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DIAMOND LEAGUE · WOMEN · 93 RUNNINGS

Women's javelin throw prize money

The Diamond League has paid $3,005,500 in the women's javelin throw, to 78 athletes across 93 runnings of it, from 2010 to 2026. Barbora Špotáková has taken more of it than anyone, $365,500.

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 93 runnings were at the series final, which pays on its own ladder: $30,000 for the win at the 2026 final. One of the 93 runnings were Diamond+, which pays double.

PAID IN IT $3,005,500
A WIN IN 2026 $10,000
RUNNINGS 93
SEASONS 16
ATHLETES PAID 78

Who the women's javelin throw has paid the most

Every running of it on this site, added up

78 paid
The athletes the Diamond League women's javelin throw has paid the most across its 93 runnings.
# ATHLETE PAID WINS BEST DAY EARNED
1 Barbora Špotáková CZE 52 19 1st 2017 · Weltklasse Zürich $365,500
2 Haruka Kitaguchi JPN 21 11 1st 2024 · AG Memorial Van Damme $199,500
3 Christina Obergföll GER 29 12 1st 2015 · Prefontaine Classic $179,000
4 Sunette Viljoen RSA 38 4 1st 2016 · Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix $160,000
5 Kara Winger USA 37 3 1st 2022 · Weltklasse Zürich $148,000
6 Madara Palameika LAT 43 5 1st 2016 · Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat $142,000
7 Tatsiana Khaladovich BLR 18 5 1st 2018 · Weltklasse Zürich $125,250
8 Lyu Huihui CHN 12 6 1st 2019 · Weltklasse Zürich $120,250
9 Kelsey-Lee Barber AUS 18 1 2nd 2019 · Weltklasse Zürich $113,000
10 Adriana Vilagoš SRB 17 2 2nd 2025 · Weltklasse Zürich $97,250
11 Yan Ziyi CHN 6 5 1st 2026 · AG Memorial Van Damme $82,500
12 Christin Hussong GER 13 3 1st 2021 · Weltklasse Zürich $80,750
13 Mackenzie Little AUS 16 2 1st 2024 · London Athletics Meet $69,750
14 Linda Stahl GER 21 1 1st 2014 · Adidas Grand Prix $66,500
15 Elina Tzengko GRE 10 3 1st 2025 · Weltklasse Zürich $65,000
16 Kathryn Mitchell AUS 19 0 2nd 2016 · Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix $64,000
17 Martina Ratej SLO 21 0 2nd 2017 · Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat $64,000
18 Nikola Ogrodníková CZE 16 1 3rd 2019 · Weltklasse Zürich $59,250
19 Kimberley Mickle AUS 14 0 2nd 2015 · Meeting Areva $59,000
20 Mariya Abakumova RUS 10 2 1st 2013 · DN Galan $52,000
21 Līna Mūze LAT 19 0 2nd 2022 · Meeting de Paris $47,250
22 Elizabeth Gleadle CAN 16 1 1st 2014 · British Athletics Grand Prix $46,500
23 Sara Kolak CRO 10 1 1st 2017 · Athletissima $40,750
24 Flor Ruiz COL 13 0 3rd 2026 · AG Memorial Van Damme $37,500
25 Liu Shiying CHN 5 0 2nd 2018 · Weltklasse Zürich $36,000
26 Goldie Sayers GBR 10 1 1st 2012 · London Grand Prix $35,500
27 Katharina Molitor GER 19 0 3rd 2015 · Weltklasse Zürich $33,500
28 Sigrid Borge NOR 13 0 2nd 2026 · Xiamen Diamond League $32,500
29 Jo-Ané du Plessis RSA 7 0 3rd 2025 · Weltklasse Zürich $31,000
30 Vera Markaryan RUS 12 0 3rd 2012 · London Grand Prix $28,500
31 Maria Andrejczyk POL 9 0 2nd 2021 · Bislett Games $24,000
32 Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir ISL 13 0 4th 2010 · British Grand Prix $23,500
33 Tori Peeters NZL 8 0 2nd 2023 · Prefontaine Classic $23,000
34 Maggie Malone-Hardin USA 7 0 3rd 2024 · AG Memorial Van Damme $20,000
35 Victoria Hudson AUT 10 0 2nd 2023 · Memorial Van Damme $19,750
36 Anete Sietiņa LAT 6 0 3rd 2025 · Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat $17,000
37 Liveta Jasiūnaitė LTU 10 0 3rd 2022 · Meeting de Paris $16,500
38 Margaryta Dorozhon ISR 4 1 1st 2015 · Bislett Games $15,000
39 Eda Tuğsuz TUR 3 0 2nd 2019 · Golden Gala Pietro Mennea $14,000
40 Rachel Buciarski USA 6 0 3rd 2011 · Adidas Grand Prix $12,500
Barbora Špotáková $365k Haruka Kitaguchi $200k Christina Obergföll $179k Sunette Viljoen $160k Kara Winger $148k Madara Palameika $142k Tatsiana Khaladovich $125k Lyu Huihui $120k Kelsey-Lee Barber $113k Adriana Vilagoš $97k Yan Ziyi $83k Christin Hussong $81k Mackenzie Little $70k Linda Stahl $67k Elina Tzengko $65k

