Valarie Sion prize money
Valarie Sion has been paid $68,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 230th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from five paid finishes in the women's discus throw, three 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 she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xiamen Diamond League 2026 | Discus throw | 1st | $20,000 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2026 | Discus throw | 1st | $20,000 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2026 | Discus throw | 2nd | $12,000 |
| Bauhausgalan 2026 | Discus throw | 1st | $10,000 |
| London Athletics Meet 2026 | Discus throw | 2nd | $6,000 |
| All five | Women's discus throw | — | $68,000 |
The five paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $68,000 is five separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.1% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Valarie Sion on the money list
Ranks 210 to 250
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210 | Stephenie Ann McPherson | Women's 400 m | 2 | $71,250 |
| 211 | Simon Koech | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 3 | $71,000 |
| 212 | Thobias Montler | Men's long jump | 2 | $70,750 |
| 213 | Halimah Nakaayi | two disciplines | — | $70,500 |
| 214 | Benjamin Kigen | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $70,250 |
| 215 | Andrius Gudžius | Men's discus throw | 1 | $70,000 |
| 216 | Caster Semenya | two disciplines | 7 | $70,000 |
| 217 | Magnus Kirt | Men's javelin throw | 1 | $70,000 |
| 218 | Courtney Lindsey | two disciplines | 1 | $69,750 |
| 219 | Fedrick Dacres | Men's discus throw | 2 | $69,750 |
| 220 | Mackenzie Little | Women's javelin throw | 2 | $69,750 |
| 221 | Donavan Brazier | Men's 800 m | 2 | $69,500 |
| 222 | Reynold Cheruiyot | four disciplines | 1 | $69,500 |
| 223 | Tina Clayton | Women's 100 m | 2 | $69,500 |
| 224 | Liadagmis Povea | Women's triple jump | — | $69,000 |
| 225 | Tara Davis-Woodhall | Women's long jump | 4 | $69,000 |
| 226 | Angelina Topić | Women's high jump | 2 | $68,500 |
| 227 | Renaud Lavillenie | Men's pole vault | — | $68,500 |
| 228 | Blessing Okagbare | three disciplines | 2 | $68,250 |
| 229 | Phanuel Koech | Men's 1500 m | 1 | $68,000 |
| 230 | Valarie Sion | Women's discus throw | 3 | $68,000 |
| 231 | Fanny Roos | Women's shot put | — | $67,500 |
| 232 | Hana Moll | Women's pole vault | 3 | $67,500 |
| 233 | Erriyon Knighton | two disciplines | 3 | $66,500 |
| 234 | Andrenette Knight | Women's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $66,250 |
| 235 | Gabby Thomas | two disciplines | 3 | $66,250 |
| 236 | Fantaye Belayneh | two disciplines | 1 | $65,750 |
| 237 | Rasmus Mägi | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $65,750 |
| 238 | Keshorn Walcott | Men's javelin throw | — | $65,250 |
| 239 | Danniel Thomas-Dodd | Women's shot put | — | $65,000 |
| 240 | Elina Tzengko | Women's javelin throw | 3 | $65,000 |
| 241 | Sondre Guttormsen | Men's pole vault | — | $64,250 |
| 242 | Francine Niyonsaba | three disciplines | 4 | $64,000 |
| 243 | Alysha Newman | Women's pole vault | 1 | $63,500 |
| 244 | Dafne Schippers | two disciplines | 2 | $63,500 |
| 245 | Steven Gardiner | two disciplines | 6 | $63,500 |
| 246 | Michael Cherry | Men's 400 m | 2 | $63,250 |
| 247 | Ditaji Kambundji | Women's 100 m hurdles | 1 | $62,250 |
| 248 | Telahun Haile Bekele | two disciplines | 2 | $61,750 |
| 249 | Kishane Thompson | Men's 100 m | 2 | $61,250 |
| 250 | Caterine Ibargüen | two disciplines | 5 | $61,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Valarie Sion is 230th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $68,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Valarie Sion most
Xiamen Diamond League 2026 paid $20,000 for 1st in the discus throw, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Feng Bin, Jorinde van Klinken, Erika Beistle, Vanessa Kamga, Shanice Craft and Cierra Jackson.
Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2026 paid $20,000 for 1st in the discus throw, one of eleven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jorinde van Klinken, Laulauga Tausaga, Cierra Jackson, Feng Bin, Jayden Ulrich and Shanice Craft.
AG Memorial Van Damme 2026 paid $12,000 for 2nd in the discus throw, one of six in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jorinde van Klinken, Shanice Craft, Vanessa Kamga, Cierra Jackson and Feng Bin.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Valarie Sion won?
$68,000, which ranks 230th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from five paid finishes in 2026.
What is Valarie Sion's biggest Diamond League payday?
$20,000, for finishing 1st in the Diamond+ discus throw at the 2026 Xiamen 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 Valarie Sion 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 win 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.
How many Diamond League meetings has Valarie Sion won?
Three of five, worth $50,000 between them. One of her appearance came at a final, which paid $12,000.
Is this everything Valarie Sion 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 her, 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 Valarie Sion is Phanuel Koech on $68,000, and one below Fanny Roos on $67,500. Valarie Sion is one of 352 United States athletes athletics has paid, and United States athletics prize money adds them up to $16,292,792 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 Valarie Sion 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 800 m. Every meeting she has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Xiamen Diamond League has its own page across every edition of it.