Ma Qun prize money
Ma Qun has been paid $1,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1875th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the men's javelin throw, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 2019 | Javelin throw | 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 $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Ma Qun on the money list
Ranks 1855 to 1895
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1855 | Joris van Gool | Men's 100 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1856 | Juander Santos | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1857 | Junelle Bromfield | Women's 400 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1858 | Jura Levy | Women's 100 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1859 | Justus Soget | three disciplines | — | $1,000 |
| 1860 | Kalle Berglund | two disciplines | — | $1,000 |
| 1861 | Katharina Trost | Women's 800 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1862 | Kendell Williams | Women's long jump | — | $1,000 |
| 1863 | Kendrick Smallwood | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1864 | Khalifa St. Fort | Women's 100 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1865 | Kiara Parker | Women's 100 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1866 | Kim Collins | Men's 100 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1867 | Kobe Vleminckx | Men's 200 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1868 | Kortnei Johnson | Women's 100 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1869 | Krissy Gear | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $1,000 |
| 1870 | Lakeri Ertzgaard | Women's 400 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1871 | Latario Collie-Minns | Men's triple jump | — | $1,000 |
| 1872 | Lisa Brix Pedersen | Women's discus throw | — | $1,000 |
| 1873 | Loïc Prévot | Men's 400 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1874 | Louis Gilavert | two disciplines | — | $1,000 |
| 1875 | Ma Qun | Men's javelin throw | — | $1,000 |
| 1876 | Madiea Ghafoor | Women's 400 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1877 | Manu Quijera | Men's javelin throw | — | $1,000 |
| 1878 | Maryse Luzolo | Women's long jump | — | $1,000 |
| 1879 | Mauritz Kåshagen | Men's 400 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1880 | Mazen Al-Yassin | Men's 400 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1881 | Melissa Courtney | two disciplines | — | $1,000 |
| 1882 | Mesud Pezer | Men's shot put | — | $1,000 |
| 1883 | Morgan Beadlescomb | two disciplines | — | $1,000 |
| 1884 | Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla | Men's 800 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1885 | Nadia Akpana Assa | Women's long jump | — | $1,000 |
| 1886 | Nataliya Pryshchepa | Women's 800 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1887 | Natalliah Whyte | Women's 100 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1888 | Norbert Rivasz-Tóth | Men's javelin throw | — | $1,000 |
| 1889 | Obakeng Kamberuka | Women's 400 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1890 | Oda Utsi Onstad | Women's triple jump | — | $1,000 |
| 1891 | Ole Hesselbjerg | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $1,000 |
| 1892 | Olga Mullina | Women's pole vault | — | $1,000 |
| 1893 | Owen Heard | Men's pole vault | — | $1,000 |
| 1894 | Pascale Stöcklin | Women's pole vault | — | $1,000 |
| 1895 | Patrick Dever | Men's 3000 m | — | $1,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Ma Qun is 1875th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $1,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Ma Qun most
IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 2019 paid $1,000 for 8th in the javelin throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Andreas Hofmann, Cheng Chao-tsun, Marcin Krukowski, Thomas Röhler, Liu Qizhen and Jakub Vadlejch.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Ma Qun won?
$1,000, which ranks 1875th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2019.
What is Ma Qun's biggest Diamond League payday?
$1,000, for finishing 8th in the javelin throw at the 2019 IAAF Diamond League Shanghai. 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 Ma Qun 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 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 Ma Qun earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 104 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 2,112 athletes across the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Ma Qun is Louis Gilavert on $1,000, and one below Madiea Ghafoor on $1,000. For the event itself, see men's javelin throw prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Ma Qun 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 IAAF Diamond League Shanghai has its own page across every edition of it.