Thomas Röhler prize money
Thomas Röhler has been paid $211,250 by the Diamond League, which ranks 93rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from 40 paid finishes in the men's javelin throw, nine 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
The 40 paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $211,250 is 40 separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.2% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2013 to 2026, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | - | Bislett Games | $5,500 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | Glasgow Grand Prix | $35,000 |
| 2015 | 7 | - | Memorial Van Damme | $20,000 |
| 2016 | 6 | 2 | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | $40,000 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 | Weltklasse Zürich | $54,000 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | Doha Diamond League | $36,000 |
| 2019 | 5 | - | Herculis | $13,500 |
| 2020 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 | 1 | - | Doha Diamond League | $750 |
| 2023 | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025 | - | - | - | - |
| 2026 | 3 | - | Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat | $6,500 |
season running total
2017 is the biggest of them, $54,000 from five starts. No Diamond League meeting paid Thomas Röhler in 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025, so those columns stand at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $211,250.
Around Thomas Röhler on the money list
Ranks 73 to 113
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Kendra Harrison | Women's 100 m hurdles | 14 | $246,750 |
| 74 | Nicola Olyslagers | Women's high jump | 10 | $244,917 |
| 75 | Malaika Mihambo | Women's long jump | 10 | $244,750 |
| 76 | Javier Culson | Men's 400 m hurdles | 13 | $243,500 |
| 77 | Francine Niyonsaba | three disciplines | 14 | $238,000 |
| 78 | Hagos Gebrhiwet | two disciplines | 10 | $235,000 |
| 79 | Nijel Amos | Men's 800 m | 13 | $233,500 |
| 80 | Andre De Grasse | two disciplines | 11 | $233,000 |
| 81 | Reese Hoffa | Men's shot put | 14 | $226,500 |
| 82 | Fabiana Murer | Women's pole vault | 13 | $223,000 |
| 83 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | two disciplines | 9 | $222,500 |
| 84 | Dawn Harper-Nelson | Women's 100 m hurdles | 15 | $220,500 |
| 85 | Amantle Montsho | Women's 400 m | 12 | $219,500 |
| 86 | Masai Russell | Women's 100 m hurdles | 8 | $219,500 |
| 87 | Yomif Kejelcha | three disciplines | 11 | $217,500 |
| 88 | Letsile Tebogo | two disciplines | 10 | $213,250 |
| 89 | Ayanleh Souleiman | four disciplines | 8 | $212,000 |
| 90 | Hyvin Jepkemoi | two disciplines | 8 | $212,000 |
| 91 | LaShawn Merritt | two disciplines | 16 | $212,000 |
| 92 | Andy Díaz | Men's triple jump | 10 | $211,500 |
| 93 | Thomas Röhler | Men's javelin throw | 9 | $211,250 |
| 94 | Shamier Little | two disciplines | 4 | $211,000 |
| 95 | Brittney Reese | Women's long jump | 12 | $210,500 |
| 96 | Jairus Kipchoge Birech | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 10 | $208,000 |
| 97 | Gudaf Tsegay | five disciplines | 7 | $206,500 |
| 98 | Silas Kiplagat | two disciplines | 11 | $205,000 |
| 99 | Genzebe Dibaba | five disciplines | 12 | $204,500 |
| 100 | Danielle Williams | Women's 100 m hurdles | 7 | $204,250 |
| 101 | Yarisley Silva | Women's pole vault | 7 | $203,333 |
| 102 | Justin Gatlin | two disciplines | 16 | $203,250 |
| 103 | Kimberly Williams | Women's triple jump | 1 | $203,250 |
| 104 | Kyron McMaster | two disciplines | 3 | $202,250 |
| 105 | Christina Schwanitz | Women's shot put | 10 | $202,000 |
| 106 | Tero Pitkämäki | Men's javelin throw | 10 | $202,000 |
| 107 | Haruka Kitaguchi | Women's javelin throw | 11 | $199,500 |
| 108 | Faith Cherotich | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 8 | $198,000 |
| 109 | Nina Kennedy | Women's pole vault | 11 | $197,500 |
| 110 | Winfred Yavi | two disciplines | 8 | $197,500 |
| 111 | Ajeé Wilson | Women's 800 m | 6 | $197,250 |
| 112 | Sofia Assefa | two disciplines | 4 | $196,000 |
| 113 | Gianmarco Tamberi | Men's high jump | 6 | $195,958 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Thomas Röhler is 93rd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $211,250.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Thomas Röhler most
Weltklasse Zürich 2017 paid $20,000 for 2nd in the javelin throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Tero Pitkämäki, Johannes Vetter, Keshorn Walcott, Magnus Kirt, Neeraj Chopra and Ahmed Bader Magour.
Doha Diamond League 2018 paid $10,000 for 1st in the javelin throw, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Johannes Vetter, Andreas Hofmann, Neeraj Chopra, Jakub Vadlejch, Magnus Kirt and Ahmed Bader Magour.
Prefontaine Classic 2018 paid $10,000 for 1st in the javelin throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Johannes Vetter, Andreas Hofmann, Jakub Vadlejch, Magnus Kirt, Neeraj Chopra and Ahmed Bader Magour.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Thomas Röhler won?
$211,250, which ranks 93rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from 40 paid finishes between 2013 and 2026.
What is Thomas Röhler's biggest Diamond League payday?
$20,000, for finishing 2nd in the javelin throw at the 2017 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 Thomas Röhler 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 Thomas Röhler won?
Nine of 40, worth $90,000 between them. Three of his appearances came at a final, which paid $33,000.
Is this everything Thomas Röhler 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 Thomas Röhler is Andy Díaz on $211,500, and one below Shamier Little on $211,000. Thomas Röhler is one of 139 Germany athletes athletics has paid, and Germany athletics prize money adds them up to $4,199,250 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 Thomas Röhler 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 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat has its own page across every edition of it.