Zhang Guowei prize money
Zhang Guowei has been paid $50,250 by the Diamond League, which ranks 616th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from thirteen paid finishes in the men's high jump, one of them a win.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 2017 | High jump | =4th | $2,750 |
| Bislett Games 2017 | High jump | 8th | $1,000 |
| Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2016 | High jump | 2nd | $6,000 |
| British Athletics Grand Prix 2016 | High jump | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2016 | High jump | 4th | $3,000 |
| Bislett Games 2015 | High jump | 1st | $10,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2015 | High jump | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2015 | High jump | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2015 | High jump | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Golden Grand Prix 2013 | High jump | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2013 | High jump | 5th | $2,500 |
| Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2012 | High jump | 7th | $1,500 |
| Golden Gala 2012 | High jump | 7th | $1,500 |
| All thirteen | Men's high jump | - | $50,250 |
The thirteen paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $50,250 is thirteen separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.04% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2012 to 2017, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | - | Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix | $3,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | - | Golden Grand Prix | $6,500 |
| 2014 | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | Bislett Games | $24,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | - | Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix | $13,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | - | IAAF Diamond League Shanghai | $3,750 |
season running total
2015 is the biggest of them, $24,000 from four starts. No Diamond League meeting paid Zhang Guowei in 2014, so that column stands at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $50,250.
Around Zhang Guowei on the money list
Ranks 596 to 636
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 596 | Johnny Dutch | Men's 400 m hurdles | 3 | $52,000 |
| 597 | Mariya Abakumova | Women's javelin throw | 5 | $52,000 |
| 598 | Melaine Walker | Women's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $52,000 |
| 599 | Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu | three disciplines | 3 | $51,750 |
| 600 | Abubaker Kaki | Men's 800 m | 3 | $51,500 |
| 601 | Shanice Craft | two disciplines | - | $51,500 |
| 602 | Tia Brooks-Wannemacher | Women's shot put | 2 | $51,500 |
| 603 | Erika Kinsey | Women's high jump | - | $51,333 |
| 604 | Tony McQuay | Men's 400 m | - | $51,250 |
| 605 | Martin Wierig | Men's discus throw | - | $51,000 |
| 606 | Tariku Bekele | two disciplines | 2 | $51,000 |
| 607 | Yekaterina Koneva | Women's triple jump | 1 | $51,000 |
| 608 | Roberta Bruni | Women's pole vault | - | $50,875 |
| 609 | Khaddi Sagnia | two disciplines | 1 | $50,750 |
| 610 | Dana Velďáková | Women's triple jump | - | $50,500 |
| 611 | Marwa Bouzayani | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $50,500 |
| 612 | Myriam Soumaré | two disciplines | 1 | $50,500 |
| 613 | Quincy Hall | two disciplines | 2 | $50,500 |
| 614 | Ayomide Folorunso | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $50,250 |
| 615 | Hilary Kpatcha | Women's long jump | 1 | $50,250 |
| 616 | Zhang Guowei | Men's high jump | 1 | $50,250 |
| 617 | Athing Mu | Women's 800 m | 3 | $50,000 |
| 618 | Chris Benard | Men's triple jump | - | $50,000 |
| 619 | Edmund Serem | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $50,000 |
| 620 | Ignisious Gaisah | Men's long jump | - | $50,000 |
| 621 | Matheus Lima | two disciplines | - | $50,000 |
| 622 | Sinesipho Dambile | Men's 200 m | 1 | $50,000 |
| 623 | Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui | two disciplines | 1 | $49,750 |
| 624 | Joseph Fahnbulleh | Men's 200 m | - | $49,750 |
| 625 | Kyree King | two disciplines | - | $49,750 |
| 626 | Rachid Muratake | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $49,750 |
| 627 | Debbie Dunn | Women's 400 m | - | $49,500 |
| 628 | Denisa Rosolová | two disciplines | - | $49,500 |
| 629 | Sarah Healy | four disciplines | 1 | $49,500 |
| 630 | Celliphine Chespol | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $49,250 |
| 631 | Sasha Zhoya | Men's 110 m hurdles | 2 | $49,250 |
| 632 | Antti Ruuskanen | Men's javelin throw | 1 | $49,000 |
| 633 | Baboloki Thebe | Men's 400 m | 1 | $49,000 |
| 634 | Kemi Adekoya | two disciplines | 1 | $49,000 |
| 635 | Sara Petersen | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $48,750 |
| 636 | Max Heß | Men's triple jump | - | $48,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Zhang Guowei is 616th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $50,250.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Zhang Guowei most
Bislett Games 2015 paid $10,000 for 1st in the high jump, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Marco Fassinotti, Mutaz Barsham, Erik Kynard, Bohdan Bondarenko, Derek Drouin and Daniil Tsyplakov.
Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2016 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the high jump, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Marco Fassinotti, Robbie Grabarz, Derek Drouin, Donald Thomas, Mutaz Barsham and Jesse Williams.
Prefontaine Classic 2015 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the high jump, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Erik Kynard, Ivan Ukhov, Daniil Tsyplakov, Andriy Protsenko, Jesse Williams and Donald Thomas.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Zhang Guowei won?
$50,250, which ranks 616th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from thirteen paid finishes between 2012 and 2017.
What is Zhang Guowei's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the high jump at the 2015 Bislett Games. 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 Zhang Guowei 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 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.
How many Diamond League meetings has Zhang Guowei won?
One of thirteen, worth $10,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Zhang Guowei 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 Zhang Guowei is Hilary Kpatcha on $50,250, and one below Athing Mu on $50,000. Zhang Guowei 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 Zhang Guowei 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 IAAF Diamond League Shanghai has its own page across every edition of it.