Zhang Guowei prize money
Zhang Guowei has been paid $1,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1943rd of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the men's high jump, 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 he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bislett Games 2017 | High jump | 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 Zhang Guowei on the money list
Ranks 1923 to 1963
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1957 | Cheswill Johnson | Men's long jump | — | $750 |
| 1958 | Chioma Onyekwere | Women's discus throw | — | $750 |
| 1959 | Chris Mitrevski | Men's long jump | — | $750 |
| 1960 | Corinna Schwab | Women's 400 m | — | $750 |
| 1961 | Daniela Stanciu | Women's high jump | — | $750 |
| 1962 | David King | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $750 |
| 1963 | Elise Vanderelst | three disciplines | — | $750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Zhang Guowei is 1943rd 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 Zhang Guowei most
Bislett Games 2017 paid $1,000 for 8th in the high jump, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Majd Eddin Ghazal, Sylwester Bednarek, Mutaz Barsham, Bohdan Bondarenko, Pavel Seliverstau and Derek Drouin.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Zhang Guowei won?
$1,000, which ranks 1943rd of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2017.
What is Zhang Guowei's biggest Diamond League payday?
$1,000, for finishing 8th in the high jump at the 2017 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 8th 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 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 Zhang Guowei 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 him, 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 Zhang Guowei is Zara Obamakinwa on $1,000, and one below Zoë Sedney on $1,000. Zhang Guowei is one of 47 China athletes athletics has paid, and China athletics prize money adds them up to $899,167 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 Bislett Games has its own page across every edition of it.