Lacy Janson prize money
Lacy Janson has been paid $31,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 881st of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from eleven paid finishes in the women's pole vault, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adidas Grand Prix 2013 | Pole vault | 4th | $3,000 |
| Golden Grand Prix 2013 | Pole vault | 5th | $2,500 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2012 | Pole vault | =3rd | $3,500 |
| Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2012 | Pole vault | 6th | $2,000 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2012 | Pole vault | 6th | $2,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2011 | Pole vault | 4th | $3,000 |
| Herculis 2010 | Pole vault | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2010 | Pole vault | =3rd | $3,500 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2010 | Pole vault | 4th | $3,000 |
| Doha Diamond League 2010 | Pole vault | 5th | $2,500 |
| British Grand Prix 2010 | Pole vault | 6th | $2,000 |
| All eleven | Women's pole vault | - | $31,000 |
The eleven paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $31,000 is eleven 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.
Season by season
2010 to 2013, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | - | Herculis | $15,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | - | Prefontaine Classic | $3,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | - | Prefontaine Classic | $7,500 |
| 2013 | 2 | - | Adidas Grand Prix | $5,500 |
season running total
2010 is the biggest of them, $15,000 from five starts. Every season from 2010 to 2013 paid her something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $31,000.
Around Lacy Janson on the money list
Ranks 861 to 901
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 901 | Fiordaliza Cofil | Women's 400 m | 1 | $29,750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Lacy Janson is 881st 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 Lacy Janson most
Herculis 2010 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the pole vault, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Silke Spiegelburg, Yuliya Golubchikova, Jiřina Ptáčníková, Anna Rogowska, Jillian Schwartz and Fabiana Murer.
Prefontaine Classic 2012 paid $3,500 for =3rd in the pole vault, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Kylie Hutson, Angelica Bengtsson, Holly Bradshaw, Fabiana Murer, Svetlana Feofanova and Martina Strutz.
Prefontaine Classic 2010 paid $3,500 for =3rd in the pole vault, one of six in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Aleksandra Kiryashova, Chelsea Johnson, Fabiana Murer, Anna Rogowska and Yuliya Golubchikova.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Lacy Janson won?
$31,000, which ranks 881st of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from eleven paid finishes between 2010 and 2013.
What is Lacy Janson's biggest Diamond League payday?
$4,000, for finishing 3rd in the pole vault at the 2010 Herculis. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 3rd and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Lacy Janson 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 Lacy Janson 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 Lacy Janson is Jo-Ané du Plessis on $31,000, and one below Naide Gomes on $31,000. Lacy Janson is one of 659 United States athletes athletics has paid, and United States athletics prize money adds them up to $29,436,125 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 Lacy Janson 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 Adidas Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.