Men's javelin throw prize money
The Diamond League has paid $1,380,000 in the men's javelin throw, to 53 athletes across 39 runnings of it, from 2017 to 2026. Jakub Vadlejch has taken more of it than anyone, $161,250.
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 39 runnings were at the series final, which pays on its own ladder: $60,000 for the win at the 2026 final. Two of the 39 runnings were Diamond+, which pays double.
Who the men's javelin throw has paid the most
Every running of it on this site, added up
| # | ATHLETE | PAID | WINS | BEST DAY | EARNED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakub Vadlejch | 29 | 5 | 1st | $161,250 |
| 2 | Anderson Peters | 28 | 7 | 1st | $161,000 |
| 3 | Neeraj Chopra | 17 | 5 | 1st | $150,500 |
| 4 | Julian Weber | 19 | 4 | 1st | $138,750 |
| 5 | Rumesh Tharanga | 6 | 5 | 1st | $116,000 |
| 6 | Johannes Vetter | 9 | 5 | 1st | $93,000 |
| 7 | Magnus Kirt | 6 | 1 | 1st | $70,000 |
| 8 | Keshorn Walcott | 17 | 0 | 3rd | $65,250 |
| 9 | Thomas Röhler | 12 | 2 | 1st | $44,750 |
| 10 | Cheng Chao-tsun | 5 | 1 | 2nd | $43,000 |
| 11 | Andreas Hofmann | 6 | 2 | 1st | $40,000 |
| 12 | Andrian Mardare | 18 | 0 | 3rd | $35,750 |
| 13 | Julius Yego | 14 | 1 | 1st | $33,500 |
| 14 | Curtis Thompson | 12 | 0 | 3rd | $30,250 |
| 15 | Dawid Wegner | 5 | 0 | 2nd | $30,000 |
| 16 | Marcin Krukowski | 6 | 1 | 1st | $25,750 |
| 17 | Oliver Helander | 7 | 0 | 3rd | $19,250 |
| 18 | Artur Felfner | 7 | 0 | 5th | $10,500 |
| 19 | Genki Dean | 7 | 0 | 3rd | $10,500 |
| 20 | Edis Matusevičius | 6 | 0 | 6th | $8,250 |
| 21 | Gatis Čakšs | 8 | 0 | 7th | $7,250 |
| 22 | Patriks Gailums | 5 | 0 | 5th | $6,500 |
| 23 | Kim Amb | 4 | 0 | 3rd | $6,000 |
| 24 | Tero Pitkämäki | 2 | 0 | 4th | $6,000 |
| 25 | Leandro Ramos | 4 | 0 | 4th | $5,250 |
| 26 | Timothy Herman | 4 | 0 | 6th | $5,250 |
| 27 | Bernhard Seifert | 3 | 0 | 8th | $4,500 |
| 28 | Marc Minichello | 2 | 0 | 5th | $4,500 |
| 29 | Ahmed Bader Magour | 2 | 0 | 5th | $4,000 |
| 30 | Luiz Maurício da Silva | 1 | 0 | 3rd | $4,000 |
| 31 | Vítězslav Veselý | 4 | 0 | 5th | $4,000 |
| 32 | Hamish Peacock | 2 | 0 | 6th | $3,500 |
| 33 | Simon Wieland | 2 | 0 | 6th | $3,500 |
| 34 | Ahmed Mohamed Hussein | 1 | 0 | 5th | $2,500 |
| 35 | Cyprian Mrzygłód | 1 | 0 | 5th | $2,500 |
| 36 | Lassi Etelätalo | 2 | 0 | 5th | $2,500 |
| 37 | Liu Qizhen | 1 | 0 | 5th | $2,500 |
| 38 | Aliaksei Katkavets | 2 | 0 | 5th | $2,000 |
| 39 | Arshad Nadeem | 1 | 0 | 4th | $2,000 |
| 40 | Kishore Jena | 2 | 0 | 8th | $1,500 |
Jakub Vadlejch has collected $161,250 of the $1,380,000 this discipline has paid out, 11.7% of it. Anderson Peters has won seven of them, more than anyone else. 36 of the 53 athletes paid in this discipline were paid in it more than once. The table lists the 40 biggest of 53.
