Yelena Sokolova prize money
Yelena Sokolova has been paid $9,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 885th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from three paid finishes in the women's long 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 she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2019 | Long jump | 6th | $4,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2019 | Long jump | 4th | $3,000 |
| Müller Grand Prix Birmingham 2019 | Long jump | 6th | $2,000 |
| All three | Women's long jump | — | $9,000 |
The three paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $9,000 is three separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.02% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Yelena Sokolova on the money list
Ranks 865 to 905
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 865 | Tarsis Orogot | Men's 200 m | — | $9,500 |
| 866 | Teahna Daniels | two disciplines | — | $9,500 |
| 867 | Tobias Grønstad | Men's 800 m | — | $9,500 |
| 868 | Jeron Robinson | Men's high jump | — | $9,250 |
| 869 | Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova | Women's long jump | — | $9,250 |
| 870 | Robbie Grabarz | Men's high jump | — | $9,250 |
| 871 | Rohan Watson | Men's 100 m | — | $9,250 |
| 872 | Ryoichi Akamatsu | Men's high jump | — | $9,250 |
| 873 | Zach Bradford | Men's pole vault | — | $9,250 |
| 874 | Adam Kszczot | Men's 800 m | — | $9,000 |
| 875 | Jerome Blake | two disciplines | — | $9,000 |
| 876 | Jonathan Jones | Men's 400 m | — | $9,000 |
| 877 | Karyna Taranda | Women's high jump | — | $9,000 |
| 878 | Kori Carter | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $9,000 |
| 879 | Mathew Sawe | Men's high jump | — | $9,000 |
| 880 | Milan Trajkovic | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $9,000 |
| 881 | Samuel Pihlström | two disciplines | — | $9,000 |
| 882 | Valentin Lavillenie | Men's pole vault | — | $9,000 |
| 883 | Veronica Vancardo | Women's 800 m | — | $9,000 |
| 884 | Viivi Lehikoinen | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $9,000 |
| 885 | Yelena Sokolova | Women's long jump | — | $9,000 |
| 886 | Aynadis Mebratu | two disciplines | — | $8,750 |
| 887 | Elena Bellò | Women's 800 m | — | $8,750 |
| 888 | Lovisa Lindh | Women's 800 m | — | $8,750 |
| 889 | Mouhamadou Fall | two disciplines | — | $8,750 |
| 890 | Sara Kolak | Women's javelin throw | — | $8,750 |
| 891 | Saúl Ordóñez | two disciplines | — | $8,750 |
| 892 | Alemnat Walle | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $8,500 |
| 893 | Alex Rose | Men's discus throw | — | $8,500 |
| 894 | Celera Barnes | Women's 100 m | — | $8,500 |
| 895 | Eduardo Herrera | two disciplines | — | $8,500 |
| 896 | José Figueroa | Men's 200 m | — | $8,500 |
| 897 | Laura Weightman | three disciplines | — | $8,500 |
| 898 | Naomi Van den Broeck | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $8,500 |
| 899 | Raymond Richards | Men's high jump | — | $8,500 |
| 900 | Sarah Lavin | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $8,500 |
| 901 | Tadese Takele | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $8,500 |
| 902 | Tasa Jiya | Women's 200 m | — | $8,500 |
| 903 | Vitória Cristina Rosa | two disciplines | — | $8,500 |
| 904 | Edis Matusevičius | Men's javelin throw | — | $8,250 |
| 905 | Lore Hoffmann | two disciplines | — | $8,250 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Yelena Sokolova is 885th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $9,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Yelena Sokolova most
AG Memorial Van Damme 2019 paid $4,000 for 6th in the long jump, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Brooke Stratton, Caterine Ibargüen, Malaika Mihambo, Brittney Reese, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk.
Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2019 paid $3,000 for 4th in the long jump, one of twelve in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk, Ivana Španović, Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova, Éloyse Lesueur-Aymonin, Shara Proctor and Laura Strati.
Müller Grand Prix Birmingham 2019 paid $2,000 for 6th in the long jump, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Lorraine Ugen, Sha'Keela Saunders, Nafissatou Thiam, Ivana Vuleta, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Abigail Irozuru.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Yelena Sokolova won?
$9,000, which ranks 885th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from three paid finishes in 2019.
What is Yelena Sokolova's biggest Diamond League payday?
$4,000, for finishing 6th in the long jump at the 2019 AG Memorial Van Damme. That is a final, which is why it is the biggest: the final pays two to five times what the same place is worth at a series meeting.
How does the Diamond League decide what Yelena Sokolova 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 long 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 Yelena Sokolova 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 Yelena Sokolova is Viivi Lehikoinen on $9,000, and one below Aynadis Mebratu on $8,750. Yelena Sokolova is one of 12 Authorised Neutral Athletes athletes athletics has paid, and Authorised Neutral Athletes athletics prize money adds them up to $403,250 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see women's long jump prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Yelena Sokolova 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 AG Memorial Van Damme has its own page across every edition of it.