Rumesh Tharanga prize money
Rumesh Tharanga has been paid $116,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 265th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from six paid finishes in the men's javelin throw, five 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2026 | Javelin throw | 1st | $60,000 |
| Athletissima 2026 | Javelin throw | 1st | $20,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2026 | Javelin throw | 1st | $10,000 |
| Doha Diamond League 2026 | Javelin throw | 1st | $10,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2026 | Javelin throw | 1st | $10,000 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2026 | Javelin throw | 2nd | $6,000 |
| All six | Men's javelin throw | - | $116,000 |
The six paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $116,000 is six 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 Rumesh Tharanga did in Tokyo, 2025
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's javelin throw | 7th | 84.38 m | $6,000 |
The 2025 World Championships paid Rumesh Tharanga $6,000 for one finish in Tokyo, against $116,000 from six Diamond League starts in 2026. The championships page holds all 49 events and the $8,498,000 they paid out.
The Ultimate Championship
What Rumesh Tharanga did in Budapest, 2026
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's javelin throw | 1st | 91.09 m | $150,000 |
The Ultimate Championship paid Rumesh Tharanga $150,000 for one finish over three days, against $116,000 from six Diamond League starts in 2026. One win in Budapest paid $150,000, which is more than the Diamond League has paid him in any single season. The championship page holds all 28 events and what each one paid.
Around Rumesh Tharanga on the money list
Ranks 245 to 285
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 245 | Tina Šutej | Women's pole vault | 1 | $123,250 |
| 246 | Robert Urbanek | Men's discus throw | 3 | $122,750 |
| 247 | Greg Rutherford | Men's long jump | 7 | $122,500 |
| 248 | Adam Kszczot | two disciplines | 5 | $122,000 |
| 249 | Jessica Hull | six disciplines | 1 | $121,750 |
| 250 | Tori Bowie | three disciplines | 8 | $121,500 |
| 251 | Mélina Robert-Michon | Women's discus throw | - | $121,250 |
| 252 | Brandon Starc | Men's high jump | 3 | $121,000 |
| 253 | Yenew Alamirew | three disciplines | 6 | $121,000 |
| 254 | Muktar Edris | two disciplines | 5 | $120,750 |
| 255 | Yarelis Barrios | Women's discus throw | 6 | $120,500 |
| 256 | Lyu Huihui | Women's javelin throw | 6 | $120,250 |
| 257 | Darrell Hill | Men's shot put | 1 | $119,000 |
| 258 | Andreas Hofmann | Men's javelin throw | 4 | $117,500 |
| 259 | Brimin Kiprop Kipruto | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 6 | $117,500 |
| 260 | JuVaughn Harrison | two disciplines | 4 | $117,250 |
| 261 | Henriette Jæger | two disciplines | 3 | $116,500 |
| 262 | Sha'Carri Richardson | two disciplines | 5 | $116,250 |
| 263 | Yasmani Copello | Men's 400 m hurdles | 2 | $116,250 |
| 264 | Malte Mohr | Men's pole vault | 3 | $116,000 |
| 265 | Rumesh Tharanga | Men's javelin throw | 5 | $116,000 |
| 266 | Lorraine Ugen | Women's long jump | 2 | $115,000 |
| 267 | Woo Sang-hyeok | Men's high jump | 5 | $113,750 |
| 268 | Anna Cockrell | Women's 400 m hurdles | 4 | $113,500 |
| 269 | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | two disciplines | 3 | $113,000 |
| 270 | Kelsey-Lee Barber | Women's javelin throw | 1 | $113,000 |
| 271 | Magnus Kirt | Men's javelin throw | 2 | $112,500 |
| 272 | Jesse Williams | Men's high jump | 3 | $112,083 |
| 273 | Angelica Moser | Women's pole vault | 2 | $111,875 |
| 274 | Darya Klishina | Women's long jump | 3 | $111,500 |
| 275 | Robbie Grabarz | Men's high jump | 2 | $111,458 |
| 276 | Ronnie Baker | Men's 100 m | 6 | $111,250 |
| 277 | Devon Allen | Men's 110 m hurdles | 4 | $111,000 |
| 278 | Erik Kynard | Men's high jump | 2 | $111,000 |
| 279 | Birhanu Balew | two disciplines | 3 | $110,750 |
| 280 | Eilidh Doyle | Women's 400 m hurdles | 2 | $110,500 |
| 281 | Nesta Carter | Men's 100 m | 2 | $110,500 |
| 282 | Jenn Suhr | Women's pole vault | 5 | $110,250 |
| 283 | Aleksandr Menkov | Men's long jump | 8 | $110,000 |
| 284 | Wayde van Niekerk | two disciplines | 9 | $110,000 |
| 285 | Angelo Taylor | three disciplines | 5 | $109,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Rumesh Tharanga is 265th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $116,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Rumesh Tharanga most
AG Memorial Van Damme 2026 paid $60,000 for 1st in the javelin throw, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Dawid Wegner, Keshorn Walcott, Anderson Peters, Julius Yego, Timothy Herman and Curtis Thompson.
Athletissima 2026 paid $20,000 for 1st in the javelin throw, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Neeraj Chopra, Anderson Peters, Keshorn Walcott, Marc Minichello, Curtis Thompson and Jakub Vadlejch.
Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2026 paid $10,000 for 1st in the javelin throw, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Anderson Peters, Curtis Thompson, Keshorn Walcott, Thomas Röhler, Dawid Wegner and Julius Yego.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Rumesh Tharanga won?
$116,000, which ranks 265th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from six paid finishes in 2026.
What is Rumesh Tharanga's biggest Diamond League payday?
$60,000, for finishing 1st in the Diamond+ javelin throw at the 2026 AG Memorial Van Damme. 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 Rumesh Tharanga 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 Rumesh Tharanga won?
Five of six, worth $110,000 between them. One of his appearance came at a final, which paid $60,000.
How much did Rumesh Tharanga win at the 2025 World Championships?
$6,000, 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.
How much did Rumesh Tharanga win at the Ultimate Championship?
$150,000, from one paid final at the 2026 championship in Budapest. World Athletics pays $150,000 for a win there, $75,000 for second and $40,000 for third, the same in all 26 individual events.
Is this everything Rumesh Tharanga earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 224 meetings. The World Championships and Ultimate Championship 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 Rumesh Tharanga is Malte Mohr on $116,000, and one below Lorraine Ugen on $115,000. Rumesh Tharanga is one of 2 Sri Lanka athletes athletics has paid, and Sri Lanka athletics prize money adds them up to $292,250 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 Rumesh Tharanga 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 AG Memorial Van Damme 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 javelin throw page. Ultimate Championship prize money is the 2026 championship in Budapest, $10,000,000 over three days, and the full final is on the men's javelin throw page.