Nick Ponzio prize money
Nick Ponzio has been paid $6,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1922nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from five paid finishes in the men's shot put, the best of them 5th.
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 2022 | Shot put | 6th | $2,000 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2022 | Shot put | 5th | $1,250 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2022 | Shot put | 6th | $1,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2022 | Shot put | 6th | $1,000 |
| Athletissima 2022 | Shot put | 7th | $750 |
| All five | Men's shot put | - | $6,000 |
The five paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $6,000 is five separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.01% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
The World Indoor Championships
What Nick Ponzio did indoors
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's shot put | 9th | 20.37 | - |
Nick Ponzio 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.
Around Nick Ponzio on the money list
Ranks 1902 to 1942
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | Geisa Aparecida Coutinho | Women's 400 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1903 | Germán Chiaraviglio | Men's pole vault | - | $6,000 |
| 1904 | Getaneh Molla | Men's 5000 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1905 | Hillary Ngetich | Men's 1500 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1906 | Innes FitzGerald | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1907 | Janeth Chepngetich | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1908 | Jarret Eaton | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $6,000 |
| 1909 | Juan Luis Barrios | Men's 5000 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1910 | Kimani Jack | Men's high jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1911 | Kimberly Hyacinthe | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1912 | Lachlan Renshaw | Men's 800 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1913 | Lassi Etelätalo | Men's javelin throw | - | $6,000 |
| 1914 | Laura Galván | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1915 | Lavanya Williams | Women's 100 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1916 | Luis Castro | Men's high jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1917 | Marcelina Witek-Konofał | Women's javelin throw | - | $6,000 |
| 1918 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | Women's 1500 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1919 | Mekdes Bekele | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $6,000 |
| 1920 | Melker Svärd Jacobsson | Men's pole vault | - | $6,000 |
| 1921 | Muriel Hurtis | Women's 400 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1922 | Nick Ponzio | Men's shot put | - | $6,000 |
| 1923 | Nicolas-Marie Daru | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $6,000 |
| 1924 | Niklas Arrhenius | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1925 | Pablo Torrijos | Men's triple jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1926 | Plamena Mitkova | Women's long jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1927 | Poļina Jeļizarova | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $6,000 |
| 1928 | Ramon Miller | Men's 400 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1929 | Ruddy Zang Milama | Women's 100 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1930 | Ruky Abdulai | Women's long jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1931 | Russell Robinson | Men's triple jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1932 | Sadik Mikhou | three disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1933 | Sahily Diago Mesa | Women's 800 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1934 | Sammy Alex Mutahi | Men's 5000 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1935 | Sara Aerts | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $6,000 |
| 1936 | Sergey Morgunov | Men's long jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1937 | Sophie McKinna | Women's shot put | - | $6,000 |
| 1938 | Tahesia Harrigan-Scott | Women's 100 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1939 | Thijmen Kupers | Men's 800 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1940 | Tori Polk | Women's long jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1941 | Tuğba Danışmaz | Women's triple jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1942 | Tynia Gaither | Women's 200 m | - | $6,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Nick Ponzio is 1922nd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $6,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Nick Ponzio most
Weltklasse Zürich 2022 paid $2,000 for 6th in the shot put, one of six in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Joe Kovacs, Ryan Crouser, Tom Walsh, Jacko Gill and Filip Mihaljević.
AG Memorial Van Damme 2022 paid $1,250 for 5th in the shot put, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Adrian Piperi, Armin Sinančević, Josh Awotunde, Joe Kovacs, Tom Walsh and Jacko Gill.
Prefontaine Classic 2022 paid $1,000 for 6th in the shot put, one of six in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ryan Crouser, Joe Kovacs, Tom Walsh, Darrell Hill and Zane Weir.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Nick Ponzio won?
$6,000, which ranks 1922nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from five paid finishes in 2022.
What is Nick Ponzio's biggest Diamond League payday?
$2,000, for finishing 6th in the shot put at the 2022 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 Nick Ponzio 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 Nick Ponzio 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 Nick Ponzio is Muriel Hurtis on $6,000, and one below Nicolas-Marie Daru on $6,000. Nick Ponzio is one of 107 Italy athletes athletics has paid, and Italy athletics prize money adds them up to $2,487,342 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 Nick Ponzio 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. 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.