Men's discus throw prize money
The Diamond League has paid $1,319,500 in the men's discus throw, to 38 athletes across 37 runnings of it, from 2017 to 2026. Daniel Ståhl has taken more of it than anyone, $284,750.
The series pays by finishing place and by nothing else, so a win here is worth what a win in any other discipline is worth: $10,000 at a 2026 series meeting, eight places paid, and nothing for ninth. Seven of the 37 runnings were at the series final, which pays on its own ladder: $30,000 for the win at the 2026 final. Four of the 37 runnings were Diamond+, which pays double.
Who the men's discus throw has paid the most
Every running of it on this site, added up
| # | ATHLETE | PAID | WINS | BEST DAY | EARNED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Ståhl | 36 | 11 | 1st | $284,750 |
| 2 | Kristjan Čeh | 28 | 12 | 1st | $261,500 |
| 3 | Mykolas Alekna | 13 | 7 | 1st | $145,500 |
| 4 | Matthew Denny | 24 | 3 | 1st | $139,000 |
| 5 | Andrius Gudžius | 21 | 1 | 1st | $70,000 |
| 6 | Fedrick Dacres | 16 | 2 | 1st | $69,750 |
| 7 | Lukas Weißhaidinger | 17 | 0 | 2nd | $52,500 |
| 8 | Rojé Stona | 10 | 0 | 3rd | $37,500 |
| 9 | Lukas Weisshaidinger | 3 | 0 | 2nd | $26,500 |
| 10 | Lawrence Okoye | 14 | 0 | 3rd | $23,500 |
| 11 | Ralford Mullings | 3 | 1 | 1st | $22,500 |
| 12 | Henrik Janssen | 10 | 0 | 4th | $22,000 |
| 13 | Sam Mattis | 11 | 0 | 4th | $21,250 |
| 14 | Christoph Harting | 7 | 0 | 2nd | $19,000 |
| 15 | Piotr Małachowski | 6 | 0 | 5th | $17,000 |
| 16 | Simon Pettersson | 12 | 0 | 5th | $12,500 |
| 17 | Ehsan Haddadi | 3 | 0 | 2nd | $12,000 |
| 18 | Ola Stunes Isene | 6 | 0 | 4th | $11,000 |
| 19 | Philip Milanov | 5 | 0 | 3rd | $10,250 |
| 20 | Alex Rose | 6 | 0 | 5th | $8,500 |
| 21 | Ehsan Hadadi | 2 | 0 | 6th | $6,500 |
| 22 | Mason Finley | 3 | 0 | 5th | $5,500 |
| 23 | Daniel Jasinski | 4 | 0 | 7th | $5,000 |
| 24 | Reginald Jagers III | 2 | 0 | 4th | $5,000 |
| 25 | Steven Richter | 2 | 0 | 5th | $5,000 |
| 26 | Clemens Prüfer | 3 | 0 | 4th | $4,750 |
| 27 | Robert Urbanek | 2 | 0 | 3rd | $4,750 |
| 28 | Alin Firfirică | 3 | 0 | 6th | $2,500 |
| 29 | Martin Wierig | 1 | 0 | 5th | $2,500 |
| 30 | Robert Harting | 1 | 0 | 5th | $2,500 |
| 31 | Nicholas Percy | 2 | 0 | 8th | $2,000 |
| 32 | Traves Smikle | 1 | 0 | 4th | $2,000 |
| 33 | Claudio Romero | 1 | 0 | 7th | $1,500 |
| 34 | Sven Martin Skagestad | 1 | 0 | 8th | $1,000 |
| 35 | Victor Hogan | 1 | 0 | 8th | $1,000 |
| 36 | Apostolos Parellis | 1 | 0 | 8th | $500 |
| 37 | Mauricio Ortega | 1 | 0 | 8th | $500 |
| 38 | Moaaz Mohamed Ibrahim | 1 | 0 | 8th | $500 |
Daniel Ståhl has collected $284,750 of the $1,319,500 this discipline has paid out, 21.6% of it. Kristjan Čeh has won twelve of them, more than anyone else. 29 of the 38 athletes paid in this discipline were paid in it more than once.