Barbora Špotáková has collected $365,500 of the $3,005,500 this discipline has paid out, 12.2% of it. Barbora Špotáková has won 19 of them, more than anyone else. 58 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 women's javelin throw

Who won it, what the win paid and what the field took

$3,005,500
Every running of the Diamond League women's javelin throw on this site, with its winner and what it paid.
SEASON MEETING WINNER THE WIN EVENT PAID
2026 Xiamen Diamond League 23 May Yan Ziyi CHN $10,000 $30,000
2026 Bislett Games 10 June · Diamond+ Yan Ziyi CHN $20,000 $40,000
2026 Meeting de Paris 28 June Yan Ziyi CHN $10,000 $30,000
2026 Herculis EBS 10 July Yan Ziyi CHN $10,000 $30,000
2026 Athletissima 20 to 21 August Haruka Kitaguchi JPN $10,000 $30,000
2026 AG Memorial Van Damme 4 to 5 September · the series final Yan Ziyi CHN $30,000 $57,500
2025 Diamond League Shanghai 3 May Elina Tzengko GRE $10,000 $30,000
2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 25 May Elina Tzengko GRE $10,000 $30,000
2025 Bislett Games 11-12 June Haruka Kitaguchi JPN $10,000 $30,000
2025 Athletissima 19 to 20 August Adriana Vilagoš SRB $10,000 $30,000
2025 Weltklasse Zürich 27 to 28 August · the series final Elina Tzengko GRE $30,000 $57,500
2024 Diamond League Shanghai 27 April Haruka Kitaguchi JPN $10,000 $25,000
2024 Herculis 12 July Haruka Kitaguchi JPN $10,000 $24,500
2024 London Athletics Meet 20 July Mackenzie Little AUS $10,000 $25,000
2024 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 25 August Adriana Vilagoš SRB $10,000 $25,000
2024 AG Memorial Van Damme 13-14 September · the series final Haruka Kitaguchi JPN $30,000 $57,500
2023 Meeting de Paris 9 June Haruka Kitaguchi JPN $10,000 $25,000
2023 Athletissima 30 June Mackenzie Little AUS $10,000 $25,000
2023 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 16 July Haruka Kitaguchi JPN $10,000 $25,000
2023 Memorial Van Damme 8 September Haruka Kitaguchi JPN $10,000 $25,000
2023 Prefontaine Classic 16 to 17 September · the series final Haruka Kitaguchi JPN $30,000 $59,000
2022 Meeting de Paris 18 June Haruka Kitaguchi JPN $10,000 $25,000
2022 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 6 August Haruka Kitaguchi JPN $10,000 $25,000
2022 Herculis 10 August Kelsey-Lee Barber AUS $10,000 $25,000
2022 AG Memorial Van Damme 2 September Kara Winger USA $10,000 $25,000
2022 Weltklasse Zürich 7 to 8 September · the series final Kara Winger USA $30,000 $57,500
2021 Bislett Games 1 July Christin Hussong GER $10,000 $25,000
2021 Herculis EBS 9 July Barbora Špotáková CZE $10,000 $24,500
2021 Weltklasse Zürich 8 to 9 September · the series final Christin Hussong GER $30,000 $57,500
2019 IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 18 May Lyu Huihui $10,000 $30,000
2019 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 6 June Lü Huihui $10,000 $30,000
2019 Athletissima 5 July Christin Hussong $10,000 $30,000
2019 Müller Anniversary Games 20 to 21 July Tatsiana Khaladovich BLR $10,000 $30,000
2019 Weltklasse Zürich 29 August · the series final Lyu Huihui $50,000 $100,000
2018 IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 12 May Huihui Lyu CHN $10,000 $30,000
2018 Bislett Games 7 June Tatsiana Khaladovich BLR $10,000 $30,000
2018 Athletissima 5 July Nikola Ogrodníková CZE $10,000 $30,000
2018 Müller Anniversary Games 21 to 22 July Huihui Lyu CHN $10,000 $30,000
2018 Weltklasse Zürich 30 August · the series final Tatsiana Khaladovich BLR $50,000 $100,000
2017 Prefontaine Classic 27 May Tatsiana Khaladovich BLR $10,000 $30,000
2017 Athletissima 6 July Sara Kolak CRO $10,000 $30,000
2017 Müller Anniversary Games 9 July Barbora Špotáková CZE $10,000 $30,000
2017 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 16 July Barbora Špotáková CZE $10,000 $29,000
