Women's javelin throw prize money
The Diamond League has paid $1,225,500 in the women's javelin throw, to 42 athletes across 35 runnings of it, from 2018 to 2026. Haruka Kitaguchi has taken more of it than anyone, $199,500.
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. Seven of the 35 runnings were at the series final, which pays on its own ladder: $30,000 for the win at the 2026 final. One of the 35 runnings were Diamond+, which pays double.
Who the women's javelin throw has paid the most
Every running of it on this site, added up
| # | ATHLETE | PAID | WINS | BEST DAY | EARNED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haruka Kitaguchi | 21 | 11 | 1st | $199,500 |
| 2 | Adriana Vilagoš | 17 | 2 | 2nd | $97,250 |
| 3 | Kelsey-Lee Barber | 13 | 1 | 2nd | $82,500 |
| 4 | Yan Ziyi | 6 | 5 | 1st | $82,500 |
| 5 | Lü Huihui | 5 | 3 | 1st | $77,250 |
| 6 | Christin Hussong | 10 | 3 | 1st | $72,750 |
| 7 | Mackenzie Little | 16 | 2 | 1st | $69,750 |
| 8 | Elina Tzengko | 10 | 3 | 1st | $65,000 |
| 9 | Kara Winger | 6 | 2 | 1st | $49,500 |
| 10 | Līna Mūze | 15 | 0 | 2nd | $41,250 |
| 11 | Barbora Špotáková | 12 | 1 | 1st | $39,000 |
| 12 | Flor Ruiz | 13 | 0 | 3rd | $37,500 |
| 13 | Nikola Ogrodníková | 12 | 0 | 3rd | $37,250 |
| 14 | Tatsiana Khaladovich | 7 | 2 | 1st | $28,750 |
| 15 | Sigrid Borge | 10 | 0 | 2nd | $25,500 |
| 16 | Maria Andrejczyk | 8 | 0 | 2nd | $23,000 |
| 17 | Tori Peeters | 8 | 0 | 2nd | $23,000 |
| 18 | Jo-Ané du Plessis | 5 | 0 | 3rd | $21,000 |
| 19 | Victoria Hudson | 10 | 0 | 2nd | $19,750 |
| 20 | Anete Sietiņa | 6 | 0 | 3rd | $17,000 |
| 21 | Liveta Jasiūnaitė | 10 | 0 | 3rd | $16,500 |
| 22 | Maggie Malone-Hardin | 4 | 0 | 3rd | $13,500 |
| 23 | Eda Tuğsuz | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $10,000 |
| 24 | Jo-Ané van Dyk | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $10,000 |
| 25 | Sara Kolak | 5 | 0 | 4th | $8,750 |
| 26 | Dai Qianqian | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $7,000 |
| 27 | Maggie Malone | 3 | 0 | 4th | $6,500 |
| 28 | Madara Palameika | 3 | 0 | 4th | $6,000 |
| 29 | Yulenmis Aguilar | 4 | 0 | 3rd | $6,000 |
| 30 | Marie-Therese Obst | 4 | 0 | 6th | $5,250 |
| 31 | Alizée Minard | 2 | 0 | 4th | $5,000 |
| 32 | Elizabeth Gleadle | 4 | 0 | 5th | $4,500 |
| 33 | Liu Shiying | 2 | 0 | 4th | $4,000 |
| 34 | Annu Rani | 2 | 0 | 7th | $2,250 |
| 35 | Jade Maraval | 1 | 0 | 6th | $2,000 |
| 36 | Juleisy Angulo | 1 | 0 | 6th | $2,000 |
| 37 | Madison Wiltrout | 1 | 0 | 6th | $2,000 |
| 38 | Ariana Ince | 1 | 0 | 7th | $1,500 |
| 39 | Martina Ratej | 1 | 0 | 7th | $1,500 |
| 40 | Sunette Viljoen | 1 | 0 | 8th | $1,000 |
Haruka Kitaguchi has collected $199,500 of the $1,225,500 this discipline has paid out, 16.3% of it. Haruka Kitaguchi has won eleven of them, more than anyone else. 34 of the 42 athletes paid in this discipline were paid in it more than once. The table lists the 40 biggest of 42.
Every Diamond League women's javelin throw
Who won it, what the win paid and what the field took
What the women'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 women'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 | 4 | $272,500 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme | 4 | $165,000 |
| Bislett Games | 4 | $125,000 |
| Athletissima | 4 | $115,000 |
| Herculis EBS | 4 | $104,000 |
| Diamond League Shanghai | 3 | $85,000 |
| Meeting de Paris | 3 | $80,000 |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | 3 | $75,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic | 1 | $59,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | 1 | $30,000 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat | 1 | $30,000 |
| Müller Anniversary Games | 1 | $30,000 |
| Xiamen Diamond League | 1 | $30,000 |
| London Athletics Meet | 1 | $25,000 |
| 14 meetings | 35 | $1,225,500 |
Every meeting pays the same ladder, so this column ranks how often each one put the discipline on rather than how generous it is. Each meeting links to everything it has paid across every edition of it.
What each place pays in the women's javelin throw
The seven ladders this discipline has been paid under
| PLACE | SERIES | SERIES | SERIES | SERIES + | FINAL | FINAL | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $10,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 | $20,000 | $50,000 | $30,000 | $30,000 |
| 2nd | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 | $20,000 | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| 3rd | $4,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $4,000 | $10,000 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 4th | $3,000 | $2,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 | $6,000 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 5th | $2,500 | $1,250 | $2,500 | $2,500 | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 6th | $2,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $4,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 7th | $1,500 | $750 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $3,000 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 8th | $1,000 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| All eight | $30,000 | $25,000 | $30,000 | $40,000 | $100,000 | $60,000 | $60,000 |
One column per ladder, and none of them is specific to this discipline: the women's 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 one of 35 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 javelin throw?
$1,225,500 across 35 runnings of it, to 42 athletes from 26 countries. That is 2.3% of everything the series has paid, and the 30th biggest of the 41 disciplines on this site.
What does a win in the women'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 35 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 javelin throw?
Haruka Kitaguchi, on $199,500 from 21 paid finishes, eleven of them wins. 34 of the 42 athletes the discipline has paid were paid in it more than once.
Who has won the most Diamond League women's javelin throw titles?
Haruka Kitaguchi, on eleven wins. Eleven different athletes have won a Diamond League women's javelin throw across the 35 runnings on this site.
How often does the Diamond League run the women's javelin throw?
35 times across eight seasons, from 2018 to 2026, on the programmes of fourteen different meetings. The series rotates its programme, so no discipline is on every card.
How far down the field does the women's javelin throw pay?
Eight places, and ninth pays nothing however good the mark was. 267 payments have gone to 42 athletes in this discipline, and 35 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 javelin throw, which has paid $1,380,000.
Every other Diamond League discipline
- Men's 100 m
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- Women's 100 m hurdles
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- Men's pole vault
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- Men's 1500 m
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- Men's javelin throw
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- Men's 3000 m
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Every Diamond League meeting
- Weltklasse Zürich
- AG Memorial Van Damme
- Prefontaine Classic
- Meeting de Paris
- Doha Diamond League
- Bislett Games
- Athletissima
- Golden Gala Pietro Mennea
- Bauhausgalan
- Herculis EBS
- Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat
- Kamila Skolimowska Memorial
- Shanghai Diamond League
- London Athletics Meet
- Xiamen Diamond League
- Anniversary Games
- Birmingham Diamond League
- Müller Grand Prix Gateshead