Gerd Kanter prize money
Gerd Kanter has been paid $194,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 116th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from 40 paid finishes in the men's discus throw, nine 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 he finished, and what the card paid for it
The 40 paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $194,000 is 40 separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.2% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2010 to 2016, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6 | 2 | Herculis | $34,000 |
| 2011 | 7 | 2 | Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix | $36,500 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3 | London Grand Prix | $44,000 |
| 2013 | 7 | 2 | Bislett Games | $39,500 |
| 2014 | 6 | - | Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix | $21,000 |
| 2015 | 4 | - | Meeting Areva | $13,000 |
| 2016 | 4 | - | Herculis | $6,000 |
season running total
2012 is the biggest of them, $44,000 from six starts. Every season from 2010 to 2016 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $194,000.
Around Gerd Kanter on the money list
Ranks 96 to 136
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | Jairus Kipchoge Birech | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 10 | $208,000 |
| 97 | Gudaf Tsegay | five disciplines | 7 | $206,500 |
| 98 | Silas Kiplagat | two disciplines | 11 | $205,000 |
| 99 | Genzebe Dibaba | five disciplines | 12 | $204,500 |
| 100 | Danielle Williams | Women's 100 m hurdles | 7 | $204,250 |
| 101 | Yarisley Silva | Women's pole vault | 7 | $203,333 |
| 102 | Justin Gatlin | two disciplines | 16 | $203,250 |
| 103 | Kimberly Williams | Women's triple jump | 1 | $203,250 |
| 104 | Kyron McMaster | two disciplines | 3 | $202,250 |
| 105 | Christina Schwanitz | Women's shot put | 10 | $202,000 |
| 106 | Tero Pitkämäki | Men's javelin throw | 10 | $202,000 |
| 107 | Haruka Kitaguchi | Women's javelin throw | 11 | $199,500 |
| 108 | Faith Cherotich | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 8 | $198,000 |
| 109 | Nina Kennedy | Women's pole vault | 11 | $197,500 |
| 110 | Winfred Yavi | two disciplines | 8 | $197,500 |
| 111 | Ajeé Wilson | Women's 800 m | 6 | $197,250 |
| 112 | Sofia Assefa | two disciplines | 4 | $196,000 |
| 113 | Gianmarco Tamberi | Men's high jump | 6 | $195,958 |
| 114 | Stephenie Ann McPherson | two disciplines | 4 | $194,750 |
| 115 | Mercy Cherono | five disciplines | 9 | $194,500 |
| 116 | Gerd Kanter | Men's discus throw | 9 | $194,000 |
| 117 | Bohdan Bondarenko | Men's high jump | 12 | $193,583 |
| 118 | Freweyni Hailu | five disciplines | 7 | $193,000 |
| 119 | Audrey Werro | two disciplines | 7 | $191,500 |
| 120 | Rai Benjamin | four disciplines | 8 | $190,250 |
| 121 | Carmelita Jeter | two disciplines | 13 | $189,000 |
| 122 | Milcah Chemos | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 16 | $189,000 |
| 123 | Shara Proctor | Women's long jump | 4 | $187,000 |
| 124 | Michelle Carter | Women's shot put | 3 | $186,500 |
| 125 | Blanka Vlašić | Women's high jump | 14 | $185,500 |
| 126 | Novlene Williams-Mills | Women's 400 m | 7 | $185,000 |
| 127 | Luvo Manyonga | Men's long jump | 8 | $184,500 |
| 128 | Leyanis Pérez | Women's triple jump | 9 | $183,250 |
| 129 | Olha Saladukha | Women's triple jump | 6 | $183,000 |
| 130 | Vítězslav Veselý | Men's javelin throw | 8 | $183,000 |
| 131 | Ferguson Rotich | two disciplines | 5 | $181,750 |
| 132 | Bershawn Jackson | two disciplines | 9 | $181,500 |
| 133 | Emmanuel Korir | two disciplines | 6 | $181,500 |
| 134 | Janieve Russell | Women's 400 m hurdles | 3 | $180,500 |
| 135 | Beatrice Chebet | three disciplines | 11 | $180,250 |
| 136 | Christina Obergföll | Women's javelin throw | 12 | $179,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Gerd Kanter is 116th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $194,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Gerd Kanter most
Bislett Games 2013 paid $10,000 for 1st in the discus throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ehsan Haddadi, Robert Urbanek, Martin Wierig, Erik Cadée, Frank Casanas and Fredrik Amundgård.
Weltklasse 2013 paid $10,000 for 1st in the discus throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Robert Harting, Ehsan Haddadi, Martin Wierig, Erik Cadée, Robert Urbanek and Piotr Małachowski.
London Grand Prix 2012 paid $10,000 for 1st in the discus throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Virgilijus Alekna, Lawrence Okoye, Erik Cadée, Frank Casanas, Rutger Smith and Abdul Buhari.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Gerd Kanter won?
$194,000, which ranks 116th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from 40 paid finishes between 2010 and 2016.
What is Gerd Kanter's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the discus throw at the 2013 Bislett Games. 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 Gerd Kanter 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 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.
How many Diamond League meetings has Gerd Kanter won?
Nine of 40, worth $90,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Gerd Kanter 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 Gerd Kanter is Mercy Cherono on $194,500, and one below Bohdan Bondarenko on $193,583. Gerd Kanter is one of 11 Estonia athletes athletics has paid, and Estonia athletics prize money adds them up to $509,000 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's discus throw prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Gerd Kanter 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 Herculis has its own page across every edition of it.