Thomas Röhler prize money
Thomas Röhler has been paid $44,750 by the Diamond League, which ranks 343rd of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from twelve paid finishes in the men's javelin throw, two 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2026 | Javelin throw | 4th | $3,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2026 | Javelin throw | 5th | $2,500 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2026 | Javelin throw | 8th | $1,000 |
| Doha Diamond League 2022 | Javelin throw | 7th | $750 |
| Herculis 2019 | Javelin throw | 3rd | $4,000 |
| IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 2019 | Javelin throw | 4th | $3,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2019 | Javelin throw | 7th | $3,000 |
| Oslo Bislett Games 2019 | Javelin throw | 6th | $2,000 |
| Müller Grand Prix Birmingham 2019 | Javelin throw | 7th | $1,500 |
| Doha Diamond League 2018 | Javelin throw | 1st | $10,000 |
| Doha Diamond League 2017 | Javelin throw | 1st | $10,000 |
| Meeting de Paris 2017 | Javelin throw | 3rd | $4,000 |
| All twelve | Men's javelin throw | — | $44,750 |
The twelve paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $44,750 is twelve separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.08% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2017 to 2026, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | Doha Diamond League | $14,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | Doha Diamond League | $10,000 |
| 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, $14,000 from two 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 $44,750.
Around Thomas Röhler on the money list
Ranks 323 to 363
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323 | Khaddi Sagnia | Women's long jump | 1 | $48,250 |
| 324 | Morgan Lake | Women's high jump | 1 | $48,250 |
| 325 | Tia Clayton | Women's 100 m | 2 | $48,250 |
| 326 | Khallifah Rosser | Men's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $48,000 |
| 327 | Wilfried Happio | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $48,000 |
| 328 | Aleia Hobbs | Women's 100 m | 2 | $47,750 |
| 329 | Matteo Sioli | Men's high jump | 2 | $47,250 |
| 330 | Werkuha Getachew | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $47,250 |
| 331 | Davisleydi Velazco | Women's triple jump | 2 | $47,000 |
| 332 | Laulauga Tausaga | Women's discus throw | — | $47,000 |
| 333 | Agnes Jebet Ngetich | two disciplines | 2 | $46,750 |
| 334 | Nikki Hiltz | two disciplines | 2 | $46,750 |
| 335 | Menno Vloon | Men's pole vault | — | $46,667 |
| 336 | Will Claye | two disciplines | 1 | $46,250 |
| 337 | Abel Kipsang | three disciplines | 2 | $46,000 |
| 338 | Gemechu Godana | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $46,000 |
| 339 | Ronnie Baker | Men's 100 m | 3 | $45,250 |
| 340 | Freddie Crittenden | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $45,000 |
| 341 | Trevor Bassitt | two disciplines | — | $45,000 |
| 342 | Max Burgin | Men's 800 m | 1 | $44,750 |
| 343 | Thomas Röhler | Men's javelin throw | 2 | $44,750 |
| 344 | Alaysha Johnson | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $44,500 |
| 345 | Ciara Mageean | two disciplines | 1 | $44,250 |
| 346 | Patrizia Van der Weken | Women's 100 m | 1 | $44,250 |
| 347 | Femke Broeders-Bol | Women's 800 m | — | $44,000 |
| 348 | Jasmine Moore | two disciplines | 1 | $44,000 |
| 349 | Reynier Mena | Men's 200 m | 2 | $44,000 |
| 350 | Lilian Kasait Rengeruk | two disciplines | 1 | $43,750 |
| 351 | Hellen Obiri | two disciplines | 3 | $43,500 |
| 352 | Jacob Krop | two disciplines | 1 | $43,250 |
| 353 | Shunsuke Izumiya | Men's 110 m hurdles | 1 | $43,250 |
| 354 | Cheng Chao-tsun | Men's javelin throw | 1 | $43,000 |
| 355 | Jimmy Gressier | three disciplines | 1 | $43,000 |
| 356 | KC Lightfoot | Men's pole vault | 1 | $42,875 |
| 357 | Winnie Nanyondo | four disciplines | — | $42,750 |
| 358 | Tshepiso Masalela | Men's 800 m | 2 | $42,500 |
| 359 | Rhasidat Adeleke | two disciplines | 1 | $42,250 |
| 360 | Elijah Manangoi | three disciplines | 3 | $42,000 |
| 361 | Frederik Ruppert | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $42,000 |
| 362 | Līna Mūze | Women's javelin throw | — | $41,250 |
| 363 | Christopher Bailey | Men's 400 m | 1 | $41,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Thomas Röhler is 343rd of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $44,750.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Thomas Röhler most
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.
Doha Diamond League 2017 paid $10,000 for 1st in the javelin throw, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Johannes Vetter, Jakub Vadlejch, Tero Pitkämäki, Ahmed Bader Magour, Hamish Peacock and Julius Yego.
Herculis 2019 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the javelin throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Cheng Chao-tsun, Marcin Krukowski, Jakub Vadlejch, Toni Kuusela, Kevin Mayer and Andreas Hofmann.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Thomas Röhler won?
$44,750, which ranks 343rd of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from twelve paid finishes between 2017 and 2026.
What is Thomas Röhler's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the javelin throw at the 2018 Doha 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 1st and would have paid anybody who finished there.
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?
Two of twelve, worth $20,000 between them. One of his appearance came at a final, which paid $3,000.
Is this everything Thomas Röhler 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 Thomas Röhler is Max Burgin on $44,750, and one below Alaysha Johnson on $44,500. Thomas Röhler 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 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.