2017 Weltklasse Zürich 24 August · the series final Barbora Špotáková CZE $50,000 $100,000
2016 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 6 May Sunette Viljoen RSA $10,000 $30,000
2016 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 22 May Madara Palameika LAT $10,000 $30,000
2016 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2 June Sunette Viljoen RSA $10,000 $30,000
2016 British Athletics Grand Prix 5 June Madara Palameika LAT $10,000 $30,000
2016 Herculis 15 July Tatsiana Khaladovich BLR $10,000 $30,000
2016 Athletissima 25 August Madara Palameika LAT $10,000 $30,000
2016 Memorial Van Damme 9 September Madara Palameika LAT $10,000 $29,000
2015 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 17 May Huihui Lyu CHN $10,000 $30,000
2015 Prefontaine Classic 30 May Christina Obergföll GER $10,000 $30,000
2015 Bislett Games 11 June Margaryta Dorozhon ISR $10,000 $30,000
2015 Meeting Areva 4 July Barbora Špotáková CZE $10,000 $30,000
2015 Sainsburys Anniversary Games 24 & 25 July Madara Palameika LAT $10,000 $30,000
2015 Bauhausgalan 30 July Barbora Špotáková CZE $10,000 $30,000
2015 Weltklasse Zürich 3 September Barbora Špotáková CZE $10,000 $30,000
2014 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 09 May Martina Ratej SLO $0 $20,000
2014 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 05 June Barbora Špotáková CZE $10,000 $24,000
2014 Adidas Grand Prix 14 June Linda Stahl GER $10,000 $30,000
2014 Athletissima 03 July Barbora Špotáková CZE $10,000 $24,000
2014 Herculis 18 July Barbora Špotáková CZE $10,000 $24,000
2014 British Athletics Grand Prix 24 August Elizabeth Gleadle CAN $10,000 $30,000
2014 Belgacom Memorial Van Damme 05 September Barbora Špotáková CZE $10,000 $30,000
2013 Adidas Grand Prix 25 May Christina Obergföll GER $10,000 $27,500
2013 Prefontaine Classic 1 June Christina Obergföll GER $10,000 $27,000
2013 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 6 June Christina Obergföll GER $10,000 $27,500
2013 Meeting Areva 6 July Christina Obergföll GER $10,000 $27,500
2013 Sainsburys Anniversary Games 26 to 27 July Christina Obergföll GER $10,000 $30,000
2013 DN Galan 22 August Mariya Abakumova RUS $10,000 $30,000
2013 Weltklasse 29 August Mariya Abakumova RUS $10,000 $30,000
2012 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 11 May Mariya Abakumova RUS $0 $20,000
2012 Golden Gala 31 May Barbora Špotáková CZE $10,000 $26,500
2012 Adidas Grand Prix 9 June Sunette Viljoen RSA $10,000 $30,000
2012 London Grand Prix 13 to 14 July Goldie Sayers GBR $10,000 $29,000
2012 Athletissima 23 August Barbora Špotáková CZE $10,000 $30,000
2012 Aviva British Grand Prix 26 August Barbora Špotáková CZE $10,000 $30,000
2012 Memorial van Damme 7 September Barbora Špotáková CZE $10,000 $28,000
2011 Golden Gala 26 May Mariya Abakumova RUS $0 $20,000
2011 Prefontaine Classic 4 June Christina Obergföll GER $10,000 $24,000
2011 Adidas Grand Prix 11 June Christina Obergföll GER $10,000 $27,500
2011 Meeting Areva 8 July Christina Obergföll GER $10,000 $26,000
2011 Herculis 22 July Barbora Špotáková CZE $10,000 $30,000
2011 London Grand Prix 5 to 6 August Christina Obergföll GER $10,000 $30,000
2011 Weltklasse Zürich 8 September Christina Obergföll GER $10,000 $26,000
2010 Doha Diamond League 14 May Mariya Abakumova RUS $0 $20,000
2010 Golden Gala 10 June Barbora Špotáková CZE $10,000 $30,000
2010 Prefontaine Classic 3 July Kara Winger USA $10,000 $27,500
2010 British Grand Prix 10 July Sunette Viljoen RSA $10,000 $29,000
2010 Herculis 22 July Barbora Špotáková CZE $10,000 $30,000
2010 London Grand Prix 13 to 14 August Barbora Špotáková CZE $10,000 $30,000
2010 Weltklasse Zürich 18 to 19 August Christina Obergföll GER $10,000 $27,000
16 93 runnings 22 winners $1,140,000 $3,005,500$3.0m

