Men's shot put prize money
The Diamond League has paid $3,222,250 in the men's shot put, to 78 athletes across 97 runnings of it, from 2010 to 2026. Joe Kovacs has taken more of it than anyone, $406,500.
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. Nine of the 97 runnings were at the series final, which pays on its own ladder: $30,000 for the win at the 2026 final. Four of the 97 runnings were Diamond+, which pays double.
Who the men's shot put has paid the most
Every running of it on this site, added up
| # | ATHLETE | PAID | WINS | BEST DAY | EARNED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Kovacs | 61 | 18 | 1st | $406,500 |
| 2 | Tom Walsh | 57 | 13 | 1st | $372,000 |
| 3 | Ryan Crouser | 33 | 15 | 1st | $310,000 |
| 4 | Reese Hoffa | 37 | 14 | 1st | $226,500 |
| 5 | Ryan Whiting | 37 | 5 | 1st | $150,500 |
| 6 | Leonardo Fabbri | 22 | 5 | 1st | $135,000 |
| 7 | Tomasz Majewski | 38 | 1 | 1st | $131,000 |
| 8 | Dylan Armstrong | 25 | 5 | 1st | $130,000 |
| 9 | Christian Cantwell | 24 | 7 | 1st | $128,000 |
| 10 | David Storl | 25 | 5 | 1st | $125,500 |
| 11 | Darrell Hill | 18 | 1 | 1st | $119,000 |
| 12 | Rajindra Campbell | 17 | 2 | 1st | $102,500 |
| 13 | Payton Otterdahl | 18 | 2 | 1st | $83,750 |
| 14 | Darlan Romani | 14 | 1 | 2nd | $73,500 |
| 15 | Konrad Bukowiecki | 15 | 1 | 1st | $44,750 |
| 16 | Tomáš Staněk | 18 | 0 | 5th | $44,500 |
| 17 | Michał Haratyk | 14 | 0 | 2nd | $42,500 |
| 18 | Jordan Geist | 7 | 1 | 2nd | $41,000 |
| 19 | Filip Mihaljević | 14 | 0 | 2nd | $36,250 |
| 20 | Kurt Roberts | 11 | 1 | 1st | $33,000 |
| 21 | O'Dayne Richards | 12 | 0 | 2nd | $33,000 |
| 22 | Adrian Piperi | 14 | 0 | 4th | $31,750 |
| 23 | Cory Martin | 13 | 0 | 2nd | $31,000 |
| 24 | Roger Steen | 12 | 0 | 2nd | $26,250 |
| 25 | Chukwuebuka Enekwechi | 13 | 0 | 3rd | $24,750 |
| 26 | Ladislav Prášil | 10 | 0 | 3rd | $24,500 |
| 27 | Marco Fortes | 11 | 0 | 4th | $23,000 |
| 28 | Armin Sinančević | 7 | 0 | 3rd | $22,500 |
| 29 | Jordan Clarke | 6 | 0 | 2nd | $19,500 |
| 30 | Asmir Kolašinac | 10 | 0 | 5th | $19,000 |
| 31 | Germán Luján Lauro | 7 | 0 | 2nd | $18,000 |
| 32 | Zane Weir | 10 | 0 | 2nd | $16,500 |
| 33 | Jacko Gill | 8 | 0 | 4th | $16,250 |
| 34 | Adam Nelson | 7 | 0 | 3rd | $15,500 |
| 35 | Dan Taylor | 8 | 0 | 4th | $15,000 |
| 36 | Tim Nedow | 6 | 0 | 3rd | $14,500 |
| 37 | Franck Elemba | 8 | 0 | 5th | $12,500 |
| 38 | Ralf Bartels | 4 | 0 | 2nd | $11,500 |
| 39 | Georgi Ivanov | 4 | 0 | 2nd | $11,000 |
| 40 | Kim Juhl Christensen | 4 | 0 | 3rd | $9,000 |
Joe Kovacs has collected $406,500 of the $3,222,250 this discipline has paid out, 12.6% of it. Joe Kovacs has won 18 of them, more than anyone else. 55 of the 78 athletes paid in this discipline were paid in it more than once. The table lists the 40 biggest of 78.
Every Diamond League men's shot put
Who won it, what the win paid and what the field took
What the men's shot put 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: 2010 ran it seven times and 2017 five times. Nobody has ever shared the win in it, so every figure in the win column is one athlete's cheque.
Where the men's shot put is run
The meetings that have put it on, and what each has paid for it
| MEETING | RUNNINGS | PAID FOR IT |
|---|---|---|
| Weltklasse Zürich | 11 | $478,000 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme | 9 | $457,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic | 14 | $439,750 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | 11 | $306,000 |
| Athletissima | 9 | $250,500 |
| Doha Diamond League | 6 | $172,500 |
| Bislett Games | 5 | $147,000 |
| Meeting de Paris | 4 | $120,000 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat | 3 | $120,000 |
| Bauhausgalan | 4 | $117,000 |
| London Athletics Meet | 4 | $110,000 |
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | 3 | $90,000 |
| Müller Grand Prix Birmingham | 3 | $89,000 |
| Herculis | 3 | $85,500 |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | 3 | $80,000 |
| Adidas Grand Prix | 2 | $60,000 |
| Muller Anniversary Games | 2 | $60,000 |
| Xiamen Diamond League | 1 | $40,000 |
| 18 meetings | 97 | $3,222,250$3.2m |
Every meeting pays the same ladder, so this column ranks how often each one put the discipline on rather than how generous it is. Prefontaine Classic has run it fourteen times and paid $439,750 for it. Each meeting links to everything it has paid across every edition of it.
What each place pays in the men's shot put
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 shot put is paid on the same card as the 100 m and the 1500 m 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 97 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 shot put?
$3,222,250 across 97 runnings of it, to 78 athletes from 39 countries. That is 2.8% of everything the series has paid, and the 21st biggest of the 41 disciplines on this site.
What does a win in the men's shot put 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. Nine of the 97 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 shot put?
Joe Kovacs, on $406,500 from 61 paid finishes, 18 of them wins. 55 of the 78 athletes the discipline has paid were paid in it more than once.
Who has won the most Diamond League men's shot put titles?
Joe Kovacs, on 18 wins. 17 different athletes have won a Diamond League men's shot put across the 97 runnings on this site.
How often does the Diamond League run the men's shot put?
97 times across sixteen seasons, from 2010 to 2026, on the programmes of 18 different meetings. Prefontaine Classic has run it fourteen 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 shot put pay?
Eight places, and ninth pays nothing however good the mark was. 744 payments have gone to 78 athletes in this discipline, and 41 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 sixteen seasons on this site, 224 meetings and $113,397,000. The 2026 season is at Diamond League 2026. The other half of the event is at Women's shot put, which has paid $2,997,500.
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