Tan Jian prize money
Tan Jian has been paid $5,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1999th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the women's discus throw, the best of them 4th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial van Damme 2011 | Discus throw | 4th | $3,000 |
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2011 | Discus throw | 5th | $2,500 |
| All two | Women's discus throw | - | $5,500 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $5,500 is two separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.00% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Tan Jian on the money list
Ranks 1979 to 2019
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Ibrahim Ezzaydouni | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,500 |
| 1980 | Jacquelyn Coward | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1981 | Janeek Brown | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1982 | Joe Klecker | three disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1983 | Jonathan Sacoor | Men's 400 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1984 | Kevin López | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1985 | Leah Nugent | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1986 | Li Lingyu | Women's javelin throw | - | $5,500 |
| 1987 | Luka Bošković | Men's long jump | - | $5,500 |
| 1988 | Mario Pestano | Men's discus throw | - | $5,500 |
| 1989 | Māris Urtāns | Men's shot put | - | $5,500 |
| 1990 | Mike Foppen | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1991 | Monica Hargrove | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1992 | Mukhtar Mohammed | Men's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1993 | Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla | Men's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1994 | Pedrya Seymour | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1995 | Richard Yates | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1996 | Sarah Stevens-Walker | Women's shot put | - | $5,500 |
| 1997 | Shalaya Kipp | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,500 |
| 1998 | Simon Magakwe | Men's 100 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1999 | Tan Jian | Women's discus throw | - | $5,500 |
| 2000 | Taresa Tolosa | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 2001 | Tigst Assefa | Women's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 2002 | Tyquendo Tracey | Men's 100 m | - | $5,500 |
| 2003 | Udodi Onwuzurike | Men's 200 m | - | $5,500 |
| 2004 | Victor Hogan | Men's discus throw | - | $5,500 |
| 2005 | Wu Yanni | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 2006 | Yanxi Li | Men's triple jump | - | $5,500 |
| 2007 | Yuki Koike | Men's 100 m | - | $5,500 |
| 2008 | Amere Lattin | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $5,250 |
| 2009 | Brandon Carnes | two disciplines | - | $5,250 |
| 2010 | Chris McAlister | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $5,250 |
| 2011 | Leandro Ramos | Men's javelin throw | - | $5,250 |
| 2012 | Line Kloster | two disciplines | - | $5,250 |
| 2013 | Luminosa Bogliolo | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,250 |
| 2014 | Marie-Therese Obst | Women's javelin throw | - | $5,250 |
| 2015 | Ricky Petrucciani | Men's 400 m | - | $5,250 |
| 2016 | Timothy Herman | Men's javelin throw | - | $5,250 |
| 2017 | Aaron Cheminingwa | Men's 800 m | - | $5,000 |
| 2018 | Alizée Minard | Women's javelin throw | - | $5,000 |
| 2019 | Alyxandria Treasure | Women's high jump | - | $5,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Tan Jian is 1999th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $5,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Tan Jian most
Memorial van Damme 2011 paid $3,000 for 4th in the discus throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Stephanie Brown-Trafton, Nadine Müller, Aretha D. Thurmond, Kateryna Karsak, Yanfeng Li and Yarelis Barrios.
Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2011 paid $2,500 for 5th in the discus throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Taifeng Sun, Żaneta Glanc, Becky Breisch, Yanfeng Li, Dani Stevens and Aretha D. Thurmond.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Tan Jian won?
$5,500, which ranks 1999th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes in 2011.
What is Tan Jian's biggest Diamond League payday?
$3,000, for finishing 4th in the discus throw at the 2011 Memorial van Damme. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 4th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Tan Jian 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 place is worth the same in the women'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 Tan Jian 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 her, 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 Tan Jian is Simon Magakwe on $5,500, and one below Taresa Tolosa on $5,500. Tan Jian is one of 114 China athletes athletics has paid, and China athletics prize money adds them up to $1,813,250 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see women's discus throw prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Tan Jian has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are women's 100 m, women's 100 m hurdles and women's 400 m. Every meeting she has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Memorial van Damme has its own page across every edition of it.