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: 2010 ran it seven times and 2021 three times. 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

19 meetings
Every Diamond League meeting that has run the women's javelin throw, with how often.
MEETING RUNNINGS PAID FOR IT
Weltklasse Zürich 10 $585,500
Athletissima 9 $259,000
AG Memorial Van Damme 7 $252,000
Herculis EBS 8 $218,000
Prefontaine Classic 6 $197,500
Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 7 $188,000
Meeting de Paris 6 $163,500
Bislett Games 5 $155,000
Müller Anniversary Games 5 $150,000
Diamond League Shanghai 5 $145,000
Adidas Grand Prix 4 $115,000
London Athletics Meet 4 $114,000
British Athletics Grand Prix 3 $90,000
Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 4 $90,000
Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 3 $89,000
Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 3 $75,000
Bauhausgalan 2 $60,000
Xiamen Diamond League 1 $30,000
British Grand Prix 1 $29,000
19 meetings 93 $3,005,500$3.0m

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 has run it ten times and paid $585,500 for it. 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

eight places
What the Diamond League women's javelin throw has paid for each finishing place, on every rate card it has run under.
PLACE SERIES 2010-20 SERIES 2021-24 SERIES 2025-26 SERIES + 2026 FINAL 2017-19 FINAL 2021-24 FINAL 2025-26
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 93 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?

$3,005,500 across 93 runnings of it, to 78 athletes from 37 countries. That is 2.7% of everything the series has paid, and the 28th 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. Nine of the 93 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?

Barbora Špotáková, on $365,500 from 52 paid finishes, 19 of them wins. 58 of the 78 athletes the discipline has paid were paid in it more than once.

Who has won the most Diamond League women's javelin throw titles?

Barbora Špotáková, on 19 wins. 22 different athletes have won a Diamond League women's javelin throw across the 93 runnings on this site.

How often does the Diamond League run the women's javelin throw?

93 times across sixteen seasons, from 2010 to 2026, on the programmes of 19 different meetings. Weltklasse Zürich has run it ten 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 javelin throw pay?

Eight places, and ninth pays nothing however good the mark was. 705 payments have gone to 78 athletes in this discipline, and 52 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 Men's javelin throw, which has paid $3,157,000.

Every other Diamond League discipline

Every Diamond League meeting

Every Diamond League season