Jo-Ané du Plessis prize money
Jo-Ané du Plessis has been paid $31,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 880th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from seven paid finishes in the women's javelin throw, the best of them 2nd.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herculis EBS 2026 | Javelin throw | 7th | $1,500 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2025 | Javelin throw | 3rd | $7,000 |
| Athletissima 2025 | Javelin throw | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Diamond League Shanghai 2025 | Javelin throw | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Bislett Games 2025 | Javelin throw | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2025 | Javelin throw | 5th | $2,500 |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2024 | Javelin throw | 2nd | $6,000 |
| All seven | Women's javelin throw | - | $31,000 |
The seven paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $31,000 is seven separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.03% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
The World Championships
What Jo-Ané du Plessis did in Tokyo, 2025
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's javelin throw | 4th | 63.06 m | $16,000 |
The 2025 World Championships paid Jo-Ané du Plessis $16,000 for one finish in Tokyo, against $31,000 from seven Diamond League starts between 2024 and 2026. The championships page holds all 49 events and the $8,498,000 they paid out.
The Olympic Games
What Jo-Ané du Plessis won in Paris
| EVENT | MEDAL | EARNED |
|---|---|---|
| Women's javelin throw | Silver | - |
The silver in the women's javelin throw 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.
Season by season
2024 to 2026, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | - | Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | $6,000 |
| 2025 | 5 | - | Weltklasse Zürich | $23,500 |
| 2026 | 1 | - | Herculis EBS | $1,500 |
season running total
2025 is the biggest of them, $23,500 from five starts. Every season from 2024 to 2026 paid her something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $31,000.
Around Jo-Ané du Plessis on the money list
Ranks 860 to 900
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 860 | Sigrid Borge | Women's javelin throw | - | $32,500 |
| 861 | Eilish McColgan | five disciplines | - | $32,250 |
| 862 | Ezekiel Nathaniel | two disciplines | - | $32,000 |
| 863 | Kanyinsola Ajayi | Men's 100 m | 1 | $32,000 |
| 864 | Natasha Morrison | two disciplines | - | $32,000 |
| 865 | Rusheen McDonald | Men's 400 m | 1 | $32,000 |
| 866 | Tosin Oke | Men's triple jump | - | $32,000 |
| 867 | Adrian Piperi | Men's shot put | - | $31,750 |
| 868 | Django Lovett | Men's high jump | 1 | $31,750 |
| 869 | Jodie Williams | two disciplines | - | $31,750 |
| 870 | Robeilys Peinado | Women's pole vault | - | $31,750 |
| 871 | Vincent Kibet | two disciplines | - | $31,750 |
| 872 | Chris Carter | Men's triple jump | 1 | $31,500 |
| 873 | David Girat | Men's triple jump | 1 | $31,500 |
| 874 | Dong Bin | Men's triple jump | - | $31,500 |
| 875 | Benn Harradine | Men's discus throw | - | $31,000 |
| 876 | Biniam Mehary | two disciplines | - | $31,000 |
| 877 | Cory Martin | Men's shot put | - | $31,000 |
| 878 | Galen Rupp | two disciplines | - | $31,000 |
| 879 | Jack Green | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $31,000 |
| 880 | Jo-Ané du Plessis | Women's javelin throw | - | $31,000 |
| 881 | Lacy Janson | Women's pole vault | - | $31,000 |
| 882 | Naide Gomes | Women's long jump | - | $31,000 |
| 883 | Nathan Strother | Men's 400 m | - | $31,000 |
| 884 | Tonea Marshall | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $30,750 |
| 885 | Wang Yu | Men's high jump | 1 | $30,750 |
| 886 | Anaïs Bourgoin | two disciplines | - | $30,500 |
| 887 | Graham Blanks | two disciplines | - | $30,500 |
| 888 | Ibtissam Lakhouad | Women's 1500 m | - | $30,500 |
| 889 | Tia Jones | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $30,500 |
| 890 | Curtis Thompson | Men's javelin throw | - | $30,250 |
| 891 | Wilhem Belocian | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $30,250 |
| 892 | Albert Rop | two disciplines | - | $30,000 |
| 893 | Dawid Wegner | Men's javelin throw | - | $30,000 |
| 894 | Kyra Jefferson | two disciplines | - | $30,000 |
| 895 | Maia McCoy | two disciplines | - | $30,000 |
| 896 | Mario Forsythe | two disciplines | - | $30,000 |
| 897 | Steffin McCarter | Men's long jump | 1 | $30,000 |
| 898 | Viktoriya Tkachuk | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $30,000 |
| 899 | Wang Jianan | Men's long jump | - | $30,000 |
| 900 | Brandon Hicklin | two disciplines | - | $29,750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Jo-Ané du Plessis is 880th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $31,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Jo-Ané du Plessis most
Weltklasse Zürich 2025 paid $7,000 for 3rd in the javelin throw, one of six in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Mackenzie Little, Flor Ruiz, Haruka Kitaguchi, Elina Tzengko and Adriana Vilagoš.
Athletissima 2025 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the javelin throw, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Elina Tzengko, Sigrid Borge, Mackenzie Little, Maria Andrejczyk, Flor Ruiz and Victoria Hudson.
Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2024 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the javelin throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Nikola Ogrodníková, Maggie Malone-Hardin, Marie-Therese Obst, Flor Ruiz, Victoria Hudson and Maria Andrejczyk.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Jo-Ané du Plessis won?
$31,000, which ranks 880th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from seven paid finishes between 2024 and 2026.
What is Jo-Ané du Plessis's biggest Diamond League payday?
$7,000, for finishing 3rd in the javelin throw at the 2025 Weltklasse Zürich. 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 Jo-Ané du Plessis 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 javelin 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 much did Jo-Ané du Plessis win at the 2025 World Championships?
$16,000, from one paid final in Tokyo. The championships pay eight places in every event, $70,000 for a title down to $5,000 for 8th.
Is this everything Jo-Ané du Plessis earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 224 meetings. The World Championships money above is separate money from a separate payer, and none of it is added together here. It holds 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 Jo-Ané du Plessis is Jack Green on $31,000, and one below Lacy Janson on $31,000. Jo-Ané du Plessis is one of 54 South Africa athletes athletics has paid, and South Africa athletics prize money adds them up to $2,356,250 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see women's javelin throw prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Jo-Ané du Plessis 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 Herculis EBS 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 javelin throw page.