Magnus Kirt prize money
Magnus Kirt has been paid $112,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 271st of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from twelve paid finishes in the men's javelin throw, two of them wins.
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 he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weltklasse Zürich 2019 | Javelin throw | 1st | $50,000 |
| Oslo Bislett Games 2019 | Javelin throw | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Herculis 2019 | Javelin throw | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Müller Grand Prix Birmingham 2019 | Javelin throw | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2018 | Javelin throw | 2nd | $20,000 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2018 | Javelin throw | 1st | $10,000 |
| Müller Grand Prix Birmingham 2018 | Javelin throw | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2018 | Javelin throw | 5th | $2,500 |
| Doha Diamond League 2018 | Javelin throw | 6th | $2,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2017 | Javelin throw | 6th | $4,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2017 | Javelin throw | 6th | $2,000 |
| Meeting de Paris 2017 | Javelin throw | 6th | $2,000 |
| All twelve | Men's javelin throw | - | $112,500 |
The twelve paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $112,500 is twelve separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.10% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2017 to 2019, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | - | Weltklasse Zürich | $8,000 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | Weltklasse Zürich | $38,500 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | Weltklasse Zürich | $66,000 |
season running total
2019 is the biggest of them, $66,000 from four starts. Every season from 2017 to 2019 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $112,500.
Around Magnus Kirt on the money list
Ranks 251 to 291
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Mélina Robert-Michon | Women's discus throw | - | $121,250 |
| 252 | Brandon Starc | Men's high jump | 3 | $121,000 |
| 253 | Yenew Alamirew | three disciplines | 6 | $121,000 |
| 254 | Muktar Edris | two disciplines | 5 | $120,750 |
| 255 | Yarelis Barrios | Women's discus throw | 6 | $120,500 |
| 256 | Lyu Huihui | Women's javelin throw | 6 | $120,250 |
| 257 | Darrell Hill | Men's shot put | 1 | $119,000 |
| 258 | Andreas Hofmann | Men's javelin throw | 4 | $117,500 |
| 259 | Brimin Kiprop Kipruto | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 6 | $117,500 |
| 260 | JuVaughn Harrison | two disciplines | 4 | $117,250 |
| 261 | Henriette Jæger | two disciplines | 3 | $116,500 |
| 262 | Sha'Carri Richardson | two disciplines | 5 | $116,250 |
| 263 | Yasmani Copello | Men's 400 m hurdles | 2 | $116,250 |
| 264 | Malte Mohr | Men's pole vault | 3 | $116,000 |
| 265 | Rumesh Tharanga | Men's javelin throw | 5 | $116,000 |
| 266 | Lorraine Ugen | Women's long jump | 2 | $115,000 |
| 267 | Woo Sang-hyeok | Men's high jump | 5 | $113,750 |
| 268 | Anna Cockrell | Women's 400 m hurdles | 4 | $113,500 |
| 269 | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | two disciplines | 3 | $113,000 |
| 270 | Kelsey-Lee Barber | Women's javelin throw | 1 | $113,000 |
| 271 | Magnus Kirt | Men's javelin throw | 2 | $112,500 |
| 272 | Jesse Williams | Men's high jump | 3 | $112,083 |
| 273 | Angelica Moser | Women's pole vault | 2 | $111,875 |
| 274 | Darya Klishina | Women's long jump | 3 | $111,500 |
| 275 | Robbie Grabarz | Men's high jump | 2 | $111,458 |
| 276 | Ronnie Baker | Men's 100 m | 6 | $111,250 |
| 277 | Devon Allen | Men's 110 m hurdles | 4 | $111,000 |
| 278 | Erik Kynard | Men's high jump | 2 | $111,000 |
| 279 | Birhanu Balew | two disciplines | 3 | $110,750 |
| 280 | Eilidh Doyle | Women's 400 m hurdles | 2 | $110,500 |
| 281 | Nesta Carter | Men's 100 m | 2 | $110,500 |
| 282 | Jenn Suhr | Women's pole vault | 5 | $110,250 |
| 283 | Aleksandr Menkov | Men's long jump | 8 | $110,000 |
| 284 | Wayde van Niekerk | two disciplines | 9 | $110,000 |
| 285 | Angelo Taylor | three disciplines | 5 | $109,500 |
| 286 | Ruth Jebet | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 5 | $109,000 |
| 287 | Ackera Nugent | Women's 100 m hurdles | 3 | $108,000 |
| 288 | Jenna Prandini | two disciplines | 1 | $107,500 |
| 289 | CJ Ujah | two disciplines | 1 | $106,500 |
| 290 | Jereem Richards | two disciplines | - | $106,500 |
| 291 | Monae' Nichols | Women's long jump | 2 | $106,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Magnus Kirt is 271st of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $112,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Magnus Kirt most
Weltklasse Zürich 2019 paid $50,000 for 1st in the javelin throw, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Cheng Chao-tsun, Andreas Hofmann, Marcin Krukowski, Johannes Vetter, Jakub Vadlejch and Thomas Röhler.
Weltklasse Zürich 2018 paid $20,000 for 2nd in the javelin throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Thomas Röhler, Neeraj Chopra, Marcin Krukowski, Julian Weber, Jakub Vadlejch and Gatis Čakšs.
Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2018 paid $10,000 for 1st in the javelin throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Andreas Hofmann, Jakub Vadlejch, Thomas Röhler, Neeraj Chopra, Ahmed Bader Magour and Keshorn Walcott.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Magnus Kirt won?
$112,500, which ranks 271st of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from twelve paid finishes between 2017 and 2019.
What is Magnus Kirt's biggest Diamond League payday?
$50,000, for finishing 1st in the javelin throw at the 2019 Weltklasse Zürich. 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 Magnus Kirt 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 win 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.
How many Diamond League meetings has Magnus Kirt won?
Two of twelve, worth $60,000 between them. Three of his appearances came at a final, which paid $74,000.
Is this everything Magnus Kirt 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 Magnus Kirt is Kelsey-Lee Barber on $113,000, and one below Jesse Williams on $112,083. Magnus Kirt is one of 11 Estonia athletes athletics has paid, and Estonia athletics prize money adds them up to $509,000 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's javelin throw prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Magnus Kirt 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 Weltklasse Zürich has its own page across every edition of it.