Yemisi Ogunleye prize money
Yemisi Ogunleye has been paid $20,250 by the Diamond League, which ranks 587th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from five paid finishes in the women's shot put, the best of them 2nd.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herculis EBS 2025 | Shot put | 4th | $3,000 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2025 | Shot put | 4th | $3,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2025 | Shot put | 9th | — |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2024 | Shot put | 3rd | $7,000 |
| Athletissima 2024 | Shot put | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Xiamen Diamond League 2024 | Shot put | 5th | $1,250 |
| Diamond League Shanghai 2024 | Shot put | 9th | — |
| Memorial Van Damme 2023 | Shot put | 10th | — |
| All eight | Women's shot put | — | $20,250 |
The five paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $20,250 is five separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.04% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them. Three of the eight starts paid nothing, because the series pays eight deep and the fields run past twenty.
The World Championships
What Yemisi Ogunleye did in Tokyo, 2025
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's shot put | 6th | 19.33 | $7,000 |
The 2025 World Championships paid Yemisi Ogunleye $7,000 for one finish in Tokyo, against $20,250 from eight Diamond League starts between 2023 and 2025. The championships page holds all 49 events and the $8,498,000 they paid out.
The World Indoor Championships
What Yemisi Ogunleye did indoors
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's shot put | 5th | 19.46 m | $6,000 |
The World Indoor Championships have paid Yemisi Ogunleye $6,000 for one finish in Toruń 2026, against $20,250 from eight Diamond League starts between 2023 and 2025. The indoor championships page holds all 53 finals across two editions and the $4,632,000 they paid out.
The Olympic Games
What Yemisi Ogunleye won in Paris
| EVENT | MEDAL | EARNED |
|---|---|---|
| Women's shot put | Gold | $50,000 |
Yemisi Ogunleye was paid $50,000 for the women's shot put in Paris, the first Games at which an athletics title carried prize money at all. Every one of the 48 golds paid the same $50,000. The Olympic page holds all 48 golds, the $2,400,000 they paid and what the circuit pays the same champions.
Season by season
2023 to 2025, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | — | Memorial Van Damme | — |
| 2024 | 4 | — | AG Memorial Van Damme | $14,250 |
| 2025 | 3 | — | Herculis EBS | $6,000 |
season running total
2024 is the biggest of them, $14,250 from four starts. No Diamond League meeting paid Yemisi Ogunleye in 2023, so that column stands at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $20,250.
Around Yemisi Ogunleye on the money list
Ranks 567 to 607
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 567 | Angelica Bengtsson | Women's pole vault | 1 | $21,500 |
| 568 | Senayet Getachew | two disciplines | — | $21,500 |
| 569 | TJ Holmes | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $21,500 |
| 570 | Alexander Doom | Men's 400 m | 1 | $21,250 |
| 571 | Amel Tuka | Men's 800 m | — | $21,250 |
| 572 | Ben Pattison | two disciplines | — | $21,250 |
| 573 | Maksim Nedasekau | Men's high jump | — | $21,250 |
| 574 | Michael Mason | Men's high jump | 1 | $21,250 |
| 575 | Sam Mattis | Men's discus throw | — | $21,250 |
| 576 | Brandon Miller | Men's 800 m | 1 | $21,000 |
| 577 | Jo-Ané du Plessis | Women's javelin throw | — | $21,000 |
| 578 | Marco Fassinotti | Men's high jump | — | $21,000 |
| 579 | Adam Gemili | two disciplines | — | $20,500 |
| 580 | Alexis Copello | Men's triple jump | — | $20,500 |
| 581 | Gabrielle Jennings | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $20,500 |
| 582 | Jamile Samuel | two disciplines | — | $20,500 |
| 583 | Jordan Díaz | Men's triple jump | 1 | $20,500 |
| 584 | Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui | two disciplines | 1 | $20,250 |
| 585 | Gabriela Leon | Women's pole vault | — | $20,250 |
| 586 | Martina Weil | Women's 400 m | — | $20,250 |
| 587 | Yemisi Ogunleye | Women's shot put | — | $20,250 |
| 588 | Cooper Lutkenhaus | Men's 800 m | 2 | $20,000 |
| 589 | Favour Ofili | two disciplines | — | $20,000 |
