Women's discus throw prize money
The Diamond League has paid $1,355,500 in the women's discus throw, to 44 athletes across 39 runnings of it, from 2017 to 2026. Valarie Allman has taken more of it than anyone, $321,000.
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: $30,000 for the win at the 2026 final. Three of the 39 runnings were Diamond+, which pays double.
Who the women's discus throw has paid the most
Every running of it on this site, added up
| # | ATHLETE | PAID | WINS | BEST DAY | EARNED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valarie Allman | 27 | 17 | 1st | $321,000 |
| 2 | Yaime Pérez | 20 | 5 | 1st | $178,000 |
| 3 | Sandra Perković | 21 | 5 | 2nd | $158,000 |
| 4 | Feng Bin | 14 | 3 | 1st | $97,000 |
| 5 | Jorinde van Klinken | 18 | 1 | 2nd | $92,000 |
| 6 | Valarie Sion | 5 | 3 | 1st | $68,000 |
| 7 | Denia Caballero | 13 | 2 | 1st | $59,000 |
| 8 | Kristin Pudenz | 20 | 0 | 3rd | $54,500 |
| 9 | Sandra Elkasević | 12 | 2 | 1st | $53,250 |
| 10 | Laulauga Tausaga | 16 | 0 | 2nd | $47,000 |
| 11 | Cierra Jackson | 6 | 1 | 1st | $29,000 |
| 12 | Claudine Vita | 16 | 0 | 5th | $28,250 |
| 13 | Liliana Cá | 16 | 0 | 3rd | $26,500 |
| 14 | Mélina Robert-Michon | 17 | 0 | 5th | $19,750 |
| 15 | Shanice Craft | 11 | 0 | 4th | $19,500 |
| 16 | Nadine Müller | 7 | 0 | 7th | $13,500 |
| 17 | Vanessa Kamga | 5 | 0 | 4th | $11,000 |
| 18 | Andressa de Morais | 5 | 0 | 4th | $10,500 |
| 19 | Marike Steinacker | 6 | 0 | 5th | $10,250 |
| 20 | Daisy Osakue | 6 | 0 | 3rd | $7,500 |
| 21 | Marija Tolj | 5 | 0 | 4th | $7,500 |
| 22 | Alida van Daalen | 2 | 0 | 3rd | $6,000 |
| 23 | Chen Yang | 1 | 0 | 3rd | $4,000 |
| 24 | Jayden Ulrich | 2 | 0 | 6th | $3,500 |
| 25 | Erika Beistle | 1 | 0 | 4th | $3,000 |
| 26 | Amanda Ngandu-Ntumba | 2 | 0 | 6th | $2,500 |
| 27 | Anna Rüh | 1 | 0 | 5th | $2,500 |
| 28 | Dani Stevens | 1 | 0 | 5th | $2,500 |
| 29 | Izabela da Silva | 2 | 0 | 4th | $2,500 |
| 30 | Whitney Ashley | 2 | 0 | 7th | $2,500 |
| 31 | Gia Lewis-Smallwood | 1 | 0 | 6th | $2,000 |
| 32 | Julia Harting | 1 | 0 | 6th | $2,000 |
| 33 | Jiang Zhichao | 2 | 0 | 8th | $1,750 |
| 34 | Jade Lally | 2 | 0 | 7th | $1,500 |
| 35 | Fernanda Martins | 1 | 0 | 8th | $1,000 |
| 36 | Lisa Brix Pedersen | 1 | 0 | 6th | $1,000 |
| 37 | Rachel Dincoff | 1 | 0 | 6th | $1,000 |
| 38 | Silinda Morales | 1 | 0 | 8th | $1,000 |
| 39 | Zara Obamakinwa | 1 | 0 | 8th | $1,000 |
| 40 | Chioma Onyekwere | 1 | 0 | 7th | $750 |
Valarie Allman has collected $321,000 of the $1,355,500 this discipline has paid out, 23.7% of it. Valarie Allman has won 17 of them, more than anyone else. 28 of the 44 athletes paid in this discipline were paid in it more than once. The table lists the 40 biggest of 44.
Every Diamond League women's discus throw
Who won it, what the win paid and what the field took
What the women'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: 2023 ran it six 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 women'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 | 4 | $238,000 |
| Meeting de Paris | 7 | $190,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich | 3 | $172,500 |
| Prefontaine Classic | 4 | $158,500 |
| Xiamen Diamond League | 4 | $120,000 |
| Bislett Games | 4 | $102,500 |
| Bauhausgalan | 3 | $85,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | 3 | $80,000 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat | 2 | $70,000 |
| Birmingham Diamond League | 2 | $55,000 |
| Doha Diamond League | 2 | $54,000 |
| London Athletics Meet | 1 | $30,000 |
| 12 meetings | 39 | $1,355,500$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. Meeting de Paris has run it seven times and paid $190,000 for it. Each meeting links to everything it has paid across every edition of it.
What each place pays in the women'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 women'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 three 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 women's discus throw?
$1,355,500 across 39 runnings of it, to 44 athletes from sixteen countries. That is 2.5% of everything the series has paid, and the 24th biggest of the 41 disciplines on this site.
What does a win in the women'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 39 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 women's discus throw?
Valarie Allman, on $321,000 from 27 paid finishes, 17 of them wins. 28 of the 44 athletes the discipline has paid were paid in it more than once.
Who has won the most Diamond League women's discus throw titles?
Valarie Allman, on 17 wins. Nine different athletes have won a Diamond League women's discus throw across the 39 runnings on this site.
How often does the Diamond League run the women's discus throw?
39 times across nine seasons, from 2017 to 2026, on the programmes of twelve different meetings. Meeting de Paris 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 women's discus throw pay?
Eight places, and ninth pays nothing however good the mark was. 296 payments have gone to 44 athletes in this discipline, and 27 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 Men's discus throw, which has paid $1,319,500.
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Every Diamond League meeting
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- Prefontaine Classic
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- Athletissima
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