok | Men's 200 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2248 | Xiong Shiqi | Women's long jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2249 | Yarisley Collado | Women's discus throw | - | $4,000 |
| 2250 | Yunier Pérez | Men's 100 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2251 | Sergey Kucheryanu | Men's pole vault | - | $3,833 |
| 2252 | Abdelmalik Lahoulou | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $3,750 |
| 2253 | Alexandra Bell | Women's 800 m | - | $3,750 |
| 2254 | Claudia Bobocea | two disciplines | - | $3,750 |
| 2255 | Delphine Nkansa | two disciplines | - | $3,750 |
| 2256 | Elien Vekemans | Women's pole vault | - | $3,750 |
| 2257 | Kenny Selmon | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $3,750 |
| 2258 | Kevin Mayer | three disciplines | - | $3,750 |
| 2259 | Lene Retzius | Women's pole vault | - | $3,750 |
| 2260 | Yao Jie | Men's pole vault | - | $3,750 |
| 2261 | Yonathan Kapitolnik | Men's high jump | - | $3,750 |
| 2262 | Austin Miller | Men's pole vault | - | $3,625 |
| 2263 | Becky Holliday Ward | Women's pole vault | - | $3,583 |
| 2264 | Aimee Pratt | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2265 | Alemaz Samuel | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2266 | Alioune Sene | Men's pole vault | - | $3,500 |
| 2267 | Alistair Ian Cragg | Men's 5000 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2268 | Amanda Smock | Women's triple jump | - | $3,500 |
| 2269 | Ana Claudia Lemos | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2270 | Andrew Baddeley | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2271 | Angela Petty | Women's 800 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2272 | Anna Krylova | Women's triple jump | - | $3,500 |
| 2273 | Antwon Hicks | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $3,500 |
| 2274 | Arne Gabius | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2275 | Asayech Ayichew | three disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2276 | Aziz Ouhadi | Men's 200 m | - | $3,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Elien Vekemans is 2256th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $3,750.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Elien Vekemans most
AG Memorial Van Damme 2026 paid $1,500 for 7th in the pole vault, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Hana Moll, Angelica Moser, Tina Šutej, Katie Moon, Emily Grove and Imogen Ayris.
AG Memorial Van Damme 2024 paid $1,500 for 7th in the pole vault, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Nina Kennedy, Sandi Morris, Alysha Newman, Molly Caudery, Angelica Moser and Roberta Bruni.
AG Memorial Van Damme 2025 paid $750 for =8th in the pole vault, one of twelve in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Amanda Moll, Roberta Bruni, Gabriela Leon, Katie Moon, Molly Caudery and Hana Moll.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Elien Vekemans won?
$3,750, which ranks 2256th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from three paid finishes between 2024 and 2026.
What is Elien Vekemans's biggest Diamond League payday?
$1,500, for finishing 7th in the pole vault at the 2026 AG Memorial Van Damme. 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 Elien Vekemans 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 pole vault 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 Elien Vekemans 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 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 Elien Vekemans is Delphine Nkansa on $3,750, and one below Kenny Selmon on $3,750. Elien Vekemans is one of 60 Belgium athletes athletics has paid, and Belgium athletics prize money adds them up to $821,458 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see women's pole vault prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Elien Vekemans 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 AG Memorial Van Damme has its own page across every edition of it.