João Coelho prize money
João Coelho has been paid $2,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2741st of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the men's 400 m, and it was 4th.
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 he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bauhausgalan 2023 | 400 m | 4th | $2,000 |
The one paid figure add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $2,000 is one 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.
The World Indoor Championships
What João Coelho did indoors
João Coelho went to the World Indoor Championships on a relay and ran no individual final there. He ran on the Portugal team that finished 5th in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay in Toruń 2026, $6,000 to the team rather than to any one of the four. The indoor championships page holds all 53 finals across two editions and the $4,632,000 they paid out.
The World Athletics Relays
What João Coelho ran on
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | TEAM PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | 4th | 2:59.75 | $8,000 |
The World Relays have paid $8,000 for the one team João Coelho ran on in Gaborone 2026, and all of it went to Portugal rather than to the four who ran. The $2,000 at the top of this page is what the Diamond League paid him. This is what World Athletics paid a country, and the two are not added together anywhere on the site. No team he ran on won its final, and the ladder paid the teams anyway: it reaches all eight teams in a final, $40,000 for a title down to $2,000 for 8th, so reaching one is the run that pays. The World Relays page holds all 12 finals across two championships and the $1,067,000 they paid out.
Around João Coelho on the money list
Ranks 2721 to 2761
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2721 | Giovanni Faloci | Men's discus throw | - | $2,000 |
| 2722 | Gout Gout | Men's 200 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2723 | Grete Etholm | Women's discus throw | - | $2,000 |
| 2724 | Hanna Klein | three disciplines | - | $2,000 |
| 2725 | Hanne Maudens | Women's long jump | - | $2,000 |
| 2726 | Hatti Archer | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $2,000 |
| 2727 | Heather Kampf | two disciplines | - | $2,000 |
| 2728 | Henricho Bruintjies | Men's 100 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2729 | Huadong Zhang | Men's 400 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2730 | Hugo Menin | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $2,000 |
| 2731 | Ilona Mononen | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $2,000 |
| 2732 | Irina Davydova | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $2,000 |
| 2733 | Isaac Grimes | Men's long jump | - | $2,000 |
| 2734 | Jacob Fincham-Dukes | Men's long jump | - | $2,000 |
| 2735 | Jade Maraval | Women's javelin throw | - | $2,000 |
| 2736 | Jamar Marshall | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $2,000 |
| 2737 | Jamie Cheever | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $2,000 |
| 2738 | Jeff Erius | Men's 100 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2739 | Jessica Zelinka | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $2,000 |
| 2740 | Jie Yao | Men's pole vault | - | $2,000 |
| 2741 | João Coelho | Men's 400 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2742 | Johnnie Blockburger | Men's 400 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2743 | Jonas Raess | two disciplines | - | $2,000 |
| 2744 | Jonathan Carbe | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $2,000 |
| 2745 | Josleidy Ribalta | Women's triple jump | - | $2,000 |
| 2746 | Jovanee Jarrett | Women's long jump | - | $2,000 |
| 2747 | Judy Kiyeng | Women's 1500 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2748 | Juleisy Angulo | Women's javelin throw | - | $2,000 |
| 2749 | Jules Pommery | Men's long jump | - | $2,000 |
| 2750 | Julie Labonté | Women's shot put | - | $2,000 |
| 2751 | Julien Kapek | Men's triple jump | - | $2,000 |
| 2752 | Kalle Berglund | three disciplines | - | $2,000 |
| 2753 | Karin Mey Melis | Women's long jump | - | $2,000 |
| 2754 | Karl Wållgren | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $2,000 |
| 2755 | Karolina Kołeczek | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $2,000 |
| 2756 | Kinga Królik | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $2,000 |
| 2757 | Kristian Pulli | Men's long jump | - | $2,000 |
| 2758 | Kyle Clemons | Men's 400 m | - | $2,000 |
| 2759 | Laura Valette | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $2,000 |
| 2760 | LaVonne Idlette | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $2,000 |
| 2761 | Li Chenyang | Men's pole vault | - | $2,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. João Coelho is 2741st of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $2,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid João Coelho most
Bauhausgalan 2023 paid $2,000 for 4th in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Attila Molnár, Leungo Scotch, Bayapo Ndori, Yuki Joseph Nakajima, Zakithi Nene and Emmanuel Bamidele.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has João Coelho won?
$2,000, which ranks 2741st of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2023.
What is João Coelho's biggest Diamond League payday?
$2,000, for finishing 4th in the 400 m at the 2023 Bauhausgalan. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 4th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what João Coelho 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 place is worth the same in the men's 400 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.
What did João Coelho's World Relays teams win?
$8,000, across one paid final in Gaborone 2026. The relays pay a team rather than a runner, so the cheque goes to the federation and not to João Coelho or to any one of the four. A title pays $40,000 and the ladder reaches all eight teams in a final, down to $2,000 for 8th.
Is this everything João Coelho earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 224 meetings. The World Relays 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 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 João Coelho is Jie Yao on $2,000, and one below Johnnie Blockburger on $2,000. João Coelho is one of 30 Portugal athletes athletics has paid, and Portugal athletics prize money adds them up to $1,063,500 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 400 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and João Coelho 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 Bauhausgalan has its own page across every edition of it. Indoor championships prize money is the Nanjing 2025 and Toruń 2026 championships, $4,664,000 put up across 53 finals, and the indoor final is on the men's 4 × 400 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 men's 4 × 400 metres relay page.