Like Wang prize money
Like Wang has been paid $1,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 3382nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the men's shot put, and it was 8th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2012 | Shot put | 8th | $1,000 |
The one paid figure add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $1,000 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.
Around Like Wang on the money list
Ranks 3362 to 3402
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3362 | Kate Avery | Women's 5000 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3363 | Kateema Riettie | Women's javelin throw | - | $1,000 |
| 3364 | Katharina Trost | Women's 800 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3365 | Kelly Massey | Women's 400 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3366 | Kendell Williams | Women's long jump | - | $1,000 |
| 3367 | Kendrick Smallwood | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $1,000 |
| 3368 | Kiara Parker | Women's 100 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3369 | Klaudia Kardasz | Women's shot put | - | $1,000 |
| 3370 | Kobe Vleminckx | Men's 200 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3371 | Kortnei Johnson | Women's 100 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3372 | Krissy Gear | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $1,000 |
| 3373 | Kristin Heaston | Women's shot put | - | $1,000 |
| 3374 | Kseniya Aksyonova | Women's 400 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3375 | Lakeri Ertzgaard | Women's 400 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3376 | Lance Brooks | Men's discus throw | - | $1,000 |
| 3377 | Latario Collie-Minns | Men's triple jump | - | $1,000 |
| 3378 | Lea Wallace | Women's 1500 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3379 | Leonardo Capotosti | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $1,000 |
| 3380 | Leroy Dixon | Men's 200 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3381 | Li Yong | Women's 800 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3382 | Like Wang | Men's shot put | - | $1,000 |
| 3383 | Lina Jacques-Sébastien | Women's 200 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3384 | Lisa Brix Pedersen | Women's discus throw | - | $1,000 |
| 3385 | Lisa Duffy | Women's 400 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3386 | Loïc Prévot | Men's 400 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3387 | Lois Maikel Martínez | Men's discus throw | - | $1,000 |
| 3388 | Loreal Smith | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $1,000 |
| 3389 | Louis Gilavert | two disciplines | - | $1,000 |
| 3390 | Lucy Hatton | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $1,000 |
| 3391 | Łukasz Parszczyński | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $1,000 |
| 3392 | Lyudmila Remeslova | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $1,000 |
| 3393 | Ma Qun | Men's javelin throw | - | $1,000 |
| 3394 | Magdelín Martínez | Women's triple jump | - | $1,000 |
| 3395 | Magnus Røsholm Berntsen | Men's discus throw | - | $1,000 |
| 3396 | Malin Dahlström | Women's pole vault | - | $1,000 |
| 3397 | Manu Quijera | Men's javelin throw | - | $1,000 |
| 3398 | Maria Cristina Mancebo | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $1,000 |
| 3399 | Maria del Mar Jover | Women's long jump | - | $1,000 |
| 3400 | Maritu Ketema | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $1,000 |
| 3401 | Marta Milani | Women's 400 m | - | $1,000 |
| 3402 | Maryse Luzolo | Women's long jump | - | $1,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Like Wang is 3382nd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $1,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Like Wang most
Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2012 paid $1,000 for 8th in the shot put, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Reese Hoffa, Dylan Armstrong, Ryan Whiting, Christian Cantwell, Asmir Kolašinac and Nedžad Mulabegović.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Like Wang won?
$1,000, which ranks 3382nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2012.
What is Like Wang's biggest Diamond League payday?
$1,000, for finishing 8th in the shot put at the 2012 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 8th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Like Wang 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 shot put 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 Like Wang 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 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 Like Wang is Li Yong on $1,000, and one below Lina Jacques-Sébastien on $1,000. Like Wang 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 men's shot put prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Like Wang 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 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.