Katarina Johnson-Thompson prize money
Katarina Johnson-Thompson has been paid $20,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 592nd of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from eight paid finishes in the women's long jump, the best of them 3rd.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Athletics Meet 2025 | Long jump | 8th | $1,000 |
| London Athletics Meet 2024 | Long jump | 5th | $1,250 |
| London Athletics Meet 2023 | Long jump | 5th | $1,250 |
| Birmingham Diamond League 2022 | Long jump | 8th | $500 |
| Anniversary Games 2021 | Long jump | 8th | $500 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2019 | Long jump | 3rd | $10,000 |
| Müller Grand Prix Birmingham 2019 | Long jump | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Müller Anniversary Games 2019 | Long jump | 7th | $1,500 |
| All eight | Women's long jump | — | $20,000 |
The eight paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $20,000 is eight separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.04% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
The World Championships
What Katarina Johnson-Thompson did in Tokyo, 2025
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's heptathlon | =3rd | 6581 | $19,000 |
The 2025 World Championships paid Katarina Johnson-Thompson $19,000 for one finish in Tokyo, against $20,000 from eight Diamond League starts between 2019 and 2025. Nine days there paid her more than any whole Diamond League season has. The championships page holds all 49 events and the $8,498,000 they paid out.
The Olympic Games
What Katarina Johnson-Thompson won in Paris
| EVENT | MEDAL | EARNED |
|---|---|---|
| Women's heptathlon | Silver | — |
The silver in the women's heptathlon 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
2019 to 2025, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | — | AG Memorial Van Damme | $15,500 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 1 | — | Anniversary Games | $500 |
| 2022 | 1 | — | Birmingham Diamond League | $500 |
| 2023 | 1 | — | London Athletics Meet | $1,250 |
| 2024 | 1 | — | London Athletics Meet | $1,250 |
| 2025 | 1 | — | London Athletics Meet | $1,000 |
season running total
2019 is the biggest of them, $15,500 from three starts. No Diamond League meeting paid Katarina Johnson-Thompson in 2020, so that column stands at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $20,000.
Around Katarina Johnson-Thompson on the money list
Ranks 572 to 612
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 572 | Ben Pattison | two disciplines | — | $21,250 |
| 573 | Maksim Nedasekau | Men's high jump | — | $21,250 |
| 574 | Michael Mason | Men's high jump | 1 | $21,250 |
| 575 | Sam Mattis | Men's discus throw | — | $21,250 |
| 576 | Brandon Miller | Men's 800 m | 1 | $21,000 |
| 577 | Jo-Ané du Plessis | Women's javelin throw | — | $21,000 |
| 578 | Marco Fassinotti | Men's high jump | — | $21,000 |
| 579 | Adam Gemili | two disciplines | — | $20,500 |
| 580 | Alexis Copello | Men's triple jump | — | $20,500 |
| 581 | Gabrielle Jennings | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $20,500 |
| 582 | Jamile Samuel | two disciplines | — | $20,500 |
| 583 | Jordan Díaz | Men's triple jump | 1 | $20,500 |
| 584 | Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui | two disciplines | 1 | $20,250 |
| 585 | Gabriela Leon | Women's pole vault | — | $20,250 |
| 586 | Martina Weil | Women's 400 m | — | $20,250 |
| 587 | Yemisi Ogunleye | Women's shot put | — | $20,250 |
| 588 | Cooper Lutkenhaus | Men's 800 m | 2 | $20,000 |
| 589 | Favour Ofili | two disciplines | — | $20,000 |
| 590 | Hyvin Kiyeng | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $20,000 |
| 591 | Jacob Kiplimo | three disciplines | — | $20,000 |
| 592 | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | Women's long jump | — | $20,000 |
| 593 | Kemba Nelson | Women's 100 m | 1 | $20,000 |
| 594 | Rusheen McDonald | Men's 400 m | 1 | $20,000 |
| 595 | Salaheddine Ben Yazide | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $20,000 |
| 596 | Marcell Jacobs | Men's 100 m | — | $19,750 |
| 597 | Mélina Robert-Michon | Women's discus throw | — | $19,750 |
| 598 | Rose Davies | two disciplines | — | $19,750 |
| 599 | Victoria Hudson | Women's javelin throw | — | $19,750 |
| 600 | Maria Żodzik | Women's high jump | 1 | $19,667 |
| 601 | Tihomir Ivanov | Men's high jump | — | $19,625 |
| 602 | Brandon McBride | Men's 800 m | — | $19,500 |
| 603 | David Kendziera | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $19,500 |
| 604 | Emil Agyekum | two disciplines | — | $19,500 |
| 605 | Jacious Sears | Women's 100 m | — | $19,500 |
| 606 | Maddi Wesche | Women's shot put | — | $19,500 |
| 607 | Shanice Craft | Women's discus throw | — | $19,500 |
| 608 | Dylan Beard | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $19,250 |
| 609 | Fantu Worku | two disciplines | — | $19,250 |
| 610 | Heather MacLean | two disciplines | — | $19,250 |
| 611 | Lisanne de Witte | Women's 400 m | — | $19,250 |
| 612 | Oliver Helander | Men's javelin throw | — | $19,250 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Katarina Johnson-Thompson is 592nd of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $20,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Katarina Johnson-Thompson most
AG Memorial Van Damme 2019 paid $10,000 for 3rd in the long jump, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk, Lorraine Ugen, Yelena Sokolova, Brooke Stratton, Caterine Ibargüen and Malaika Mihambo.
Müller Grand Prix Birmingham 2019 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the long jump, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Abigail Irozuru, Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk, Yelena Sokolova, Lorraine Ugen, Sha'Keela Saunders and Nafissatou Thiam.
Müller Anniversary Games 2019 paid $1,500 for 7th in the long jump, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Christabel Nettey, Malaika Mihambo, Brittney Reese, Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk, Brooke Buschkuehl and Lorraine Ugen.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Katarina Johnson-Thompson won?
$20,000, which ranks 592nd of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from eight paid finishes between 2019 and 2025.
What is Katarina Johnson-Thompson's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 3rd in the long jump at the 2019 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 Katarina Johnson-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 place is worth the same in the women's long jump 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 Katarina Johnson-Thompson win at the 2025 World Championships?
$19,000, 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 Katarina Johnson-Thompson earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 104 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 2,112 athletes across the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Katarina Johnson-Thompson is Jacob Kiplimo on $20,000, and one below Kemba Nelson on $20,000. Katarina Johnson-Thompson is one of 126 Great Britain athletes athletics has paid, and Great Britain athletics prize money adds them up to $3,411,000 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see women's long jump prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Katarina Johnson-Thompson 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 800 m. Every meeting she has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and London Athletics Meet 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 heptathlon page.