Every Diamond League men's discus throw
Who won it, what the win paid and what the field took
What the men's discus throw paid each season
season running total
The line is the running total. A season's figure is the rate multiplied by how many meetings put the discipline on, so the columns move with the programme rather than with who turned up: 2019 ran it five times and 2017 once. Nobody has ever shared the win in it, so every figure in the win column is one athlete's cheque.
Where the men's discus throw is run
The meetings that have put it on, and what each has paid for it
| MEETING | RUNNINGS | PAID FOR IT |
|---|---|---|
| AG Memorial Van Damme | 5 | $290,000 |
| Bauhausgalan | 7 | $199,500 |
| Weltklasse Zürich | 3 | $172,500 |
| Bislett Games | 4 | $110,000 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat | 4 | $105,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic | 2 | $87,500 |
| Doha Diamond League | 3 | $85,000 |
| London Athletics Meet | 2 | $55,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | 2 | $50,000 |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | 1 | $40,000 |
| Shanghai Diamond League | 1 | $40,000 |
| Meeting de Paris | 1 | $30,000 |
| Müller Anniversary Games | 1 | $30,000 |
| Birmingham Diamond League | 1 | $25,000 |
| 14 meetings | 37 | $1,319,500 |
Every meeting pays the same ladder, so this column ranks how often each one put the discipline on rather than how generous it is. Bauhausgalan has run it seven times and paid $199,500 for it. Each meeting links to everything it has paid across every edition of it.
What each place pays in the men's discus throw
The eight ladders this discipline has been paid under
| PLACE | SERIES | SERIES | SERIES | SERIES + | SERIES + | FINAL | FINAL | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $10,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | $50,000 | $30,000 | $30,000 |
| 2nd | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 | $10,000 | $6,000 | $20,000 | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| 3rd | $4,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $6,000 | $4,000 | $10,000 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 4th | $3,000 | $2,000 | $3,000 | $5,000 | $3,000 | $6,000 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 5th | $2,500 | $1,250 | $2,500 | $3,000 | $2,500 | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 6th | $2,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $2,000 | $4,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 7th | $1,500 | $750 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $1,500 | $3,000 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 8th | $1,000 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| All eight | $30,000 | $25,000 | $30,000 | $50,000 | $40,000 | $100,000 | $60,000 | $60,000 |
One column per ladder, and none of them is specific to this discipline: the men's discus throw is paid on the same card as the 100 m and the shot put at the same meeting. There is no appearance money in any of it, nothing for a record, and nothing at all for ninth place. The Diamond+ columns are the four of 37 runnings where the series doubled the discipline's rate for the day.
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money does the Diamond League pay in the men's discus throw?
$1,319,500 across 37 runnings of it, to 38 athletes from 19 countries. That is 2.5% of everything the series has paid, and the 26th biggest of the 41 disciplines on this site.
What does a win in the men's discus throw pay?
$10,000, and double that at a meeting where it is a Diamond+ discipline. It is the same figure in every discipline on a programme, so a win here pays exactly what a win in the 100 m pays. Seven of the 37 runnings were at the series final, which pays on its own ladder: $30,000 for the win at the 2026 final.
Who has earned the most in the men's discus throw?
Daniel Ståhl, on $284,750 from 36 paid finishes, eleven of them wins. 29 of the 38 athletes the discipline has paid were paid in it more than once.
Who has won the most Diamond League men's discus throw titles?
Kristjan Čeh, on twelve wins. Seven different athletes have won a Diamond League men's discus throw across the 37 runnings on this site.
How often does the Diamond League run the men's discus throw?
37 times across nine seasons, from 2017 to 2026, on the programmes of fourteen different meetings. Bauhausgalan has run it seven times, more than anywhere else. The series rotates its programme, so no discipline is on every card.
How far down the field does the men's discus throw pay?
Eight places, and ninth pays nothing however good the mark was. 283 payments have gone to 38 athletes in this discipline, and 30 other finishes in the same result tables were worth nothing at all.
Where to next
The rest of the Diamond League money
Diamond League prize money holds all nine seasons on this site, 104 meetings and $53,753,250. The 2026 season is at Diamond League 2026. The other half of the event is at Women's discus throw, which has paid $1,355,500.
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Every Diamond League meeting
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