Steven Richter prize money
Steven Richter has been paid $5,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1138th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the men's discus throw, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Diamond League 2026 | Discus throw | 5th | $2,500 |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2026 | Discus throw | 5th | $2,500 |
| All two | Men's discus throw | — | $5,000 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $5,000 is two separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.01% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Steven Richter on the money list
Ranks 1118 to 1158
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1118 | Demisha Roswell | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $5,000 |
| 1119 | Endiorass Kingley | Men's triple jump | — | $5,000 |
| 1120 | Fabian Delryd | Men's high jump | — | $5,000 |
| 1121 | Fabienne Schlumpf | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $5,000 |
| 1122 | Fernando Carro | two disciplines | — | $5,000 |
| 1123 | Floria Gueï | Women's 400 m | — | $5,000 |
| 1124 | Giada Carmassi | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $5,000 |
| 1125 | Gloria Kite | two disciplines | — | $5,000 |
| 1126 | Henrik Ingebrigtsen | four disciplines | — | $5,000 |
| 1127 | Ismail Abakar | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $5,000 |
| 1128 | John Gregorek | two disciplines | — | $5,000 |
| 1129 | Kariem Hussein | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $5,000 |
| 1130 | Keneth Kiprop | two disciplines | — | $5,000 |
| 1131 | Li Ling | Women's pole vault | — | $5,000 |
| 1132 | Luis Zayas | Men's high jump | — | $5,000 |
| 1133 | Nikoleta Kiriakopoulou | Women's pole vault | — | $5,000 |
| 1134 | Paolo Dal Molin | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $5,000 |
| 1135 | Rasheed Dwyer | Men's 200 m | — | $5,000 |
| 1136 | Reginald Jagers III | Men's discus throw | — | $5,000 |
| 1137 | Robert Biwott | two disciplines | — | $5,000 |
| 1138 | Steven Richter | Men's discus throw | — | $5,000 |
| 1139 | Su Wen | Men's triple jump | — | $5,000 |
| 1140 | Yasemin Can | two disciplines | — | $5,000 |
| 1141 | Allyson Felix | two disciplines | — | $4,750 |
| 1142 | Beatrice Masilingi | Women's 200 m | — | $4,750 |
| 1143 | Chiara Scherrer | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $4,750 |
| 1144 | Christabel Nettey | Women's long jump | — | $4,750 |
| 1145 | Clemens Prüfer | Men's discus throw | — | $4,750 |
| 1146 | Derek Drouin | Men's high jump | — | $4,750 |
| 1147 | Eloisa Coiro | Women's 800 m | — | $4,750 |
| 1148 | Gilles Biron | Men's 400 m | — | $4,750 |
| 1149 | Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko | Women's triple jump | — | $4,750 |
| 1150 | Jessica Woodard | Women's shot put | — | $4,750 |
| 1151 | Joel Clarke-Khan | Men's high jump | — | $4,750 |
| 1152 | Lester Lescay | Men's long jump | — | $4,750 |
| 1153 | Morolake Akinosun | two disciplines | — | $4,750 |
| 1154 | Nawal Meniker | Women's high jump | — | $4,750 |
| 1155 | Robert Urbanek | Men's discus throw | — | $4,750 |
| 1156 | Robin Vanderbemden | Men's 200 m | — | $4,750 |
| 1157 | Rosefline Chepngetich | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $4,750 |
| 1158 | Teddese Lemi | Men's 1500 m | — | $4,750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Steven Richter is 1138th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $5,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Steven Richter most
Shanghai Diamond League 2026 paid $2,500 for 5th in the discus throw, one of eleven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Rojé Stona, Sam Mattis, Lukas Weißhaidinger, Alex Rose, Kristjan Čeh and Matthew Denny.
Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2026 paid $2,500 for 5th in the discus throw, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Rojé Stona, Ralford Mullings, Matthew Denny, Alex Rose, Mykolas Alekna and Kristjan Čeh.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Steven Richter won?
$5,000, which ranks 1138th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes in 2026.
What is Steven Richter's biggest Diamond League payday?
$2,500, for finishing 5th in the Diamond+ discus throw at the 2026 Shanghai Diamond League. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 5th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Steven Richter 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 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.
Is this everything Steven Richter earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 104 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 2,112 athletes across the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Steven Richter is Robert Biwott on $5,000, and one below Su Wen on $5,000. Steven Richter is one of 81 Germany athletes athletics has paid, and Germany athletics prize money adds them up to $1,858,417 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 Steven Richter 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 Shanghai Diamond League has its own page across every edition of it.