Virgilijus Alekna prize money
Virgilijus Alekna has been paid $79,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 396th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from 18 paid finishes in the men's discus 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
The 18 paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $79,500 is 18 separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.07% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2010 to 2012, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | - | London Grand Prix | $11,500 |
| 2011 | 7 | 2 | DN Galan | $43,500 |
| 2012 | 6 | - | Golden Gala | $24,500 |
season running total
2011 is the biggest of them, $43,500 from seven starts. Every season from 2010 to 2012 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $79,500.
Around Virgilijus Alekna on the money list
Ranks 376 to 416
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 376 | Jimmy Vicaut | two disciplines | 1 | $83,000 |
| 377 | Mekonnen Gebremedhin | two disciplines | 1 | $83,000 |
| 378 | Yan Ziyi | Women's javelin throw | 5 | $82,500 |
| 379 | Lidya Chepkurui | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $82,000 |
| 380 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | two disciplines | 3 | $82,000 |
| 381 | Linden Hall | four disciplines | 1 | $81,750 |
| 382 | Lynsey Sharp | Women's 800 m | 1 | $81,500 |
| 383 | Thea LaFond | Women's triple jump | 1 | $81,500 |
| 384 | Gabby Thomas | two disciplines | 3 | $81,250 |
| 385 | Caleb Ndiku | four disciplines | 3 | $81,000 |
| 386 | Habiba Ghribi | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 5 | $81,000 |
| 387 | Lashinda Demus | two disciplines | 4 | $81,000 |
| 388 | Christin Hussong | Women's javelin throw | 3 | $80,750 |
| 389 | CJ Allen | two disciplines | 1 | $80,750 |
| 390 | Cassandra Tate | Women's 400 m hurdles | 2 | $80,500 |
| 391 | Jeneba Tarmoh | two disciplines | 2 | $80,500 |
| 392 | Danniel Thomas-Dodd | Women's shot put | - | $80,000 |
| 393 | Dawit Seyaum | two disciplines | 4 | $80,000 |
| 394 | Daniel Roberts | Men's 110 m hurdles | 3 | $79,750 |
| 395 | Lolo Jones | Women's 100 m hurdles | 3 | $79,500 |
| 396 | Virgilijus Alekna | Men's discus throw | 2 | $79,500 |
| 397 | Benjamin Compaoré | Men's triple jump | 3 | $79,000 |
| 398 | Jehue Gordon | Men's 400 m hurdles | 2 | $79,000 |
| 399 | Shawn Barber | Men's pole vault | - | $79,000 |
| 400 | Mirela Demireva | Women's high jump | 1 | $78,875 |
| 401 | Devynne Charlton | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $78,750 |
| 402 | Raphael Holzdeppe | Men's pole vault | 1 | $78,500 |
| 403 | Ferdinand Omanyala | Men's 100 m | 2 | $78,250 |
| 404 | Sada Williams | Women's 400 m | - | $78,250 |
| 405 | EJ Obiena | Men's pole vault | 1 | $78,125 |
| 406 | Jasmin Stowers | Women's 100 m hurdles | 3 | $78,000 |
| 407 | Molly Caudery | Women's pole vault | 3 | $77,500 |
| 408 | Funmi Jimoh | Women's long jump | 2 | $77,000 |
| 409 | Medina Eisa | two disciplines | 3 | $77,000 |
| 410 | Alysha Newman | Women's pole vault | 1 | $76,500 |
| 411 | David Greene | Men's 400 m hurdles | 2 | $76,500 |
| 412 | Rababe Arafi | three disciplines | 1 | $76,500 |
| 413 | Oleh Doroshchuk | Men's high jump | 2 | $76,250 |
| 414 | Thobias Montler | Men's long jump | 2 | $76,250 |
| 415 | Liadagmis Povea | Women's triple jump | - | $75,500 |
| 416 | Ryan Wilson | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $75,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Virgilijus Alekna is 396th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $79,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Virgilijus Alekna most
DN Galan 2011 paid $10,000 for 1st in the discus throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Piotr Małachowski, Frank Casanas, Erik Cadée, Gerd Kanter, Märt Israel and Benn Harradine.
London Grand Prix 2011 paid $10,000 for 1st in the discus throw, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Zoltán Kővágó, Ehsan Haddadi, Gerd Kanter, Frank Casanas, Martin Wierig and Erik Cadée.
Golden Gala 2012 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the discus throw, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Gerd Kanter, Piotr Małachowski, Jarred Rome, Giovanni Faloci, Hannes Kirchler and Ehsan Haddadi.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Virgilijus Alekna won?
$79,500, which ranks 396th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from 18 paid finishes between 2010 and 2012.
What is Virgilijus Alekna's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the discus throw at the 2011 DN Galan. 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 Virgilijus Alekna 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 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 Virgilijus Alekna won?
Two of 18, worth $20,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Virgilijus Alekna 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 Virgilijus Alekna is Lolo Jones on $79,500, and one below Benjamin Compaoré on $79,000. Virgilijus Alekna is one of 13 Lithuania athletes athletics has paid, and Lithuania athletics prize money adds them up to $547,250 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 Virgilijus Alekna 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 Golden Gala has its own page across every edition of it.