Magnus Kirt prize money
Magnus Kirt has been paid $70,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 217th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from six paid finishes in the men's javelin throw, one of them a win.
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 |
| Doha Diamond League 2018 | Javelin throw | 6th | $2,000 |
| Meeting de Paris 2017 | Javelin throw | 6th | $2,000 |
| All six | Men's javelin throw | — | $70,000 |
The six paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $70,000 is six separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.1% of the $53,753,250 the 104 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 | 1 | — | Meeting de Paris | $2,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | Doha Diamond League | $2,000 |
| 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 $70,000.
Around Magnus Kirt on the money list
Ranks 197 to 237
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 197 | Ackeem Blake | Men's 100 m | 1 | $75,000 |
| 198 | Jemma Reekie | four disciplines | 1 | $73,750 |
| 199 | Zakithi Nene | Men's 400 m | 2 | $73,750 |
| 200 | Auriol Dongmo | Women's shot put | 3 | $73,500 |
| 201 | Tsige Duguma | two disciplines | 4 | $73,250 |
| 202 | Klaudia Kazimierska | two disciplines | 1 | $73,000 |
| 203 | Yasser Triki | Men's triple jump | 1 | $73,000 |
| 204 | Christin Hussong | Women's javelin throw | 3 | $72,750 |
| 205 | Samuel Firewu | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $72,500 |
| 206 | Jake Wightman | four disciplines | 4 | $71,750 |
| 207 | Jordan Scott | Men's triple jump | 4 | $71,500 |
| 208 | Stewart McSweyn | four disciplines | 2 | $71,500 |
| 209 | Likina Amebaw | two disciplines | 1 | $71,250 |
| 210 | Stephenie Ann McPherson | Women's 400 m | 2 | $71,250 |
| 211 | Simon Koech | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 3 | $71,000 |
| 212 | Thobias Montler | Men's long jump | 2 | $70,750 |
| 213 | Halimah Nakaayi | two disciplines | — | $70,500 |
| 214 | Benjamin Kigen | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $70,250 |
| 215 | Andrius Gudžius | Men's discus throw | 1 | $70,000 |
| 216 | Caster Semenya | two disciplines | 7 | $70,000 |
| 217 | Magnus Kirt | Men's javelin throw | 1 | $70,000 |
| 218 | Courtney Lindsey | two disciplines | 1 | $69,750 |
| 219 | Fedrick Dacres | Men's discus throw | 2 | $69,750 |
| 220 | Mackenzie Little | Women's javelin throw | 2 | $69,750 |
| 221 | Donavan Brazier | Men's 800 m | 2 | $69,500 |
| 222 | Reynold Cheruiyot | four disciplines | 1 | $69,500 |
| 223 | Tina Clayton | Women's 100 m | 2 | $69,500 |
| 224 | Liadagmis Povea | Women's triple jump | — | $69,000 |
| 225 | Tara Davis-Woodhall | Women's long jump | 4 | $69,000 |
| 226 | Angelina Topić | Women's high jump | 2 | $68,500 |
| 227 | Renaud Lavillenie | Men's pole vault | — | $68,500 |
| 228 | Blessing Okagbare | three disciplines | 2 | $68,250 |
| 229 | Phanuel Koech | Men's 1500 m | 1 | $68,000 |
| 230 | Valarie Sion | Women's discus throw | 3 | $68,000 |
| 231 | Fanny Roos | Women's shot put | — | $67,500 |
| 232 | Hana Moll | Women's pole vault | 3 | $67,500 |
| 233 | Erriyon Knighton | two disciplines | 3 | $66,500 |
| 234 | Andrenette Knight | Women's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $66,250 |
| 235 | Gabby Thomas | two disciplines | 3 | $66,250 |
| 236 | Fantaye Belayneh | two disciplines | 1 | $65,750 |
| 237 | Rasmus Mägi | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $65,750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Magnus Kirt is 217th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $70,000.
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.
Oslo Bislett Games 2019 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the javelin throw, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Cheng Chao-tsun, Andreas Hofmann, Jakub Vadlejch, Thomas Röhler, Bernhard Seifert and Shivpal Singh.
Herculis 2019 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the javelin throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Thomas Röhler, Cheng Chao-tsun, Marcin Krukowski, Jakub Vadlejch, Toni Kuusela and Kevin Mayer.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Magnus Kirt won?
$70,000, which ranks 217th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from six 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?
One of six, worth $50,000 between them. One of his appearance came at a final, which paid $50,000.
Is this everything Magnus Kirt 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 Magnus Kirt is Caster Semenya on $70,000, and one below Courtney Lindsey on $69,750. Magnus Kirt is one of 4 Estonia athletes athletics has paid, and Estonia athletics prize money adds them up to $169,750 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.