Wang Zhen prize money
Wang Zhen has been paid $2,542 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2479th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the men's high jump, 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 he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xiamen Diamond League 2024 | High jump | =4th | $1,417 |
| Diamond League Shanghai 2024 | High jump | =5th | $1,125 |
| All two | Men's high jump | - | $2,542 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $2,542 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 Wang Zhen on the money list
Ranks 2459 to 2499
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2459 | Werknesh Kidane | Women's 5000 m | - | $3,000 |
| 2460 | Xia Xiao | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $3,000 |
| 2461 | Xiaowei Du | Women's javelin throw | - | $3,000 |
| 2462 | Yasin Haji | Men's 5000 m | - | $3,000 |
| 2463 | Yemi Mary John | Women's 400 m | - | $3,000 |
| 2464 | Yevgeniya Isakova | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $3,000 |
| 2465 | Yuliya Gushchina | two disciplines | - | $3,000 |
| 2466 | Yuzo Kanemaru | Men's 400 m | - | $3,000 |
| 2467 | Allie Wilson | Women's 800 m | - | $2,750 |
| 2468 | Daniel Keaton | Men's pole vault | - | $2,750 |
| 2469 | Edoardo Scotti | Men's 400 m | - | $2,750 |
| 2470 | Emmanuel Ihemeje | Men's triple jump | - | $2,750 |
| 2471 | Jamal Hairane | Men's 800 m | - | $2,750 |
| 2472 | Jessica-Bianca Wessolly | Women's 200 m | - | $2,750 |
| 2473 | Laura Strati | Women's long jump | - | $2,750 |
| 2474 | Loïc Gasch | Men's high jump | - | $2,750 |
| 2475 | Mehdi Belhadj | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $2,750 |
| 2476 | Morgan McDonald | Men's 5000 m | - | $2,750 |
| 2477 | Pauline Hondema | Women's long jump | - | $2,750 |
| 2478 | Clayton Fritsch | Men's pole vault | - | $2,625 |
| 2479 | Wang Zhen | Men's high jump | - | $2,542 |
| 2480 | Ababel Yeshaneh | Women's 5000 m | - | $2,500 |
| 2481 | Abdi Waiss | Men's 1500 m | - | $2,500 |
| 2482 | Abdul Buhari | Men's discus throw | - | $2,500 |
| 2483 | Abdulla Aboobacker | Men's triple jump | - | $2,500 |
| 2484 | Abdullah Abkar Mohammed | Men's 200 m | - | $2,500 |
| 2485 | Abduraqhman Karriem | Men's 200 m | - | $2,500 |
| 2486 | Ahmed Mohamed Hussein | Men's javelin throw | - | $2,500 |
| 2487 | Akiba McKinney | Women's long jump | - | $2,500 |
| 2488 | Alexander Hochuli | Men's triple jump | - | $2,500 |
| 2489 | Alin Firfirică | Men's discus throw | - | $2,500 |
| 2490 | Allen Johnson | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $2,500 |
| 2491 | Amanda Ngandu-Ntumba | Women's discus throw | - | $2,500 |
| 2492 | Amy Yoder Begley | Women's 5000 m | - | $2,500 |
| 2493 | Anastasiya Potapova | Women's triple jump | - | $2,500 |
| 2494 | Andrea Rooth | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $2,500 |
| 2495 | Ángel Mullera | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $2,500 |
| 2496 | Antonio David Jiménez | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $2,500 |
| 2497 | Ashlee Kidd | Women's 200 m | - | $2,500 |
| 2498 | Aurelie Chaboudez | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $2,500 |
| 2499 | Ben Offereins | Men's 400 m | - | $2,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Wang Zhen is 2479th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $2,542.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Wang Zhen most
Xiamen Diamond League 2024 paid $1,417 for =4th in the high jump, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Christoff Bryan, Luis Castro, Vernon Turner, Shelby McEwen, Mutaz Barsham and Hamish Kerr.
Diamond League Shanghai 2024 paid $1,125 for =5th in the high jump, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Tomohiro Shinno, Christoff Bryan, Douwe Amels, Tobias Potye, Hamish Kerr and Mutaz Barsham.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Wang Zhen won?
$2,542, which ranks 2479th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes in 2024.
What is Wang Zhen's biggest Diamond League payday?
$1,417, for finishing =4th in the high jump at the 2024 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 =4th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Wang Zhen 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 place is worth the same in the men's high jump 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 Wang Zhen 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 Wang Zhen is Clayton Fritsch on $2,625, and one below Ababel Yeshaneh on $2,500. Wang Zhen 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 men's high jump prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Wang Zhen 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 Xiamen Diamond League has its own page across every edition of it.