Megan Simmonds prize money
Megan Simmonds has been paid $26,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 519th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from five paid finishes in the women's 100 m hurdles, 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 she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2026 | 100 m hurdles | 1st | $10,000 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2026 | 100 m hurdles | 3rd | $9,000 |
| Shanghai Diamond League 2026 | 100 m hurdles | 4th | $3,000 |
| Xiamen Diamond League 2026 | 100 m hurdles | 4th | $3,000 |
| Meeting de Paris 2026 | 100 m hurdles | 8th | $1,000 |
| All five | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $26,000 |
The five paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $26,000 is five separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.05% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
The Ultimate Championship
What Megan Simmonds did in Budapest, 2026
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 metres hurdles | 5th | 12.42 | — |
Megan Simmonds stood in one Ultimate Championship final in Budapest and finished outside the money. World Athletics pays the first three in each event, $150,000, $75,000 and $40,000, and publishes no rate below third, so there is no figure to put against where she finished. The championship page holds all 28 events and what each one paid.
The World Indoor Championships
What Megan Simmonds did indoors
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 60 metres hurdles | 5th | 7.82 | $6,000 |
The World Indoor Championships have paid Megan Simmonds $6,000 for one finish in Toruń 2026, against $26,000 from five Diamond League starts in 2026. The indoor championships page holds all 53 finals across two editions and the $4,632,000 they paid out.
Around Megan Simmonds on the money list
Ranks 499 to 539
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 499 | Carey McLeod | Men's long jump | 1 | $27,250 |
| 500 | Justin Gatlin | two disciplines | 1 | $27,250 |
| 501 | Alyssa Jones | Women's long jump | 1 | $27,000 |
| 502 | Carl Bengtström | three disciplines | — | $26,750 |
| 503 | Kendall Ellis | Women's 400 m | 1 | $26,750 |
| 504 | Twanisha Terry | two disciplines | — | $26,750 |
| 505 | Just Kwaou-Mathey | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $26,500 |
| 506 | Liliana Cá | Women's discus throw | — | $26,500 |
| 507 | Lukas Weisshaidinger | Men's discus throw | — | $26,500 |
| 508 | Mohamed Abdilaahi | two disciplines | 1 | $26,500 |
| 509 | Ackelia Smith | two disciplines | — | $26,250 |
| 510 | Alexis Holmes | Women's 400 m | — | $26,250 |
| 511 | Reece Prescod | Men's 100 m | — | $26,250 |
| 512 | Roger Steen | Men's shot put | — | $26,250 |
| 513 | Thomas Carmoy | Men's high jump | — | $26,125 |
| 514 | Aaliyah Butler | Women's 400 m | — | $26,000 |
| 515 | Christina Clemons | Women's 100 m hurdles | 1 | $26,000 |
| 516 | Christina Schwanitz | Women's shot put | 1 | $26,000 |
| 517 | Cornelius Kemboi | two disciplines | — | $26,000 |
| 518 | Ese Brume | Women's long jump | — | $26,000 |
| 519 | Megan Simmonds | Women's 100 m hurdles | 1 | $26,000 |
| 520 | Sage Hurta | Women's 800 m | — | $26,000 |
| 521 | Lurdes Gloria Manuel | Women's 400 m | — | $25,750 |
| 522 | Marcin Krukowski | Men's javelin throw | 1 | $25,750 |
| 523 | Norbert Kobielski | Men's high jump | — | $25,750 |
| 524 | Thibaut Collet | Men's pole vault | — | $25,542 |
| 525 | Lilian Odira | Women's 800 m | 1 | $25,500 |
| 526 | Sigrid Borge | Women's javelin throw | — | $25,500 |
| 527 | Asier Martínez | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $25,000 |
| 528 | Elliot Giles | three disciplines | — | $25,000 |
| 529 | Keturah Orji | Women's triple jump | — | $25,000 |
| 530 | Maykel Massó | Men's long jump | 1 | $25,000 |
| 531 | Yemisi Mabry | Women's shot put | — | $25,000 |
| 532 | Chukwuebuka Enekwechi | Men's shot put | — | $24,750 |
| 533 | Murielle Ahouré-Demps | two disciplines | 1 | $24,750 |
| 534 | Ethan Strand | two disciplines | 1 | $24,500 |
| 535 | Imogen Ayris | Women's pole vault | — | $24,500 |
| 536 | Nadia Battocletti | three disciplines | 1 | $24,500 |
| 537 | Andreas Kramer | Men's 800 m | — | $24,000 |
| 538 | Mike Rodgers | Men's 100 m | — | $24,000 |
| 539 | Mohamed Amin Jhinaoui | two disciplines | — | $24,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Megan Simmonds is 519th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $26,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Megan Simmonds most
Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2026 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 100 m hurdles, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Kendra Harrison, Nadine Visser, Marione Fourie, Danielle Williams, Pia Skrzyszowska and Tonea Marshall.
AG Memorial Van Damme 2026 paid $9,000 for 3rd in the 100 m hurdles, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Tobi Amusan, Nadine Visser, Pia Skrzyszowska, Alaysha Johnson, Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck and Masai Russell.
Shanghai Diamond League 2026 paid $3,000 for 4th in the 100 m hurdles, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ditaji Kambundji, Ackera Nugent, Wu Yanni, Masai Russell, Devynne Charlton and Tobi Amusan.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Megan Simmonds won?
$26,000, which ranks 519th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from five paid finishes in 2026.
What is Megan Simmonds's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the 100 m hurdles at the 2026 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 1st and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Megan Simmonds gets paid?
Entirely by where she 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 women's 100 m hurdles 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 Megan Simmonds won?
One of five, worth $10,000 between them. One of her appearance came at a final, which paid $9,000.
How much has Megan Simmonds won at the World Indoor Championships?
$6,000, from one paid final in Toruń 2026. An indoor title pays $40,000 and the ladder runs six places deep, down to $4,000 for 6th, the same in every event on the programme and the same for a relay team.
Is this everything Megan Simmonds earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 104 meetings. The World Indoor Championships money above is separate money from a separate payer, and none of it is added together here. It holds no national federation payment, no appearance fee and no sponsorship. What it does hold is every dollar the series itself paid her, 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 Megan Simmonds is Ese Brume on $26,000, and one below Sage Hurta on $26,000. Megan Simmonds is one of 93 Jamaica athletes athletics has paid, and Jamaica athletics prize money adds them up to $4,659,750 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see women's 100 m hurdles prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Megan Simmonds has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are women's 100 m, women's 800 m and women's 400 m. Every meeting she has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Golden Gala Pietro Mennea has its own page across every edition of it. Ultimate Championship prize money is the 2026 championship in Budapest, $10,000,000 over three days, and the full final is on the women's 100 metres hurdles 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 women's 60 metres hurdles page.