Every Diamond League men's javelin throw
Who won it, what the win paid and what the field took
What the men's javelin 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: 2026 ran it six times and 2018 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 javelin throw is run
The meetings that have put it on, and what each has paid for it
| MEETING | RUNNINGS | PAID FOR IT |
|---|---|---|
| Weltklasse Zürich | 7 | $355,500 |
| Doha Diamond League | 7 | $195,000 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme | 3 | $188,000 |
| Athletissima | 5 | $140,000 |
| Meeting de Paris | 4 | $110,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic | 1 | $57,500 |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | 2 | $55,000 |
| Herculis EBS | 2 | $54,500 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | 1 | $30,000 |
| IAAF Diamond League Shanghai | 1 | $30,000 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat | 1 | $30,000 |
| Müller Grand Prix Birmingham | 1 | $30,000 |
| Oslo Bislett Games | 1 | $30,000 |
| Anniversary Games | 1 | $25,000 |
| Bauhausgalan | 1 | $25,000 |
| Müller Grand Prix Gateshead | 1 | $24,500 |
| 16 meetings | 39 | $1,380,000$1.4m |
Every meeting pays the same ladder, so this column ranks how often each one put the discipline on rather than how generous it is. Weltklasse Zürich and Doha Diamond League have each run it seven times. Each meeting links to everything it has paid across every edition of it.
What each place pays in the men's javelin throw
The eight ladders this discipline has been paid under
| PLACE | SERIES | SERIES | SERIES | SERIES + | FINAL | FINAL | FINAL | FINAL + |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $10,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 | $20,000 | $50,000 | $30,000 | $30,000 | $60,000 |
| 2nd | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 | $20,000 | $12,000 | $12,000 | $20,000 |
| 3rd | $4,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $4,000 | $10,000 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $9,000 |
| 4th | $3,000 | $2,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 | $6,000 | $4,000 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 5th | $2,500 | $1,250 | $2,500 | $2,500 | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 6th | $2,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $4,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 7th | $1,500 | $750 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $3,000 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 8th | $1,000 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| All eight | $30,000 | $25,000 | $30,000 | $40,000 | $100,000 | $60,000 | $60,000 | $100,000 |
One column per ladder, and none of them is specific to this discipline: the men's javelin 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 two of 39 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 javelin throw?
$1,380,000 across 39 runnings of it, to 53 athletes from 29 countries. That is 2.6% of everything the series has paid, and the 22nd biggest of the 41 disciplines on this site.
What does a win in the men's javelin 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 39 runnings were at the series final, which pays on its own ladder: $60,000 for the win at the 2026 final.
Who has earned the most in the men's javelin throw?
Jakub Vadlejch, on $161,250 from 29 paid finishes, five of them wins. 36 of the 53 athletes the discipline has paid were paid in it more than once.
Who has won the most Diamond League men's javelin throw titles?
Anderson Peters, on seven wins. Twelve different athletes have won a Diamond League men's javelin throw across the 39 runnings on this site.
How often does the Diamond League run the men's javelin throw?
39 times across nine seasons, from 2017 to 2026, on the programmes of sixteen different meetings. Weltklasse Zürich and Doha Diamond League have each run it seven times, more often than anywhere else. The series rotates its programme, so no discipline is on every card.
How far down the field does the men's javelin throw pay?
Eight places, and ninth pays nothing however good the mark was. 303 payments have gone to 53 athletes in this discipline, and 32 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 javelin throw, which has paid $1,225,500.
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- Anniversary Games
- Birmingham Diamond League
- Müller Grand Prix Gateshead