Women's shot put prize money
The Diamond League has paid $1,329,500 in the women's shot put, to 43 athletes across 38 runnings of it, from 2017 to 2026. Chase Jackson has taken more of it than anyone, $222,500.
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 38 runnings were at the series final, which pays on its own ladder: $30,000 for the win at the 2026 final. Two of the 38 runnings were Diamond+, which pays double.
Who the women's shot put has paid the most
Every running of it on this site, added up
| # | ATHLETE | PAID | WINS | BEST DAY | EARNED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chase Jackson | 20 | 12 | 1st | $222,500 |
| 2 | Sarah Mitton | 26 | 3 | 1st | $170,250 |
| 3 | Jessica Schilder | 22 | 5 | 1st | $153,250 |
| 4 | Chase Ealey | 14 | 6 | 1st | $125,000 |
| 5 | Maggie Ewen | 25 | 1 | 1st | $82,000 |
| 6 | Auriol Dongmo | 12 | 3 | 2nd | $73,500 |
| 7 | Fanny Roos | 29 | 0 | 3rd | $67,500 |
| 8 | Danniel Thomas-Dodd | 29 | 0 | 2nd | $65,000 |
| 9 | Gong Lijao | 2 | 1 | 1st | $54,000 |
| 10 | Gong Lijiao | 7 | 4 | 1st | $49,000 |
| 11 | Aliona Dubitskaya | 9 | 0 | 4th | $28,500 |
| 12 | Christina Schwanitz | 6 | 1 | 1st | $26,000 |
| 13 | Yemisi Mabry | 7 | 0 | 2nd | $25,000 |
| 14 | Yemisi Ogunleye | 5 | 0 | 3rd | $20,250 |
| 15 | Maddi Wesche | 7 | 0 | 2nd | $19,500 |
| 16 | Jaida Ross | 8 | 0 | 3rd | $18,000 |
| 17 | Song Jiayuan | 7 | 0 | 3rd | $13,500 |
| 18 | Michelle Carter | 3 | 1 | 1st | $13,000 |
| 19 | Anita Márton | 3 | 0 | 2nd | $12,500 |
| 20 | Jessica Ramsey | 6 | 0 | 3rd | $11,500 |
| 21 | Brittany Crew | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $11,000 |
| 22 | Valerie Adams | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 23 | Yuliya Leantsiuk | 2 | 0 | 3rd | $7,000 |
| 24 | Paulina Guba | 4 | 0 | 5th | $6,000 |
| 25 | Axelina Johansson | 4 | 0 | 4th | $5,750 |
| 26 | Jessica Woodard | 3 | 0 | 3rd | $4,750 |
| 27 | Adelaide Aquilla | 4 | 0 | 5th | $4,500 |
| 28 | Sara Gambetta | 4 | 0 | 4th | $4,500 |
| 29 | Abria Smith | 2 | 0 | 7th | $3,000 |
| 30 | Raven Saunders | 2 | 0 | 4th | $3,000 |
| 31 | Cleopatra Borel | 1 | 0 | 5th | $2,500 |
| 32 | Jessica Inchude | 3 | 0 | 8th | $2,250 |
| 33 | Brittany Smith | 1 | 0 | 6th | $2,000 |
| 34 | Jorinde van Klinken | 1 | 0 | 6th | $2,000 |
| 35 | Melissa Boekelman | 2 | 0 | 8th | $2,000 |
| 36 | Sophie McKinna | 1 | 0 | 4th | $2,000 |
| 37 | Geisa Arcanjo | 1 | 0 | 7th | $1,500 |
| 38 | Miryam Mazenauer | 1 | 0 | 7th | $1,500 |
| 39 | Noora Salem Jasim | 1 | 0 | 7th | $1,500 |
| 40 | Abby Moore | 1 | 0 | 8th | $1,000 |
Chase Jackson has collected $222,500 of the $1,329,500 this discipline has paid out, 16.7% of it. Chase Jackson has won twelve of them, more than anyone else. 31 of the 43 athletes paid in this discipline were paid in it more than once. The table lists the 40 biggest of 43.
Every Diamond League women's shot put
Who won it, what the win paid and what the field took
What the women'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: 2024 ran it six times and 2017 twice. Nobody has ever shared the win in it, so every figure in the win column is one athlete's cheque.
Where the women'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 | 4 | $274,000 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme | 4 | $170,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic | 4 | $147,500 |
| Shanghai Diamond League | 4 | $135,000 |
| Bauhausgalan | 4 | $115,000 |
| Bislett Games | 4 | $110,000 |
| Meeting de Paris | 3 | $85,000 |
| Doha Diamond League | 2 | $55,000 |
| Xiamen Diamond League | 2 | $55,000 |
| Athletissima | 2 | $54,000 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat | 2 | $50,000 |
| Herculis EBS | 1 | $29,000 |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | 1 | $25,000 |
| Müller Grand Prix Gateshead | 1 | $25,000 |
| 14 meetings | 38 | $1,329,500 |
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 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 women'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 two of 38 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 shot put?
$1,329,500 across 38 runnings of it, to 43 athletes from 17 countries. That is 2.5% of everything the series has paid, and the 25th biggest of the 41 disciplines on this site.
What does a win in the women'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. Seven of the 38 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 shot put?
Chase Jackson, on $222,500 from 20 paid finishes, twelve of them wins. 31 of the 43 athletes the discipline has paid were paid in it more than once.
Who has won the most Diamond League women's shot put titles?
Chase Jackson, on twelve wins. Eleven different athletes have won a Diamond League women's shot put across the 38 runnings on this site.
How often does the Diamond League run the women's shot put?
38 times across eight seasons, from 2017 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 shot put pay?
Eight places, and ninth pays nothing however good the mark was. 291 payments have gone to 43 athletes in this discipline, and 34 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 shot put, which has paid $1,367,750.
Every other Diamond League discipline
- Men's 100 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