| 590 | Hyvin Kiyeng | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $20,000 |
| 591 | Jacob Kiplimo | three disciplines | — | $20,000 |
| 592 | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | Women's long jump | — | $20,000 |
| 593 | Kemba Nelson | Women's 100 m | 1 | $20,000 |
| 594 | Rusheen McDonald | Men's 400 m | 1 | $20,000 |
| 595 | Salaheddine Ben Yazide | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $20,000 |
| 596 | Marcell Jacobs | Men's 100 m | — | $19,750 |
| 597 | Mélina Robert-Michon | Women's discus throw | — | $19,750 |
| 598 | Rose Davies | two disciplines | — | $19,750 |
| 599 | Victoria Hudson | Women's javelin throw | — | $19,750 |
| 600 | Maria Żodzik | Women's high jump | 1 | $19,667 |
| 601 | Tihomir Ivanov | Men's high jump | — | $19,625 |
| 602 | Brandon McBride | Men's 800 m | — | $19,500 |
| 603 | David Kendziera | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $19,500 |
| 604 | Emil Agyekum | two disciplines | — | $19,500 |
| 605 | Jacious Sears | Women's 100 m | — | $19,500 |
| 606 | Maddi Wesche | Women's shot put | — | $19,500 |
| 607 | Shanice Craft | Women's discus throw | — | $19,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Yemisi Ogunleye is 587th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $20,250.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Yemisi Ogunleye most
AG Memorial Van Damme 2024 paid $7,000 for 3rd in the shot put, one of six in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Maddi Wesche, Danniel Thomas-Dodd, Song Jiayuan, Sarah Mitton and Chase Jackson.
Athletissima 2024 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the shot put, one of eleven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Sarah Mitton, Raven Saunders, Danniel Thomas-Dodd, Maddi Wesche, Maggie Ewen and Alina Kenzel.
Herculis EBS 2025 paid $3,000 for 4th in the shot put, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Fanny Roos, Maggie Ewen, Jaida Ross, Jessica Schilder, Chase Jackson and Sarah Mitton.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Yemisi Ogunleye won?
$20,250, which ranks 587th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from five paid finishes between 2023 and 2025.
What is Yemisi Ogunleye's biggest Diamond League payday?
$7,000, for finishing 3rd in the shot put at the 2024 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 Yemisi Ogunleye 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 shot put 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.
Has Yemisi Ogunleye ever raced a Diamond League meeting for nothing?
Three times. The series pays the first eight and the fields run past twenty, so a ninth place is a Diamond League start that paid nothing at all. She are in the result tables on this site either way.
How much did Yemisi Ogunleye win at the 2025 World Championships?
$7,000, from one paid final in Tokyo. The championships pay eight places in every event, $70,000 for a title down to $5,000 for 8th.
How much has Yemisi Ogunleye won at the World Indoor Championships?
$6,000, from one paid final in Toruń 2026. An indoor title pays $40,000 and the ladder runs six places deep, down to $4,000 for 6th, the same in every event on the programme and the same for a relay team.
Is this everything Yemisi Ogunleye earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 104 meetings. The World Championships, World Indoor Championships and Olympic money above is separate money from a separate payer, and none of it is added together here. It holds 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 Yemisi Ogunleye is Martina Weil on $20,250, and one below Cooper Lutkenhaus on $20,000. Yemisi Ogunleye is one of 81 Germany athletes athletics has paid, and Germany athletics prize money adds them up to $1,858,417 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see women's shot put prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Yemisi Ogunleye 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 Herculis EBS has its own page across every edition of it. Away from the series, World Championships prize money is Tokyo 2025, $8,498,000 paid eight places deep in every event, and the full final is on the women's shot put page. Indoor championships prize money is the Nanjing 2025 and Toruń 2026 championships, $4,664,000 put up across 53 finals, and the indoor final is on the women's shot put page.