Li Lingyu prize money
Li Lingyu has been paid $5,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1986th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the women's javelin throw, the best of them 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.
Every payment
Where she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2015 | Javelin throw | 5th | $2,500 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2014 | Javelin throw | 4th | $3,000 |
| All two | Women's javelin throw | - | $5,500 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $5,500 is two 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.
Season by season
2014 to 2015, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | - | Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | $3,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | - | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | $2,500 |
season running total
2014 is the biggest of them, $3,000 from one start. Every season from 2014 to 2015 paid her something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $5,500.
Around Li Lingyu on the money list
Ranks 1966 to 2006
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Deajah Stevens | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1967 | Demario Prince | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1968 | Dexter Faulk | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1969 | Dmytro Demyanyuk | Men's high jump | - | $5,500 |
| 1970 | Dovilė Kilty | Women's triple jump | - | $5,500 |
| 1971 | Elisa Cusma | Women's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1972 | Emel Dereli̇ | Women's shot put | - | $5,500 |
| 1973 | Emily Cherotich Tuei | Women's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1974 | Eric Edwards Jr. | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1975 | Gabbi Cunningham | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1976 | Hamid Ezzine | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,500 |
| 1977 | Hawi Abera | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1978 | Hyleas Fountain | Women's long jump | - | $5,500 |
| 1979 | Ibrahim Ezzaydouni | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,500 |
| 1980 | Jacquelyn Coward | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1981 | Janeek Brown | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1982 | Joe Klecker | three disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1983 | Jonathan Sacoor | Men's 400 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1984 | Kevin López | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1985 | Leah Nugent | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1986 | Li Lingyu | Women's javelin throw | - | $5,500 |
| 1987 | Luka Bošković | Men's long jump | - | $5,500 |
| 1988 | Mario Pestano | Men's discus throw | - | $5,500 |
| 1989 | Māris Urtāns | Men's shot put | - | $5,500 |
| 1990 | Mike Foppen | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1991 | Monica Hargrove | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1992 | Mukhtar Mohammed | Men's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1993 | Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla | Men's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1994 | Pedrya Seymour | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1995 | Richard Yates | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1996 | Sarah Stevens-Walker | Women's shot put | - | $5,500 |
| 1997 | Shalaya Kipp | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,500 |
| 1998 | Simon Magakwe | Men's 100 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1999 | Tan Jian | Women's discus throw | - | $5,500 |
| 2000 | Taresa Tolosa | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 2001 | Tigst Assefa | Women's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 2002 | Tyquendo Tracey | Men's 100 m | - | $5,500 |
| 2003 | Udodi Onwuzurike | Men's 200 m | - | $5,500 |
| 2004 | Victor Hogan | Men's discus throw | - | $5,500 |
| 2005 | Wu Yanni | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 2006 | Yanxi Li | Men's triple jump | - | $5,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Li Lingyu is 1986th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $5,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Li Lingyu most
Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2014 paid $3,000 for 4th in the javelin throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Hanna Hatsko, Madara Palameika, Linda Stahl, Vera Markaryan, Barbora Špotáková and Martina Ratej.
Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2015 paid $2,500 for 5th in the javelin throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Christina Obergföll, Kara Winger, Mariya Abakumova, Lyu Huihui, Sunette Viljoen and Kimberley Mickle.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Li Lingyu won?
$5,500, which ranks 1986th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes between 2014 and 2015.
What is Li Lingyu's biggest Diamond League payday?
$3,000, for finishing 4th in the javelin throw at the 2014 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea. 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 Li Lingyu 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.
Is this everything Li Lingyu 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 Li Lingyu is Leah Nugent on $5,500, and one below Luka Bošković on $5,500. Li Lingyu is one of 114 China athletes athletics has paid, and China athletics prize money adds them up to $1,813,250 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 Li Lingyu 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 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.