Marcus Thomsen prize money
Marcus Thomsen has been paid $3,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2311th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from three paid finishes in the men's shot put, the best of them 6th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2024 | Shot put | 6th | $1,000 |
| Bislett Games 2018 | Shot put | 8th | $1,000 |
| Bislett Games 2016 | Shot put | 7th | $1,500 |
| All three | Men's shot put | - | $3,500 |
The three paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $3,500 is three 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.
The World Championships
What Marcus Thomsen did in Tokyo, 2025
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's shot put | 10th | 20.53 m | - |
Marcus Thomsen stood in one 2025 World Championships final in Tokyo and finished outside the money. The championships pay eight places, $70,000 for a title down to $5,000 for 8th, and nothing at all below that. The championships page holds all 49 events and the $8,498,000 they paid out.
The World Indoor Championships
What Marcus Thomsen did indoors
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's shot put | 14th | 19.41 | - |
Marcus Thomsen stood in one World Indoor Championships final and finished outside the money. The championships pay six places, $40,000 for a title down to $4,000 for 6th, and nothing at all below that. The indoor championships page holds all 53 finals across two editions and the $4,632,000 they paid out.
Season by season
2016 to 2024, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | - | Bislett Games | $1,500 |
| 2017 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | 1 | - | Bislett Games | $1,000 |
| 2019 | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 | 1 | - | Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | $1,000 |
season running total
2016 is the biggest of them, $1,500 from one start. No Diamond League meeting paid Marcus Thomsen in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, so those columns stand at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $3,500.
Around Marcus Thomsen on the money list
Ranks 2291 to 2331
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2291 | Eva Cherono | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2292 | Hedda Hynne | Women's 800 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2293 | Helene Rønningen | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2294 | Ilgizar Safiulin | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $3,500 |
| 2295 | Ismael Debjani | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2296 | Jakub Szymański | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $3,500 |
| 2297 | Jamal Wilson | Men's high jump | - | $3,500 |
| 2298 | Jayden Ulrich | Women's discus throw | - | $3,500 |
| 2299 | Jeremy Scott | Men's pole vault | - | $3,500 |
| 2300 | Jessica Augusto | Women's 5000 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2301 | Jochem Vermeulen | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2302 | Justus Soget | three disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2303 | Jye Edwards | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2304 | Kimmari Roach | Men's 100 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2305 | Kyle Alcorn | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $3,500 |
| 2306 | Laura Whittingham | Women's javelin throw | - | $3,500 |
| 2307 | Leon Reid | Men's 200 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2308 | Louie Hinchliffe | Men's 100 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2309 | Łukasz Grzeszczuk | Men's javelin throw | - | $3,500 |
| 2310 | Małgorzata Trybańska | Women's triple jump | - | $3,500 |
| 2311 | Marcus Thomsen | Men's shot put | - | $3,500 |
| 2312 | Margaret Adeoye | Women's 200 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2313 | Martyn Bernard | Men's high jump | - | $3,500 |
| 2314 | Mesud Pezer | Men's shot put | - | $3,500 |
| 2315 | Michael Saruni | Men's 800 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2316 | Morgan Mitchell | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2317 | Nadia Akpana Assa | Women's long jump | - | $3,500 |
| 2318 | Nathan Brannen | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2319 | Osama Zoghlami | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $3,500 |
| 2320 | Parul Chaudhary | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $3,500 |
| 2321 | Paula Sevilla | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2322 | Qinggang Zhao | Men's javelin throw | - | $3,500 |
| 2323 | Ramon Gittens | Men's 100 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2324 | Satomi Kubokura | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $3,500 |
| 2325 | Sebastián Martos | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $3,500 |
| 2326 | Shashalee Forbes | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2327 | Sheree Ruff | Women's high jump | - | $3,500 |
| 2328 | Shota Iizuka | Men's 200 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2329 | Silas Kosgei Kitum | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $3,500 |
| 2330 | Simon Batz | Men's long jump | - | $3,500 |
| 2331 | Simon Wieland | Men's javelin throw | - | $3,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Marcus Thomsen is 2311th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $3,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Marcus Thomsen most
Bislett Games 2016 paid $1,500 for 7th in the shot put, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Joe Kovacs, Konrad Bukowiecki, Tomasz Majewski, Tim Nedow, Asmir Kolašinac and O'Dayne Richards.
Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2024 paid $1,000 for 6th in the shot put, one of eleven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jacko Gill, Rajindra Campbell, Roger Steen, Jordan Geist, Konrad Bukowiecki and Joe Kovacs.
Bislett Games 2018 paid $1,000 for 8th in the shot put, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Stipe Žunić, Tom Walsh, Ryan Crouser, Darrell Hill, David Storl and Tomáš Staněk.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Marcus Thomsen won?
$3,500, which ranks 2311th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from three paid finishes between 2016 and 2024.
What is Marcus Thomsen's biggest Diamond League payday?
$1,500, for finishing 7th in the shot put at the 2016 Bislett Games. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 7th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Marcus Thomsen 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 Marcus Thomsen 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 Marcus Thomsen is Małgorzata Trybańska on $3,500, and one below Margaret Adeoye on $3,500. Marcus Thomsen is one of 64 Norway athletes athletics has paid, and Norway athletics prize money adds them up to $2,108,833 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 Marcus Thomsen 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 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial has its own page across every edition of it. Away from the series, World Championships prize money is Tokyo 2025, $8,498,000 paid eight places deep in every event, and the full final is on the men's shot put page. Indoor championships prize money is the Nanjing 2025 and Toruń 2026 championships, $4,664,000 put up across 53 finals, and the indoor final is on the men's shot put page.