Wilma Heltelä prize money
Wilma Heltelä has been paid $1,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1936th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the women's pole vault, and it was 8th.
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.
The payment
Where she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletissima 2026 | Pole vault | 8th | $1,000 |
The one paid figure add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $1,000 is one separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.00% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Wilma Heltelä on the money list
Ranks 1916 to 1956
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Sintayehu Vissa | Women's 1500 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1917 | Sunette Viljoen | Women's javelin throw | — | $1,000 |
| 1918 | Sven Martin Skagestad | Men's discus throw | — | $1,000 |
| 1919 | Sydney Siame | Men's 200 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1920 | Takele Nigate | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $1,000 |
| 1921 | Tan Mengyi | Women's long jump | — | $1,000 |
| 1922 | TeJyrica Robinson | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1923 | Thijmen Kupers | Men's 800 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1924 | Thomas Keen | two disciplines | — | $1,000 |
| 1925 | Tiffani McReynolds | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1926 | Tiffany Flynn | Women's long jump | — | $1,000 |
| 1927 | Tigest Getent | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $1,000 |
| 1928 | Toby Harries | Men's 400 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1929 | Tom Dradriga | Men's 800 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1930 | Tsiyon Abebe | two disciplines | — | $1,000 |
| 1931 | Uziel Muñoz | Men's shot put | — | $1,000 |
| 1932 | Victor Hogan | Men's discus throw | — | $1,000 |
| 1933 | Vincent Kibet Keter | two disciplines | — | $1,000 |
| 1934 | Walid El Boussiri | Men's 400 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1935 | Wei Yongli | Women's 100 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1936 | Wilma Heltelä | Women's pole vault | — | $1,000 |
| 1937 | Xu Huiqin | Women's pole vault | — | $1,000 |
| 1938 | Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1939 | Yann Schrub | Men's 5000 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1940 | Yaqoub Al-Youha | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1941 | Yenew Alamirew | Men's 3000 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1942 | Zara Obamakinwa | Women's discus throw | — | $1,000 |
| 1943 | Zhang Guowei | Men's high jump | — | $1,000 |
| 1944 | Zoë Sedney | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1945 | Nikki Manson | Women's high jump | — | $875 |
| 1946 | Adam Fogg | Men's mile | — | $750 |
| 1947 | Adrianna Topolnicka | Women's 800 m | — | $750 |
| 1948 | Agate Caune | Women's 3000 m | — | $750 |
| 1949 | Alina Rotaru-Kottmann | Women's long jump | — | $750 |
| 1950 | Amelia Strickler | Women's shot put | — | $750 |
| 1951 | Anasztázia Nguyen | Women's long jump | — | $750 |
| 1952 | Andreas Haara Bakketun | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $750 |
| 1953 | Auriana Lazraq-Khlass | two disciplines | — | $750 |
| 1954 | Brett Robinson | Men's 5000 m | — | $750 |
| 1955 | Brooke Feldmeier | Women's 800 m | — | $750 |
| 1956 | Caroline Bonde Holm | Women's pole vault | — | $750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Wilma Heltelä is 1936th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $1,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Wilma Heltelä most
Athletissima 2026 paid $1,000 for 8th in the pole vault, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Emily Grove, Margot Chevrier, Hana Moll, Angelica Moser, Katie Moon and Sandi Morris.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Wilma Heltelä won?
$1,000, which ranks 1936th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2026.
What is Wilma Heltelä's biggest Diamond League payday?
$1,000, for finishing 8th in the Diamond+ pole vault at the 2026 Athletissima. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 8th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Wilma Heltelä 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 place is worth the same in the women's pole vault 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 Wilma Heltelä 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 Wilma Heltelä is Wei Yongli on $1,000, and one below Xu Huiqin on $1,000. Wilma Heltelä is one of 19 Finland athletes athletics has paid, and Finland athletics prize money adds them up to $159,500 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see women's pole vault prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Wilma Heltelä 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 Athletissima has its own page across every edition of it.