Mykolas Alekna prize money
Mykolas Alekna has been paid $145,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 189th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from thirteen paid finishes in the men's discus throw, seven 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2026 | Discus throw | 1st | $20,000 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2026 | Discus throw | 2nd | $12,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2026 | Discus throw | 1st | $10,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2025 | Discus throw | 1st | $30,000 |
| London Athletics Meet 2025 | Discus throw | 1st | $10,000 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2025 | Discus throw | 2nd | $10,000 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2024 | Discus throw | 2nd | $12,000 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2024 | Discus throw | 1st | $10,000 |
| Bislett Games 2024 | Discus throw | 1st | $10,000 |
| Bauhausgalan 2024 | Discus throw | 1st | $10,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2024 | Discus throw | 3rd | $3,500 |
| Bauhausgalan 2023 | Discus throw | 4th | $2,000 |
| Bauhausgalan 2022 | Discus throw | 2nd | $6,000 |
| All thirteen | Men's discus throw | - | $145,500 |
The thirteen paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $145,500 is thirteen separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.1% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
The World Championships
What Mykolas Alekna did in Tokyo, 2025
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's discus throw | 2nd | 67.84m | $35,000 |
The 2025 World Championships paid Mykolas Alekna $35,000 for one finish in Tokyo, against $145,500 from thirteen Diamond League starts between 2022 and 2026. The championships page holds all 49 events and the $8,498,000 they paid out.
The Olympic Games
What Mykolas Alekna won in Paris
| EVENT | MEDAL | EARNED |
|---|---|---|
| Men's discus throw | Silver | - |
The silver in the men's discus throw paid nothing. Only a gold pays, so 97 of the 145 medals awarded on the athletics programme in Paris carried no money at all. The Olympic page holds all 48 golds, the $2,400,000 they paid and what the circuit pays the same champions.
Season by season
2022 to 2026, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | - | Bauhausgalan | $6,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | - | Bauhausgalan | $2,000 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | AG Memorial Van Damme | $45,500 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | Weltklasse Zürich | $50,000 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | $42,000 |
season running total
2025 is the biggest of them, $50,000 from three starts. Every season from 2022 to 2026 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $145,500.
Around Mykolas Alekna on the money list
Ranks 169 to 209
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | Jessica Schilder | Women's shot put | 5 | $153,250 |
| 170 | Silke Spiegelburg | Women's pole vault | 8 | $153,250 |
| 171 | Ruth Beitia | Women's high jump | 7 | $153,000 |
| 172 | Ruswahl Samaai | Men's long jump | 2 | $152,500 |
| 173 | Mary Moraa | three disciplines | 9 | $151,500 |
| 174 | Ryan Whiting | Men's shot put | 5 | $150,500 |
| 175 | Nadine Müller | Women's discus throw | 3 | $150,000 |
| 176 | Alexis Copello | Men's triple jump | 2 | $149,500 |
| 177 | Andreas Thorkildsen | Men's javelin throw | 10 | $149,500 |
| 178 | Cordell Tinch | Men's 110 m hurdles | 5 | $149,500 |
| 179 | Anzhelika Sidorova | Women's pole vault | 4 | $149,250 |
| 180 | Isaac Makwala | two disciplines | 1 | $148,750 |
| 181 | Aries Merritt | Men's 110 m hurdles | 8 | $148,500 |
| 182 | Jamal Britt | Men's 110 m hurdles | 5 | $148,500 |
| 183 | Kara Winger | Women's javelin throw | 3 | $148,000 |
| 184 | Michael Tinsley | Men's 400 m hurdles | 8 | $148,000 |
| 185 | Ramil Guliyev | two disciplines | 5 | $147,500 |
| 186 | Robert Harting | Men's discus throw | 11 | $147,500 |
| 187 | Oblique Seville | Men's 100 m | 5 | $146,000 |
| 188 | Collen Kebinatshipi | Men's 400 m | 6 | $145,500 |
| 189 | Mykolas Alekna | Men's discus throw | 7 | $145,500 |
| 190 | Simon Ehammer | Men's long jump | 3 | $145,500 |
| 191 | Rushell Clayton | Women's 400 m hurdles | 5 | $145,250 |
| 192 | Dani Stevens | Women's discus throw | 1 | $145,000 |
| 193 | Veronica Campbell Brown | two disciplines | 7 | $145,000 |
| 194 | Vernon Norwood | two disciplines | - | $143,250 |
| 195 | Mo Farah | three disciplines | 9 | $142,500 |
| 196 | Natoya Goule-Toppin | two disciplines | 1 | $142,500 |
| 197 | Sharika Nelvis | Women's 100 m hurdles | 4 | $142,500 |
| 198 | Churandy Martina | two disciplines | 2 | $142,000 |
| 199 | Madara Palameika | Women's javelin throw | 5 | $142,000 |
| 200 | Wycliffe Kinyamal | two disciplines | 6 | $140,750 |
| 201 | Alonso Edward | two disciplines | 8 | $140,500 |
| 202 | Trayvon Bromell | two disciplines | 6 | $140,500 |
| 203 | Yared Nuguse | two disciplines | 6 | $140,500 |
| 204 | Matthew Denny | Men's discus throw | 3 | $139,000 |
| 205 | Nadine Visser | Women's 100 m hurdles | 2 | $138,250 |
| 206 | Natasha Hastings | two disciplines | 3 | $138,000 |
| 207 | Keshorn Walcott | Men's javelin throw | 1 | $137,750 |
| 208 | Francena McCorory | Women's 400 m | 6 | $137,500 |
| 209 | Iryna Herashchenko | Women's high jump | 2 | $137,375 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Mykolas Alekna is 189th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $145,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Mykolas Alekna most
Weltklasse Zürich 2025 paid $30,000 for 1st in the discus throw, one of six in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Kristjan Čeh, Rojé Stona, Matthew Denny, Daniel Ståhl and Henrik Janssen.
Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2026 paid $20,000 for 1st in the discus throw, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Kristjan Čeh, Daniel Ståhl, Henrik Janssen, Steven Richter, Rojé Stona and Ralford Mullings.
AG Memorial Van Damme 2026 paid $12,000 for 2nd in the discus throw, one of six in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Rojé Stona, Matthew Denny, Daniel Ståhl, Henrik Janssen and Kristjan Čeh.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Mykolas Alekna won?
$145,500, which ranks 189th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from thirteen paid finishes between 2022 and 2026.
What is Mykolas Alekna's biggest Diamond League payday?
$30,000, for finishing 1st in the discus throw at the 2025 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 Mykolas Alekna 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 discus 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 Mykolas Alekna won?
Seven of thirteen, worth $100,000 between them. Three of his appearances came at a final, which paid $54,000.
How much did Mykolas Alekna win at the 2025 World Championships?
$35,000, from one paid final in Tokyo. The championships pay eight places in every event, $70,000 for a title down to $5,000 for 8th.
Is this everything Mykolas Alekna earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 224 meetings. The World 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 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 Mykolas Alekna is Collen Kebinatshipi on $145,500, and one below Simon Ehammer on $145,500. Mykolas Alekna is one of 13 Lithuania athletes athletics has paid, and Lithuania athletics prize money adds them up to $547,250 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's discus throw prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Mykolas Alekna 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 discus throw page.